Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS San Jose

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. San Jose, sailing from Panama Sept 28, 1895 arriving at Port of San Francisco, Oct 25, 1895.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether having a ticket to final destination, By whom was passage paid?, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

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1* Mark   Swanson 45y6m Mining    Swedish Palise         Jackson Co  no  self   $75   yes No
2* John   Karsken 26y4m Machinist German  Guatemala City San Fran^co yes self   $1250 yes No
3* Carl   Olsen   29y7m Cook      Dane    Hamburg        San Fran^co yes consul $78   yes No
4* Carlos Keslar  63y8m Musician  German  Callao         San Fran^co yes self   $6.60 yes yes


Transcriber's Notes:

The manifest lists the port of departure as simply "Panama."  Research suggests
that this refers to Panama City.

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:
 Sex=Male
 Married or Single=Single
 Able to Read & Write=yes
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco
 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 (except 3)
 Whether having any deformities=no

Letters that are illegible or difficult to interpret are replaced by ?.

Passenger Notes:
1 Last Residence is Palise Guatemala.  Final Destination is Jackson Co(unty) 
  Oregon.  He has been to Oregon 1891.
2 It is not clear whether his money is $12.50 or $1250.  He has been to Buffalo 
  and New Orleans 3 years 1890-1893.
3 passage was paid by English Consul Acapulco.  His money is recorded as both 
  $78 and none, $78 "due through British Consul."   He has been to New York and
  Boston 1891.  His physical condition is "not good."
4 has been to San Francisco 1890.  He is going to join Miss Schade Washington 
  St bet. Kearney & Mont. (Montgomery).  Callao is probably the port city for 
  Lima, Peru.

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Page 159.

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