Immigrant Ships
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SS Walla Walla

I, Thos Wallace, Master of the Steamship Walla Walla 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) Thos Wallace
Sworn to this 12 day of March 1892, before me, (signature) JM Potter, Deputy Collector of Customs

Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Steamship Walla Walla whereof Thos Wallace is Master, from Port Townsend, burthen 2168 tons

CUSTOM HOUSE PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON TERRITORY
COLLECTORS OFFICE, Mar 12, 1892
Statement of the number of passengers embarked per Walla Walla from U.S. Ports of this District Fifteen (15)
From Victoria B.C._____ in transit to China ____ Total 15
Sailed from Victoria, B.C. ____
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) JM Potter

Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 15 day of March 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  Ah   Wong      29 Cook       Seattle     5'2"  Yellow Dark Scar on right arm
 2  Wo   Dang Lolo 36 Cook       Seattle     5'2"  Yellow Dark Prominent front teeth
 3  Ah   Yeu       28 Laundryman Seattle     5'5½" Yellow Dark Prominent forehead small and scar on left eyebrow
 4  Chin Sum       36 Cook       Seattle     5'4"  Yellow Dark Mole on right of neck and scar over left ear
 5  Ah   Chum      37 Washerman  Pt Townsend 5'4½" Yellow Dark Bunch over right eye
 6  Yee  Choe      35 Cook       Pt Townsend 5'7"  Yellow Dark Scar on top forehead in hair
 7  Yee  Chin      33 Washerman  Pt Townsend 5'7½" Yellow Dark Scar on left side of head
 8  Ah   Gooi      24 Washerman  Pt Townsend 5'2"  Yellow Dark Scar over left eye
 9  Ah   Toy       27 Ironer     Pt Townsend 5'5"  Yellow Dark Scar over right ear
10  Aie  Hong      40 Cook       Pt Townsend 5'1"  Yellow Dark Scar over left ear
11  Gee  Hing      45 Laundryman Pt Townsend 5'2½" Yellow Dark Scar by right ear
12  Dep  Wah       42 Gardener   Pt Townsend 5'8"  Yellow Dark Small mole in left eyebrow
13  Mah  Loi       30 Laundryman Pt Townsend 5'4"  Yellow Dark Two scar on right side head
14  See  Wo        25 Woodcutter Pt Townsend 5'6½" Yellow Dark Scar by right corner of mouth
15  Ah   Bow       33 Gardener   Pt Townsend 5'5½  Yellow Dark Scar by corner of left eye


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 cover 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, Deputy Collector, Mch 15, 1892
 I certify that I have this day landed the within named Chinese person. 
  (signature) WW Presbury, Chinese Inspector, March 15, 1892

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

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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