Immigrant Ships
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SS Walla Walla

I, Thos Wallace, Master of the Steamship Walla Walla 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) Thos Wallace

Sworn to this 21st day of Jan 1893, before me, (signature) R.C. Calhoun, Deputy Collector of Customs

Separate List or Manifest of all the Chinese Passengers taken on board the Steamship Walla Walla whereof Thos Wallace is Master, from Port Townsend, burthen 2168 tons

CUSTOM HOUSE PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON TERRITORY

COLLECTORS OFFICE, Jan 21, 1893
Statement of the number of passengers embarked per Walla Walla from U.S. Ports of this District Three (3)
From Victoria B.C._____ in transit to China ____ Total 3
Sailed from Victoria, B.C. Jan 21, 1893
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 Custom House at Port Townsend, and are found to be correct. (signature)*_____

Subscribed and Sworn to before me, this 24 day of Jan 1893 (signature) John M Dare, 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 officers of Chinese Government, state facts*.

1  Don Nak   35  Cook     Seattle        5'4"   Small scar on back of neck
2  Loi Sing  22  Laundry  Seattle        5'6"   Two scars by right eye
3  Ah  Lim   30  Laundry  Port Townsend  5'4½"  Scar on forehead


Transcriber's Notes:

* An asterisk indicates an error on the part of the original recorder, not the transcriber,
  or calls attention to additional information in the transcriber notes.

The pages on this film are not numbered so finding a particular ship can be difficult.  
 However, there is a system of numbering the manifests that is a part of the National
 Archives file system on Chinese persons.  These numbers are included in the identification 
 of the film and reel numbers below.

The first paragraph above is printed as part of the form for this list.  The next 
 paragraph and its heading is a piece of paper attached to the page.  The following paragraph 
 is a separate stamp placed on the body of the page and then completed.  The signature on
 the attached piece of paper was not filmed.

The cover sheet for this list has two hand written notes and two stamps.  
 Respectfully request to the Collector for a ruling as to the right of the
  within named Chinese to land.
  (signature)LW Garkill, Deputy Collector
 Allow landing under Dept telegram of Nov 21, 1888
  (signature) EB Jerome
The stamps: 
 Inspector Presbury
  On identification land the within named chinese(sic) person in accordance with foregoing.
   (signature) LW Garkill Jan 24, 1893
 I certify that I have this day landed the within named Chinese person. 
  (signature) WW Presbury, Chinese Inspector Jan 24, 1893

The following columns had identical entries for all passengers:
 No of Certificate=no entries 
 Complexion=Yellow
 Color of Eyes=Dark 
 If accredited officers of Chinese Government, state facts=no entries

According to the National Archives branch in San Bruno, California it is possible that
 they have some information on any Chinese passenger who arrived in San Francisco after
 1886.

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