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Letter to James G. Swan Esq. from Charles T. Wilder, the Hawaiian Consul General in San Francisco, California, with two enclosed letters regarding restrictions on Chinese immigration to the Hawaiian Islands Wilder, Charles T.

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Letter to James G. Swan Esq., Hawaiian Consul, Port Townsend, Washington, from Charles T. Wilder, the Hawaiian Consul General in San Francisco, California, regarding two enclosed letters. The first letter is to C. Murray Beattie of the Hawaiian Consulate in Vancouver, British Columbia, from the Department of Foreign Affairs on September 30, 1893, regarding restriction of Chinese immigration to the Hawaiian Islands. The second letter is to Charles T. Wilder from the Office of Collector of Customs, Port of San Francisco on October 23, 1893, regarding the Afong family and status of Chinese already naturalized in Hawaii. Also included are two blank forms: the first is "Embarkation Permit (Under Special Bond)", a Hawaiian Consul form for granting permission for embarkation to Honolulu; the second is "Passport" a form for granting permission to enter the ports of the Hawaiian Islands. Both forms are mentioned in the letter of September 30, 1893.

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Title
Letter to James G. Swan Esq. from Charles T. Wilder, the Hawaiian Consul General in San Francisco, California, with two enclosed letters regarding restrictions on Chinese immigration to the Hawaiian Islands
Creator
Wilder, Charles T.
Date Created
1893-10-23
Description
Letter to James G. Swan Esq., Hawaiian Consul, Port Townsend, Washington, from Charles T. Wilder, the Hawaiian Consul General in San Francisco, California, regarding two enclosed letters. The first letter is to C. Murray Beattie of the Hawaiian Consulate in Vancouver, British Columbia, from the Department of Foreign Affairs on September 30, 1893, regarding restriction of Chinese immigration to the Hawaiian Islands. The second letter is to Charles T. Wilder from the Office of Collector of Customs, Port of San Francisco on October 23, 1893, regarding the Afong family and status of Chinese already naturalized in Hawaii. Also included are two blank forms: the first is "Embarkation Permit (Under Special Bond)", a Hawaiian Consul form for granting permission for embarkation to Honolulu; the second is "Passport" a form for granting permission to enter the ports of the Hawaiian Islands. Both forms are mentioned in the letter of September 30, 1893.
Subject
Asian experience in North America; United States--Emigration and immigration; Chinese--United States
Genre
Correspondence
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
CC_TX_102_013_003
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC-TX-102-13-3
Date Available
2018-01-24
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0363199
Category
The Asian experience in North America
RBSCLocation
Box 102
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/