Immigrant Ships
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SS Acapulco

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIEN IMMIGRANTS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF IMMIGRATION.

Required by the regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, under Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1893, to be delivered to the Commissioner of Immigration by the Commanding Officer of any vessel having such passengers on board upon arrival at a port in the United States.

Steamship Acapulco, sailing from Panama, June 9th, 1894 arriving at Port of San Francisco, June 30, 1894.

Columns represent: Number, Name, Age, Sex, Married or Single, Occupation, Nationality, Last Residence, Final Destination in the US, Whether in Possession of Money-if less than $30, how much?, Whether ever before in the US, Whether going to join Relative or Friend

Please scroll to the right for additional information.

  
 1*  Chas        Werner   22 Male   Single  Seaman    Germany Chile     San Fran   $96   yes no
 2*  Richard     Wells    44 Male   Married Carpenter England Sonsonate San Fran         yes yes
 3*  J.W.        Rolander 32 Male   Married Carpenter Sweden  Sonsonate San Fran   62.50 yes yes
 4*  Achina      Ild      28 Male   Married Lawyer    Japan   Guatemala Canada     $100  yes no
 5*  Iasukichi   Simingue 17 Male   Single  Student   Japan   Guatemala Canada     $40   yes no
 6*  Anton       Meymer   42 Male   Married Farmer    S.A.    Mazatlan  Santa Cruz $6    yes yes
 7*  Joseph      Planchow 31 Male   Married Farmer    S.A.    Mazatlan  Santa Cruz $8    yes yes
 8*  Emily       Cunen    24 Male   Single  Clerk     Italian Rosario   San Fran   $40   yes yes
 9*  Mrs Rafaela Minarez  33 Female Single  Housewife Mexico  Zapatlan  San Fran   none  no  yes
10*  Mrs Maria   Diaz     50 Female Widow   Housewife Mexico  Acapulco  Oakland    none  no  yes

    
Transcriber's Notes
There is no captain's statement attached to this manifest.  There is a signature
at the bottom, Wm A Clark, Master.
The following columns had identical entries for all passengers and so were not 
included in the table:
 Able to Read & Write=yes 
 Seaport for Landing in the US=San Francisco  
 Whether having a ticket to final destination=yes (except 4 & 5) 
 By whom was passage paid?=self (except 10) 
 Whether ever in Prison, Almshouse or supported by Charity=no
 Whether a Polygamist=no
 Whether under contract to labor in the US=no
 Condition of Health Mental and Physical=good
 Whether having any deformities=no 
This ship probably sailed from a Pacific port in Panama, considering the sailing
time.  The Panama Canal was not built in 1894.

1-3, 8-9  Final destination has been abbreviated from San Francisco in the table
     to save space.
2-3  Sonsonate is in El Salvadore.
6-7  Nationality has been abbreviated from South America in the table to save space. 
2  20 Can, 6020 draft is written in the Money column.  There doesn't seem to be any 
   decimal or other mark in the number for the draft.  He is going to join "my family."
3  money is in the form of a check.  He is going to join "my family."
4-5  have no ticket to final destination.
6  has no ticket to final destination.  "have 18 acres of Land in Sant Cruz county" is 
   written in the money column.  He is going to join "my family."
7  Besides the $8 "and $230 in City Bank" is written in the money column. 
8  last residence was Rosario, Mexico.  He is going to Europe. 
9  is going to join Brother-in-Law 1406 Powell St.
10 ticket was paid for by her children.  She is going to join her children at Oakland,
   Calif. 

National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1410, Reel 1, Vol 2, Page 63.