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SS Colon
LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN IMMIGRANTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION.
Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in the United States.
S.S. Colon, sailing from Panama Jany 19th, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Feby 12th, 1895.
Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend
1* Sister Helena Marie 38 Female Sister Poland Nicaragua $47 No Yes
2* Thos Burnett 21 Male Farmer Ireland Guatemala 15 Yes Yes
3* John Dumond 56 Male Merchant U.S. Guatemala 40 Yes No
4* Andrew Busy Guichot 32 Male Photographer Mexican Mexico 343 Yes Yes
Transcriber's Notes:
There is no captain's statement nor captain's name attached to this manifest.
The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were
not included in the table:
Married or Single=Single
Able to Read & Write=yes
Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco
Final Destination in the US=San Francisco
Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes
By whom was passage paid?=self
Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no
Whether a Polygamist=no
Whether under contract to labor in the US=no
Condition of Health Mental and Physical=good
Whether having any deformities=no
Letters that are illegible or difficult to interpret are replaced by ?.
Passenger Notes:
1 is going to join Convent of Sacred Heart.
2 has been to New Orleans March 1893. He is going to join J I Dunn R. Estate
agt. Montgomery St.
3 has been to Stockton October 1894.
4 has been to San Francisco Feby 1894. He is going to join cousin Bernard
Dallas 1239 Stockton St.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 51.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild6 March 2001
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