Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS St Paul

Pacific Coast Steamship Company

QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED BY THE IMMIGRANT BEFORE BOOKING

NOTICE! If it is found upon the arrival of the immigrant in the United States that the following questions have not been correctly answered, the immigrant will be immediately returned. The immigrant will be required to swear to the truth of the following answers, if it be called for by the Commissioner of Immigration at the port of arrival in the United States. (A false oath will subject the immigrant to fine or imprisonment.)

Name: *                                       Date when booked:*
Agent's Name: *                               Agent's place of business:* 
Name of Steamer for which booked:St Paul      Date of sailing from *

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, 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

Please scroll to view all columns.

  
1* Felipe    Torres  74 Male   Married Miner         Mexicano La Paz        none     yes yes
2* Guadalupe Andrade 17 Female Single  Schoolteacher Mexican  Mazatlan      over $30 no  yes
3* N         Goto    24 Male   Single  Merchant      Japanese San Francisco over $30 yes no

I hereby certify that I have made true answers to the questions which were asked in language understood by me, and which answers have been recorded above.*

                              
Transcriber's Notes:

This list is unusual in that it is designed for each passenger to have a 
separate page. 
At the top of each page appear blanks labeled: 
Name:                                         Date when booked: 
Agent's Name:                                 Agent's place of business:  
Name of Steamer for which booked:             Date of sailing from 

Beneath this the information for the passenger is filled out in the columns 
described above.

The transcriber has condensed the information in the columns of the various 
pages into the table above. 
At the bottom of each page is an oath and a blank for the passenger's signature. 

Some of the passengers also have notes on their pages.  
These and the information in the blanks at the top of the page are transcribed 
in the individual notes below. The Agent's Name and Agent's Place of Business 
were not completed on any of the pages.

The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were 
not included in the table:
 Able to Read & Write=yes 
 Final Destination in the US=San Francisco  
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco  
 By whom was passage paid?=self 
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes
 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

There is no captain's statement nor captain's name attached to this manifest. 
Letters that are illegible or difficult to interpret are replaced by ?.

Passenger Notes: 
1  passage was booked Jany 7, 1895, sailing from La Paz Jan 7, 1895.  The name 
   at the top of the page is Felipe Torres.  The signature on this page is 
   Felipe Torres.  He has been to San Francisco. He is going to join Seferino 
   Torres 822 1/2 Broadway St.
2  passage was booked Jan 8, 1894, sailing from Mazatlan Jan 8, 1894.  The name
   at the top of the page is Guadalupe Andrade.  The signature is Guadalupe 
   Andrade. She is going to join Sister Catalina Andrade.  There is a note on
   this page only part of which is legible.  "Catalina Andrade a sister here 
   sent for Guadalupe Andrade.  Guadalupe has no money.  she is coming to teach
   ??? somebody's children.  Her sister lives with Mrs F.V. ??.  Her sister has
   four ?????"
3  passage was booked Jan 8, 1895, sailing from Mazatlan Jan 8, 1895.  The name
   at the top is N. Goto.  The signature is N Goto.  He has been to San Francisco
   Oct 1894.  

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 3, Pages 32-33, 38.

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