Rows of cash, 1890
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
Label #4.
Dates
- Creation: 1890
Creator
- From the Collection: Lucy Estabrook Stearns Hartwell (Assistant Teacher 1849-1851) (Person)
- From the Collection: Hartwell, Emily Susan, 1859-1951 (Class of 1883, A.M. 1922; Missionary in China) (Donor, Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions. Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 3.0 Cubic Feet (1 archival box, objects, and photographs)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
"The top row across has Chinese characters and the second row Manchu characters and so on down the page. Each cash indicates a different sin such as envy, jealousy, lack of filial piety, failure to worship the gods, lying, stealing, murder, coveteousness, etc. etc. This paper is burned for the dead so, in case they have committed any of these sins, they will escape their punishment."
Emily Hartwell, Foochow China, circa 1890
Repository Details
Part of the Marion B. Gebbie Archives and Special Collections Repository