Sycee Drafts
Sdf/1 A Remittance to Shanghai in 1878
Remittance for the payment of 1,000 Taels in the Shanghai 98 Regulatory Scale, issued by Bo Ling Yin Firm initiated by Tai Yin Si at the 26th day, the 9th month, the year of Wu Yin (the 4th year of Kuang Hsu, 1878) to the Cashier, Soon Firm in Shanghai. Kao Guang Zen Firm, the remittee, upon its presentation of the remittee's coupon to the Cashier, will be paid for such a remittance silver.
Left: The Remittee's coupon. Right: The Cashier's coupon
Sdf/2
A Remittance to Shanghai in 1868
Remittance for 200 Spanish colonial dollars without being chopped, issued by Fang Ming Hen in Bo Hsi (in Shaansi Province) at the 1st day, the 12th month, the 7th year of Tong Ze (1868) to the representative of the issuer Yi Firm of Shanghai. The Remittee, Fang Chun Mao Firm, upon its presentation of the remittee's coupon to the issuer's representative in Shanghai, the representative will instruct the Cashier Jiang Yu Chang Firm to pay such a remittance silver to the Remittee.
Left: The Remittee's coupon. Right: The Cashier's coupon
Sdf/3
A Remittance in Yunnan in 1900
Remittance for 1,100 taels of "Remittance Bank's Fine Silver"(*) in the Provincial Remittance Scale, issued by Tong Hsin Hsiang Firm at the 4th day, the 5th month, the year of Gan Ze (The 26th year of Kuang Hsu, 1900) to its principal firm in Kunmin. It was agreed that the Remittee, Tong Fa Hsiang Firm will carry this draft to the principal firm of the issuer to receive the remitted silver.
(*)i.e., Saddle sycee.
Sdf/4 A Remittance to Shanghai in
1880
Remittance for the payment of 1,000 Taels in the Shanghai 98 Regulatory Scale, issued by Bo Ling Yin Firm initiated by Tai Yin Si at the 12th day, the 10th month, the year of Gan Chen (the 6th year of Kuang Hsu, 1880) to the Cashier, Soon Firm in Shanghai. Tong Chun Silk Firm, the remittee, upon its presentation of the remittee's coupon to the Cashier, will be paid for such a remittance silver.
Notes:
Remitter and issuer are the same as of Sdf/1
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