The Ching Land Contracts #6
Date: 1896 A.D. (The 22nd Year of Kuang Hsu Reign; 1875-1908)
Origin: Yu Yiao County, Chekiang Province
Silver used: 5 Foreign Silver Dollars
Land purchased: Inherited Hill Land 0.4 Chinese acres
Notes:
Transaction using foreign silver coins
Seller explicitly waives the right to buy back
Collection of the webmaster
Date: 1899 A.D. (The 25th Year of Kuang Hsu Reign; 1875-1908)
Origin: N/A
Silver used: Wave Silver 1.5 Taels in the Market Scale
Land purchased: Two Hill Land as prescribed including two old tombs within
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
Date: 1904 A.D. (The 30th Year of Kuang Hsu Reign; 1875-1908)
Origin: Anhuei Province
Silver used: Wave Silver 5 Taels in the Cao Scale
Land purchased: Land 0.03 Chinese acre
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
Date: 194 A.D. (The 30th Year of Kuang Hsu Reign; 1875-1908)
Origin: N/A
Silver used: Wave Silver 60 Taels
Land purchased: Farm Land 0.794 Chinese acre
Notes:
Seller has the right to buy back
Collection of the webmaster
Date: 1907 A.D. (The 33rd Year of Kuang Hsu Reign; 1875-1908)
Origin: Ghan County, Jiangsi Province
Silver used: Wave Silver 21 Taels
Land purchased: Houses, Farms, Lands and Trees as prescribed
Notes:
Official contract form
Collection of the webmaster
Date: 1908 A.D. (The 34th Year of Kuang Hsu Reign; 1875-1908)
Origin: Wan Chuan County, Shansi Province
Silver used: Silver 5 Taels
Land purchased: Wet Land 3.605 Chinese acres
Notes:
Official contract form
Collection of the webmaster
Date: 1910 A.D. (The 2nd Year of Hsuan Tung Reign; 1909-1911)
Origin: N/A
Silver used: Cash 32 Chuan (=Tiao, or 1,000 cashes)
Land purchased: Farm having land tax of 2.389 Chinese Liters of grains imposed.
Notes:
Collection of the webmaster
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