SS Newbern
I, John Von Helms, Master of the Newbern 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 Guaymas Mexico from which port said vessel has now arrived, or that have been taken on board the said vessel at any foreign port or place, 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) Jno Von Helms
Sworn to this 22nd day of June 1893, before me, M Webber, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Newbern whereof John von Helms is Master, from Guaymas, burthen 677.47 tons
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 oficers of Chinese Government, state facts*.
1* Chong Yen 32 Shoemaker 5' 2" Landed "I.T."Transit List 2589 2* Chong Tui 24 Tailor 5' 5" Landed "I.T."Transit List 2588 3* Fon Long 38 Tailor 5' 11" Landed "I.T."Transit List 2590 4* Yu Boon 22 Tailor 5' 9" Landed "I.T."Transit List 2587 Transcriber's Notes: 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 folowing columns have identical information and were not included in the table: No of Certificate=nothing Last Place of Residence-Mexico Complexion=Yellow Color of Eyes=Brown Physical Marks or Peculiarities and Facts of Identification=replaced by "Landed stamp" If accredited oficers of Chinese Government, state facts=replaced by "Landed stamp" Passenger Notes: 1-4 Passengers are In transit to China.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 3, Manifest 9395-2 .
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
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2 January 2002
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