SS San Juan
I, Wm G. Pitts, Master of the Amer S.S. San Juan 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 Acajutla 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)Wm G. Pitts
Sworn to this 15 day of May 1893, before me,John M Dare, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Amer S.S. San Juan whereof Wm G. Pitts is Master, from Panama, burthen 1496.46 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 (no certificate number) Ah Chang, 45 yr, Laborer, Salvador (Other columns not completed The following information written across the rest of the line. "Transit to Hong Kong, Landed "I.T." Transit List 2222 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. Passengers allowed to land have one of the following stamps: Landed Collectors order_________(blank with a month and day date written in) i893 by Insp's (blank for a name). Landed "I.T." Transit List followed by a number. These passengers are bound for a further port Passengers not allowed to land have one of two different stamps: Habeas Corpus U.S.D.O. Case followed by a number. These passengers were probably allowed to land, but not to freely enter the country. Refused Departed Per Steamer ______ (name of ship) _________ (date).
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 3, Manifest 9391-6 .
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
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30 October 2001
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