Immigrant Ships
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SS Umatilla

I, E.W. Holmes, Master of the Steamship Umatilla 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) E.W. Holmes

Sworn to this 16 day of Oct 1891, before me, (signature) JW Potter, Deputy Collector of Customs

E.W. Holmes is Master, from Port Townsend, burthen 2168 tons

CUSTOM HOUSE PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON TERRITORY
COLLECTORS OFFICE, Oct 16.1891
Statement of the number of passengers embarked per Umatilla from U.S. Ports of this District 15 Chinamen
From Victoria B.C._____ in transit to China ____ Total Fifteen 15
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 Custom House at Port Townsend, and are found to be correct. (signature) JW Potter

Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 17 day of Oct 1891 (signature) John m Dare, 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   ?ing   35  Wood Chopper  Pt Townsend  5'3½"  Scar over right ear
 2  Ah   Lung   22  Laborer       Pt Townsend  5'3"   Scar over left temple
 3  Ah   Sing   30  Gambler       Pt Townsend  5'5"   2 pock marks
 4  Ah   Ching  30  Laundry       Pt Townsend  5'6"   Scars on scalp & crooked fingers
 5  Ah   Yow    26  Cook          Pt Townsend  5'2"   Face pock marked
 6  Ah   Deen   36  Wood Chopper  Pt Townsend  5'6"   
 7  I    Kling  38  Cook          Pt Townsend  5'5"   black near left ear
 8  Ah   Fook   37  Laundry       Pt Townsend  5'3"   
 9  Mom  Yum    29  Cook          Seattle      5'4"   Scar under left ear
10  Junk Moy    30  Laundry       Pt Townsend  5'9"   
11  Jun  Yan    25  Laundry       Pt Townsend  5'7"   pock mark right temple
12  You  Yee    30  Wood Chopper  Pt Townsend  6'     
13  Ah   Hing   25  Wood Chopper  Pt Townsend  5'7"   scar in scalp over right ear
14  Hin  Jung   38  Laundry       Pt Townsend  5'6"   2 moles right cheek
15  Ah   Ming   22  Servant       Pt Townsend  5'2½"  scar right hand


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 paragraph above is 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 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) LW Garkill,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) LW Garkill October 19, 1891
 I certify that I have this day landed the within named Chinese person. 
  (signature) WW Presbury, Chinese Inspector October 19, 1891

The following columns had identical entries for all passengers:
 No of Certificate=no entries 
 Complexion=Yellow
 Color of Eyes=Dark 
 If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts=no entries

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 Third name is Ling, Sing or Ting.  It has a lower loop that is more like a T but no visible top crossbar.
   The lower loop is different from that of an L and there is no visible upper loop. S does not have a real
   lower loop such as appears here and the letter is missing the long up stroke that starts S.

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