Immigrant Ships
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SS City of Puebla

I, G. Debney, Master of the Steamship City of Puebla do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collector of Customs of the Collection District of San Francisco, is a full and perfect list of all Chinese passengers taken on board the said steamer at Port Townsend from which port said steamship 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 the said steamship, and that on said List is truly designated the names and other particulars, as shown by their respective certificates.So help me God. (signature) G. Debney
Sworn to this 29 day of Apr 1893, before me, (signature) R.C. Calhoun, Deputy Collector of Customs

Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Steamship City of Puebla whereof G. Debney is Master, from Port Townsend burthen 1713 tons

CUSTOM HOUSE, PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON TERRITORY*

Collector's Office Apr 29, 1893 Statement of the number of Chinese passengers embarked per SS City of Puebla from U.S. ports of this District One (1), from Victoria, B.C., ______ in transit to China_________, Total 1

Sailed from Victoria, B.C. ____, 1893. I hereby certify the above to be correct and that the certificates of Victoria Chinamen have been compared by me with the Register on file at the Customs House at Port Townsend and are found to be correct. (signature) R.C. Calhoun, Deputy Collector of Customs

Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 2 day of May 1893 (signature) M Webber, Deputy Collector of Customs

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, Ah Bing, 30y, Laundryman, Seattle, 5'6", Dark, Dark, wart at commencement right eyebrow, no


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.

There are three separate pages for the same arrival of this ship because it carried
 Chinese passengers from a foreign port, Victoria, and a US port, Port Townsend as well 
 as non-Chinese passengers.  The three sets of passengers required different documentation
 and paperwork.

The cover sheet for this list has two hand written notes and two stamps.  
 Respectfully request to the Collector for a ruling as to the right of the
  within named Chinese to land.
  (signature) SJ Ruddell, Deputy Collector
 Allow landing under Dept telegram of Nov 21, 1888
  (signature) EB Jerome
The stamps: 
 Inspector Presbury
  On identification land the within named chinese(sic) person in accordance with foregoing.
   (signature) SJ Ruddell, Deputy Collector May 2nd 1893
 I certify that I have this day landed the within named Chinese person. 
  (signature) WW Presbury, Chinese Inspector May 2, 1893

There is no entry for No of Certificate

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.

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