The entry from the S.S. Sardegna passenger list showing Giovanni Quagliata.
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Richard Quagliata’s interpretation of Giovanni’s entry document:
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COLUMN
HEADING
MY INTERPRETATION OF WHAT WAS WRITTEN
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 NO. ON LIST  “16”
2  NAME IN FULL  “Quagliata, Giovanni”
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 AGE (YRS / MOS)  “24” years old
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 SEX  “M”
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 MARRIED OR SINGLE  “S”  (single)
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 CALLING OR OCCUPATION  “Workman” was crossed out and “Cutting Stone” was written in.
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 ABLE TO READ WRITE  “No”
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 NATIONALITY – COUNTRY OF LAST PERMANENT RESIDENCE  “Italy”
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 RACE OR PEOPLE  “Italian South”
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 LAST RESIDENCE, PROVINCE, CITY OR TOWN  “Termini”
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 FINAL DESTINATION – STATE, CITY OR TOWN  “St. Louis, MO.”
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 WHETHER HAVING A TICKET FOR SUCH FINAL DESTINATION  “Yes” crossed out and “No” written in.
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 BY WHOM WAS PASSAGE PAID?  “By him”.
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 WHETHER IN POSSESSION OF $50, AND IF LESS, HOW MUCH?  Can’t make it out.  It looks like a number was crossed out.  Maybe “$20”.
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 WHETHER EVER BEFORE IN THE U.S., AND IF SO, WHEN AND WHERE?  “No”
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 WHETHER GOING TO JOIN A RELATIVE OR FRIEND; AND IF SO, WHAT RELATIVE OR FRIEND AND HIS NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS.  “his brother in law Francesco Scozzia(?) 820 Morgan St. ? 89 St. Louis, Mo.”
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EVER IN PRISON OR ALMSHOUSE OR INSTITUTION FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF THE INSANE, OR SUPPORTED BY CHARITY?  IF SO, WHICH?   “No”
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 WHETHER A POLYGAMIST  “No”
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 WHETHER AN ANARCHIST  “No”
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 ?  “No”
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 CONDITION OF HEALTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL  “Good”
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 DEFIRMED OR CRIPPLED.  NATURE, LENGTH OF TIME, CAUSE  “No”