Immigrant Ships
Transcribers Guild

SS Mexico

I, _______, Master of the Steamship Mexico 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) H.C. Thomas
Sworn to this _ day of _ 1896, before me, (signature) _______, Deputy Collector of Customs

Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Steamship Mexico whereof ____ is Master, from Port Townsend, burthen 1340.72 tons

COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, PORT OF PORT TOWNSEND, WASH
Sir:
I certify that the Mexico sailed Nov 18, 1896 for San Francisco via Victoria, B.C. with One Chinese passengers destined for San Francisco, as per manifest attached. (signature) (illegible), Deputy Collector

Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 22 day of Nov 1896 (signature) JJ Tobin, 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  10159,  On
2* 101569, Corr, Dark, Brown, Round scar center forehead


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 following paragraph 
 is a separate stamp placed on the body of the page and then completed. 

The following columns are obscured by the piece of paper: 
 Name
 Age
 Occupation
 Last Place of Residence
 Height
 
The cover sheet for this list has two stamps. 
 Inspector 
  Land the within named Chinese passenger on identification and judication of
   registration certificate.
   (signature) JJ Tobin, Collector Nov 23, 1896
 I certify that I have this  day of  landed the within named Chinese passenger. 
  (signature) John Lynch, Chinese Inspector, Nov 23, 1896

Most of the information for these passengers is obscured by the attached piece of paper.
 In most films there is a second copy to show the passenger information but not for this
 arrival.

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.

2 The certificate number is clear and is followed with almost no space by the letters Corr. 
   It is not clear whether this is the passenger's name or the beginning of "correction."

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