Papers relating to Chinese miners
Type: Document
Date: 1918 - 1923
History
The envelope was sent to Mr. Zhang Bingge to then be passed on to Mr. Ma Yuhuan at Youyu (Squid) Village. The letter was sent by Zhang Binghan from Cuba.
The letter from Mr. Zhang Binghan (張炳翰) explains to his father-in-law the financial problems he and his family have encountered in the past years. He asks his father-in-law to transfer money to him as soon as he receives the letter.
This bank receipt from the Bank of China mentions funds donated by Mr. Zheng Qingliang for disaster relief in Canton, today’s Guangzhou.
Description
This collection of papers relates to Chinese miners in Cumberland B.C. Some of the papers mention contributing part of their wage money to their family in China.
Item Details
- Materials: Textual record
- Archival Reference: 993.023.026
- Author: Binghan, Zhang ; Bank of China, New York, NY.
- Donor: Graham, Anna
- Donated: 1993/06/09
- Size: Various sizes