U.S. passport application of Emil Charles Pfeiffer, sworn in Jackson County, Missouri, 28 Sept 1894

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U.S. passport application of Emil Charles Pfeiffer, sworn in Jackson County, Missouri, 28 Sept 1894
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28 Sept 1894; identified 1 Oct 1894; issued 3 Oct 1894
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National Archives, Passport Applications, 1795-1905 (M1372), roll 431; FamilySearch, "United States, Passport Applications, 1795-1925"
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Passport no. 16883. FamilySearch 1:1:Q24F-XSWB, image 3:1:3QS7-89D6-NW2
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https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-XSWB
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The printed form for a native citizen (edition of 1889), filled in by hand. Read from the image by Claude, 11 Oct 2026.

  • Heading: No. 16883; issued Oct. 3, 1894 (stamped "Passport Div., Oct 3 94"). State of Missouri, County of Jackson.
  • Applicant: "I, Emil Charles Pfeiffer, a Native and Loyal Citizen of the United States, hereby apply ... for a passport for myself." The lines for people travelling with him are struck out.
  • Born at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on or about 2 May 1865. His father "is a naturalized citizen."
  • Domiciled at Cambridge, Massachusetts, "where I follow the occupation of journalist." He is "about to go abroad temporarily" and intends to return "on or about February 1st 1895."
  • Oath sworn 28 Sept 1894 before Gotthard [?] A. Henry [?], notary public, commission expiring January 28, 1895 [?]. Signed "Emil Chas. Pfeiffer."
  • Description: age 29; stature 6 feet 2¼ inches; forehead high; eyes dark brown; nose not large; mouth small; chin long; hair dark chestnut; complexion "sallow + tanned"; face oval.
  • Identification, New York, Oct. 1, 1894: "I hereby certify that I know the above-named Emil Charles Pfeiffer personally, and know him to be a native-born citizen of the United States." Witness Arthur F. Pfeiffer, "#15 Union Sq. N.Y. City, c/o Tiffany & Co."
  • Send the passport to #62 Oak St., Mount Vernon, New York.

This was eight months into his "Paul Jones" walk, which set out from Boston in February 1894 to go round the world in a year (Newspapers on Emil C. Pfeiffer as "Paul Jones," 1894-1902). The oath was sworn at Kansas City or nearby, in Jackson County, which fits the walk's route west; the return date of 1 Feb 1895 fits its year. Arthur F. Pfeiffer, who vouched for him in New York, shares the surname; how he was related is not stated.

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  2. title: "U.S. passport application of Emil Charles Pfeiffer, sworn in Jackson County, Missouri, 28 Sept 1894"
  3. type: other
  4. date: 28 Sept 1894; identified 1 Oct 1894; issued 3 Oct 1894
  5. repository: "National Archives, Passport Applications, 1795-1905 (M1372), roll 431; FamilySearch, \"United States, Passport Applications, 1795-1925\""
  6. reference: "Passport no. 16883. FamilySearch 1:1:Q24F-XSWB, image 3:1:3QS7-89D6-NW2"
  7. url: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-XSWB
  8. seen: image
  9. access: public
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  12. The printed form for a native citizen (edition of 1889), filled in by hand. Read from the image by
  13. Claude, 11 Oct 2026.
  15. - **Heading:** No. 16883; issued Oct. 3, 1894 (stamped "Passport Div., Oct 3 94"). State of
  16. Missouri, County of Jackson.
  17. - **Applicant:** "I, Emil Charles Pfeiffer, a Native and Loyal Citizen of the United States, hereby
  18. apply ... for a passport for myself." The lines for people travelling with him are struck out.
  19. - **Born** at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on or about 2 May 1865. His father "is a naturalized
  20. citizen."
  21. - **Domiciled** at Cambridge, Massachusetts, "where I follow the occupation of journalist." He is
  22. "about to go abroad temporarily" and intends to return "on or about February 1st 1895."
  23. - **Oath** sworn 28 Sept 1894 before Gotthard [?] A. Henry [?], notary public, commission expiring
  24. January 28, 1895 [?]. Signed "Emil Chas. Pfeiffer."
  25. - **Description:** age 29; stature 6 feet 2¼ inches; forehead high; eyes dark brown; nose not
  26. large; mouth small; chin long; hair dark chestnut; complexion "sallow + tanned"; face oval.
  27. - **Identification,** New York, Oct. 1, 1894: "I hereby certify that I know the above-named Emil
  28. Charles Pfeiffer personally, and know him to be a native-born citizen of the United States."
  29. Witness Arthur F. Pfeiffer, "#15 Union Sq. N.Y. City, c/o Tiffany & Co."
  30. - **Send the passport to** #62 Oak St., Mount Vernon, New York.
  32. This was eight months into his "Paul Jones" walk, which set out from Boston in February 1894 to go
  33. round the world in a year (`newspapers-paul-jones-1894-1902`). The oath was sworn at Kansas City
  34. or nearby, in Jackson County, which fits the walk's route west; the return date of 1 Feb 1895 fits
  35. its year. Arthur F. Pfeiffer, who vouched for him in New York, shares the surname; how he was
  36. related is not stated.

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