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Abstract
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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Object ID
1997.043.200