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 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) E.W. Holmes
Sworn to this 23 day of Jan 1892, before me, (signature) JW Potter, Deputy Collector of Customs

Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Steamship Umatilla whereof E.W. Holmes is Master, from Port Townsend burthen 2168 tons

CUSTOM HOUSE, PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON TERRITORY

Collector's Office Jan 23, 1892 Statement of the number of Chinese passengers embarked per SS Umatilla(from U.S. ports of this District One chinaman, from Victoria, B.C., ______ in transit to China_________,) Total 1

Sailed from Victoria, B.C. ____, 1892. 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) JW Potter, Deputy Collector of Customs

Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 26 day of Jan 1892 (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, Sam Wah, 38y, Laundryman, Port Townsend, 5'5", Yellow, Dark. Dark scar on little finger of left 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.

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

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 pages on this film are not numbered so finding a particular ship can be difficult.  
 However, there appears to be a system of numbering the manifests.  These numbers are
 included in the identification of the film and reel numbers below.

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, Jan 26, 1892
 I certify that I have this day landed the within named Chinese person. 
  (signature) WW Presbury, Chinese Inspector January 26, 1892

The following columns had no entries:
 No of Certificate
 If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts

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