Immigrant Ships
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SS Umatilla

I, EW Holmes, Master of the 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 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)EW Holmes
Sworn to this 24th day of May 1893, before me, R.C. Calhoun, Deputy Collector of Customs

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

CUSTOM HOUSE PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON TERRITORY

Collector's Office May 24, 1893 Statement of the number of Chinese passengers embarked per SS Umatilla from U.S. ports of this District Two (2), from Victoria, B.C., none in transit to China none, Total 2

Sailed from Victoria, B.C. (no date entered). 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)R.C. Calhoun, Deputy Collector of Customs

Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 27 day of May 1893 (signature)M Webber, 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 oficers of Chinese Government, state facts*.

1  Jim Bow Kam   25   Cook      5'4"       scar or spot on end of nose
2  Gong Goon     30   Laborer   5'7 3/4"   mole on left cheek & neck, slightly pox marked


Transcriber's Notes:

The first two paragraphs above are printed as part of the form for this list.  The next 
 three paragraphs are two separate stamps placed on the body of the page and then filled out.

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 a hand written note and two stamps.
The note: Respectfully referred to Collector for a ruling as to the rights of the within 
 named Chinese persons to land (signature) S.J. Ruddell, Dep Surveyer
 Allow landing under Dept telegram of Mar 21, 1888. (signature) ?.?. Phelps Dep Coll.

The stamps: Inspector Presbury On identification by ___________ land the within named 
 chinese (sic) persons in accordance with Foregoing order (signature)  SJ Ruddell 
 I certify that I have this day landed the within named chinese (sic) persons WW Presbury
 May 27, 1893

The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were not included in 
the table:
 No of Certificate=no entries 
 Last Place of Residence=Port Townsend
 Complexion=Yellow
 Color of Eyes=Dark 
 If accredited oficers of Chinese Government, state facts=no entries