SS St Paul
I, John Von Helms, Master of the Steamship St Paul 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 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) John Von Helms
Sworn to this 18 day of Nov 1893, before me, NS Farley, Deputy Collector of Customs
Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Steamship St Paul whereof John Von Helms is Master, from Guaymas, burthen 678.22 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 Ah Mon, 35 yr, Hotel Keeper, Guaymas, 5' 6", Dark, Black, Scar on right side right eye Landed "I.T." Transit List 3210 En route for Hong Kong 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' names and ages are followed by a stamp that varies depending on the disposition of the passenger. Passengers allowed to land have one of the following stamps: Landed Collectors order (blank with a month and day date written in) 1893 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.C. 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). The following columns had no entries and are not included: No of Certificate If accredited oficers of Chinese Government, state facts
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M1414, Reel 5, Section 2, Manifest 9412-2.
Transcribed by Fran Taylor, a member of the
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9 August 2002
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