Immigrant Ships
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SS Newbern

I, Jno Von Helms, Master of the Steamship Newbern 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 Guaymas, Mexico from which port said vessel has now arrived, or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, 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) Jno Von Helms
Sworn to this 24 day of October 1892, before me, (signature) John Dare, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Steamship Newbern whereof
Jno Von Helms is Master, from Panama, burthen 677.57 tons

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  Chale Ching 34 Merchant  Guaymas  5'7" Light Brown Brown Departed per SS Oceanic October 25, 1892 
2  Wan   Sam   43 Shoemaker Guaymas  5'9" Light Brown Brown Departed per SS Oceanic October 25, 1892 
3  Ah    Yuen  51 Miner     Ensenada 5'8" Light Brown Brown Departed per SS Oceanic October 25, 1892 
4  Ker   Ching 54 Miner     Ensenada 5'7" Light Brown Brown Departed per SS Oceanic October 25, 1892


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 Oceanic traveled between Asian ports and San Francisco.  These passengers were probably
 bound for Hong Kong.

The following columns had no entries and are not included in the table:
 No of Certificate
 Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification 
 If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts

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