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DISTRICT AND PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO SEPARATE LIST OF CHINESE PASSENGERS Act May 6th, 1882 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 10 day of March 1898, before me, (signature) Chas Miller, 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 tonsCOLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, PORT TOWNSEND, WASH
Collector of Customs San Francisco
Sir:
I certify that the SS Walla Walla sailed this Mar 10,1898 for San Francisco via Victoria, B.C. with One (1) Chinese passengers destined for San Francisco, as per manifest attached (signature) Chas Miller, Deputy CollectorSubscribed and Sworn to before me, this 14 day of March 1896 (signature) Charley Juilem, Deputy Collector of CustomsColumns 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*.3, 32915, Yum Hee, 39y, Packer, Port Townsend, 5'5½", Brown, Brown, Scar on upper lip 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 list has a hand written note. Landed the above Chinese person 14th day of March, 1898 on a regis c. The remainder of the note was cut off the film. Presumably it is certificate. (signature) John Lynch, Chinese Inspector The following column had no entries: 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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11 November 2007
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