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2 Envelopes and 1 Letter from Hong Kong to Cumberland B.C.

item1930-05CUMB_983.025.002

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2 Envelopes and 1 Letter from Hong Kong to Cumberland B.C.
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Held by
Cumberland Museum and Archives via Chinese Canadian Artifacts Project (UVic)
Creator
Wing Shing
Dates
1930-05 (indexed as 1930)
Level
item
Extent
A: 24 x 19 cm; 1 letter; paper; white, black and red writing. 2 envelopes (B-C); B: 14 x 7 cm; red, white, black writing, red stamp; C: 10.5 x 16.5 cm; white, black writing, red stamps.
Scope & content
Envelope (B) is from Hong Kong and addressed to Hwang Je-Syen from Hwang Ren-II; letter (A) stating that the sender received money from Je-Syen and that “Your family is fine, so don’t worry about it.”; envelope C is addressed to “Sing Shun & Co. PO Box 183, Cumberland B.C. from “Wing Shing in Hong Kong; Cumberland B.C. postage stamp on the back. Date: May 1930; Photographed: 983.025.002 A (letter); Full translation available.
Places
Hong Kong; Cumberland B.C.
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Subjects
Chinese
Genre / form
Textual record
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