Three hand written envelopes A: Written in black ink on left are two columns of Chinese characters. In the center "Chin Toy, San DeFuca, Wash. USA"The Chinese characters said: "send to USA, Mr. Chen Xian Bo". the stamp has been torn off the top and the post office cancellation from "Canton" On the back another black stamp with printed Chinese characters and "Chong" as well as numbers written inpecil. B: Envelope with black ink. Two columns of Chinese on the left and one column on the right and in the center, "Chin Toy, San DeFuca, Wash. USA". The Chinese characters on the right:" from Mi Gang ,Xi Zha, Chen jin zong( the name of the sender)" on the left:" to USA , Mr. Chen Xian Bo." There are two post office stamps on the back in Chinese, "Canton," C: envelope, with two columns of Chinese on the left in black ink. The Chinese characters said:" hand to Mr. Chen Xian Bo from zuan Huan ." In the center is: "Chin Toy, San DeFuca, Wash. " Post office stamp says: Seattle, Wash. Jul. 1, 12:00 PM 1929 Terminal Sta." There is a red two cent stamp in right corner with an engraving of Washington's head. The back is badly torn. D i & ii: Envelope with letter inside, H: 5.5", W: 2.5", oblong shaped made of thin paper with a red stripe down the center. Three rows of Chinese characters written in black ink on the front.The Chinese characters on the right said:" please take the trouble give the letter to". The characters in the center:"to be opened by Mr. Chen Xian Bo." The characters on the left said: "from Mi Gang, sister in-law chen Liang shi." Inside is a letter written on red lined white paper. Chinese in black ink. Translation of the letter: To uncle Xian Bo : Because of uncle very seldom send money home recent years,mother of Jin Zong's situation is very poor and I have been lending her money. In considering of our hands and feet relationship(brotherhood), I thought we should take care of each other. However, I have also exhausted all of our fund, I have to go to Xin Chang Heng Fa Hao(store name) to borrow some rice and go to Mice Mountain Yong Long Hao to get some groceries to meet the need of the family. Since uncle has not been sending money home for years, Jin Zong's mother came to my house and asked me to write to you and tell you the situation.Please send $40 dollars immediately after you receive this letter. When you send the money, please make sure the letter is addressed to me, don't send to Jin Zong. Talk to you later.Wishing you good fortune. March 11, Jin Kuan's mother Liang Shi E: envelope, L: 5.625", W: 2.75", Oblong white envelope with red stripe down the center. Black ink Chinese characters written down the stripe and two more at the right. The two Chinese characters at the right said: hand deliever.The Chinese characters on the center red strip said: To be opened by Mr. Chen Xian Bo On the back is one column of Chinese characters and one row of red characters on the flap. The Chinese characters written on the right said: This person is from Kai Ping, Mi Gang village. The red characters on the flap said: made by(the envelope) eighteen Fu Heng An . Stamped in English is: "TOM MACK, P.O. BOX 254, PRINCE ALBERT SASK." F: Envelope, Front only, H: 5.5", W: 3", Red stripe down the center with four printed black Chinese characters and two written characters. It said:" to be received and kept by Mr. Chen Cai ( Chin Toy?)" On the right, there are three printed Chinese characters. It said: "very important document to be delivered to" On the left, there are six printed Chinese characters. It said:"Citizen Rescue Bureau Distributed".

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