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SS Presidente Wilson

I, Cap Ettore Zar, Master, of the "Presidente Wilson" from Trieste, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that I have caused the surgeon of said vessel sailing therewith, or the surgeon employed by the owners thereof, to make a physical and mental examination of each and all of the aliens named in the foregoing Lists or Manifest Sheets, thirty in number, and that from the report of said surgeon and from my own investigation, I believe that no one of said aliens is of any of the classes excluded from admission into the United States by section three of the Immigration Act, and that also, according to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information in said Lists or Manifests concerning each of said aliens named therein is correct and true in every respect.
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Master
Signature is unreadable but probably Cap Ettore Zar

Sworn to before me this 4th day of July 1921 at New York M Stein, Immigration Officer

AFFIDAVIT OF SURGEON
see Page 1

LIST OR MANIFEST OF ALIENS EMPLOYED ON THE VESSEL AS MEMBERS OF CREW

Required under Act of Congress of February 5, 1917, to be delivered to the United States immigration officer by the representatives of any vessel having such aliens on board upon arrival at a port of the United States.

Vessel "Presidente Wilson", arriving at New York, July, 1921, from the port of Trieste-Italy

EXTRACT FROM IMMIGRATION ACT OF FEBRUARY 5, 1917.

Sec.36 That upon arrival of any vessel in the United States from any foreign port or place it shall be the duty of the owner, agent, consignee, or master thereof to deliver to the principal immigration officer in charge of the port of arrival lists containing the names of all aliens employed on such vessel, stating the positions they respectively hold in the ship's company, when and where they were respectively shipped or engaged, and specifying those to be paid off and discharged in the port of arrival: or lists containing so much of such information as the Secretary of Labor shall by regulation prescribe; and after the arrival of any such vessel it shall be the duty of such owner, agent, consignee, or master to report to such immigration officer, in writing, as soon as discovered, all cases in which any such alien has illegally landed from the vessel, giving a description of such alien, together with any information likely to lead to his apprehension; and before the departure of any such vessel it shall be the duty of such owner, agent, consignee, or master to deliver to such immigration officer a further list containing the names of all alien employees who were not employed thereon at the time of the arrival but who will leave port thereon at the time of her departure, and also the names of those, if any, who have been paid off and discharged, and of those, if any, who have deserted or landed; and in case of the failure of such owner, agent, consignee, or master so to deliver either of the said lists of such aliens arriving and departing, respectively, or so to report such cases of desertion or landing, such owner, agent, consignee, or master shall, if required by the Secretary of Labor, pay to the collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of $10 for each alien concerning whom correct lists are not delivered or a true report is not made as above required; and no such vessel shall be granted clearance pending the determination of the question of the liability to the payment of such fine, and, in the event such fine is imposed, while it remains unpaid; nor shall such-fine be remitted or refunded; Provided, That clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such question upon deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fine.

STATEMENT OF MASTER OF VESSEL REGARDING CHANGES IN CREW PRIOR TO DEPARTURE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, IMMIGRATION SERVICE PORT OF NEW YORK, JULY 9, 1921

I, master of the Italian SS "Presidente Wilson" from port of Trieste, hereby certify that the following is a complete record of all changes in the personnel of the crew of said vessel since arrival at this port:

Total crew at time of arrival 417, Number of seamen deserted ll, Number of seamen discharged 1, seamen left in hospital 2, Number of seamen signed on at this port 18, Total crew this date 421.

The above name vessel arrived at this port July 4, 1921, consigned to Messrs. Phelps-Bros & Co.; is now lying at Bush Dock 7 Pier, and is expected to sail July 9, 1921 for Naples, Patras, Dubrovnik, Trieste via United States port of none. First port of call in United States this voyage was New-York.

Following is a detailed and accurate statement of all changes in crew:

Deserting Seamen:
1494   Marghetich  Natale         18   Italian   Trieste  17/VI/1921  see Page 70, crew member 1494
1496   Fumin       Nicolo         17   Italian   Trieste  17/VI/1921  see Page 70, crew member 1496
1506   Gregorich   Giovanni       23   Italian   Trieste  16/VI/1921  see Page 70, crew member 1506
1565   Dunatof     Martino        23   Italian   Trieste  18/VI/1921  see Page 70, crew member 1565 
1493   Batcovich   Antonio        19   Italian   Trieste  17/VI/1921  see Page 70, crew member 1493 
1518   Herold      Antonio        23   Italian   Trieste  17/VI/1921  see Page 70, crew member 1518
1180*  Figli'      Bartolomeo     18   Italian   Trieste  16/VI/1921  see Page 68, crew member 1180
1479   Sparagna    Matteo         23   Italian   Trieste  17/VI/1921  see Page 70, crew member 1479  
1317   Bisijak     Cesare         18   Italian   Trieste  17/VI/1921  see Page 69, crew member 1317
1187   Sponza      Giovanni       17   Italian   Trieste  16/VI/1921  see Page 68, crew member 1187
1483   Antoncich   Antonio        19   Italian   Trieste  17/VI/1921  see Page 70, crew member 1483

Discharged Seamen:
1391   Ficarra     Antonio        19   Italian   Trieste  3/111/1921  see Page 69, crew member 1391.

Seamen Signed On At This Port:
1568   Zarich      Gaetano        29   Italian
1569   Onorato     Vincenzo       26   Italian
1570   Discenza    Giuseppe       30   Italian
1571   Aiello      Giovanni       37   Italian
1572   Maisano     Costantino     33   Italian
1573   Luppino     Domenico       31   Italian
1574   Achille     Vitali         33   Italian
1575   Mitri       Pietro         46   Italian
1576   Papaglia    Pasquale       38   Italian
1577   Pecorella   Gaspare        31   Italian
1578   Vussovich   Bernardo       26   Italian
1579   Furio       Sebastiano     46   Italian
1580   Caputo      Vito           31   Italian
1581   Marussi     Matteo         32   Italian
1582   Favretto    Erminio        19   Italian
1583   Sincich     Erminio        24   Italian
1584   Pala?ara    Fortunato      41   Italian
1585   Palamara    Fortunato           Italian
1586   Palapara    Fortunato           Italian
1587   Caruso      Antonio        32   Italian

Seamen Left In Hospital:
1255   Dianich     Antonio        26   Italian    Trieste 4.V.1921    see Page 68, crew member 1255
1449   Stranich    Pietro         18   Italian    Trieste 30.IV.1921  see Page 70, crew member 1449

I acknowledge this reference to Section 36 of the Immigration Act of
February 5, 1917, printed on the reverse side of this sheet, imposing a
fine of $10 for each change in crew not reported by me.  I certify on honor
that the foregoing is a complete and accurate report, and that, should any
additional changes in crew occur before my vessel sails from this port, I
will report such changes to the immigration authorities.
(Signed) as Master
Signature is not legible but Ettore Zar is Captain


Reviewer's Note: 

Deserted, discharged or crew members in hospital are linked to the original crew pages.
The same numbers as on the original transcribed pages were used as well.

Every Name of the Deserting Seamen has a heavy hand-written check mark at
the end of the given name column.

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