Immigrant Ships
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SS Walla Walla

I, Thos Wallace, Master of the Steamship Walla Walla do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs of the Collection District of San Francisco, is a full and perfect list of all Chinese passengers taken on board the said vessel at Port Townsend from which port said vessel has now arrived, and they have not landed at any foreign port or place during the voyage, and of all such passengers now on board said vessel, and that on said List is truly designated the names and other particulars, as shown by their respective certificates.So help me God. (signature) Thos Wallace
Sworn to this 8th day of May 1895, before me, (signature) Chas Miller, Deputy Collector of Customs

Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Steamship Walla Walla whereof
Thos Wallace is Master, from Port Townsend, burthen 2168 tons

OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS
Port of Port Townsend, Wash
May 8 1895

COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Sir:--I certify that the S.S. Walla Walla sailed this May 8 1895 for San Francisco with Chinese passengers destined for San Francisco, via Victoria as follows:--Two (2)
Chinese destined for San Francisco Two (2)
(signature) Charles Miller Deputy Collector

Columns represent: Number, No of Certificate, Name, Age, Occupation, Last Place of Residence, Height, Complexion, Color of Eyes, Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification, If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts*.

1* 44036 Chin Ung  28 Laundryman Seattle 5'1½" Yellow Dk Brown Small Black mole center of 
                                                                forehead ½ inch from hair
2 104833 Tong Sing 35 Cook       Alaska  5'4½" Medium Dark     Scar on right temple tattooing 
                                                                on both arms and woman on right 
                                                                arm and woman on left

Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
  or calls attention to additional information in the transcriber notes.

The pages on this film are not numbered so finding a particular ship can be difficult.  
 However, there is a system of numbering the manifests that is a part of the National
  Archives file system on Chinese persons.  These numbers are included in the identification 
  of the film and reel numbers below.

The first two paragraphs above are printed as part of the form for this list.  The next 
 paragraph and its heading is a piece of paper attached to the page.  

The cover sheet for this list has two hand written notes.  
 Inspector: May 11, 1895
  Land the within named Chinese upon identification & production of Registration Certificate
  (signature) JJ Tobin  Deputy Collector 
 I certify that I have on the above date landed the two within named Chinese persons holding
  Reg. Certif. number 44036 Dist Oregon & number 104833, First Dist Cala. 
  (signature) WW Presbury, Chinese Inspector
 
The following column had no entries:
 If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts

According to the National Archives branch in San Bruno, California it is possible that they have
 some information on any Chinese passenger who arrived in San Francisco after 1886.

1 Dist Ore is written above the Certificate No.

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