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Letter to Wong Sek Cheung (Huang Shou Zhang) and Wong Kat Yan (Huang Ji Ren) from Kwok Ching (Sek Cheung's grandson and Kat Yan's son) in China. Discussion of his marriage and the great expense of the wedding, as well as his wish for immigration. Letter is from 1926 and is written in Chinese. Dear Grandfather and Father, Following Grandmother and Mother's will, I have married daughter of Sito Chun Sum from Gaau Hau place. The wedding spent us a lot of money. We rented 18 houses in Ting Sai village for the three generations of relatives and friends who attended the wedding. We spent about 3000 Yuan for treating relatives. I have borrowed money from other friends, but I do not wish to be in debt, so I plan to sell some farming lands. I hope you can send some money home, so I can pay all the money back. Wish you health, Grandson Kwok Ching with Kwok Ming One more thing, Uncle Kwong Man got me a birth certificate and a prepared statement for the use of my immigration. Wish Grandfather and Father can have a conversation with Uncle Kwong Man, so that you can help son to get to America as soon as possible, in order to avoid wasting time. There is a growing unrest in the Mainland, and the theifs and robbers are rampant, it is dangerous to go around. Kwong Ching
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2009.012.015