1997.43.200.A This is a note of Ying Xue's funeral expenses. The note was written in Chinese with black ink brush on a piece of red lined square paper. Following is the translation of the note: Ying Xue died at 8:00pm on September 23, 1918 paid Bai Wei lucky money 50 cents paid Yuan Xin lucky money 50 cents paid He Chang brown sugar money 10 cents paid Ben Xin Tang brown sugar money 10 cents paid Wen Hao lucky money 25 cents for writing on the tombstone paid stamps 15 cents paid for hat 1 dollar paid for ink bowl 10 cents paid for white rice 25 cents paid for sausage 50 cents paid for horse carriage 0ne dollar and 50 cents paid for card 10 cents paid for funeral lucky money 1 dollar and 30 cents paid outstanding rent 35 dollars paid government fees 25 dollars paid lawyer fee 45 dollars paid newspaper 12 dollars and 50 cents paid insurance 7 dollars and 50 cents paid for tombstone 6 dollars paid for coffin 75 dollars paid for bicycle 4 dollars 1997.043.200.B This note was written in Chinese with black ink on a red lined rectangular shaped paper. The content of this note is almost the same as 1997.043.200.A Following is the translation of the note: On September 23, 1918, Shi Cheng, Yuan Xin searched the body and found 135 dollars and 10 cents. Died at 8:00pm paid medicine 25 dollars paid for bicycle 4 dollars paid for tombstone 6 dollars paid government fee 25 dollars paid lawyer fee 45 dollars paid newspaper 12 dollars and 50 cents paid Yuan Xin lucky money 50 cents paid Bai Wei lucky money 50 cents paid He Chang brown sugar 10 cents Paid Ben Tang brown sugar 10 cents paid Wen Hao 25 cents for writing on the tombstone paid stamps 15 cents paid for hat 1 dollar paid for ink bowl 10 cents paid for white rice 25 cents paid for sausage 50 cents paid for horse carriage one dollar and 50 cents paid for cards 12 cents paid for funeral lucky money 1 dollar and 30 cents paid for the rent 35 dollars 1997.043.200. C The notes were written on both sides of a smaller piece of paper. The paper has red line on one side. The note on the lined side said: medicine 25 dollars coffin 50 dollars bicycle 4 dollars tombstone 6 dollars The note on the other side said: total expense 41 dollars and 40 cents remainder 93 dollars and 70 cents 1997.043.200. D The notes were written on the the back side of a small printed receipt. The notes were written in Chinese with blue and black ink. The notes in blue ink: paid government fee 25 dollars paid lawyer 45 dollars paid newspaper 12 dollars anf 50 cents paid storage fee 7 dollars and 50 cents total 90 dollars The notes in black ink: paid tombstone 6 dollars paid coffin 75 dollars

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