CO129-020 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [5-8] — Page 271

6.

the

characters signifying an agreement !

little below the portion, and two more over

agreement", "one impression

names

of the parties to the document. The

a

remaining

seal

covers the

names

of the witnesses.

I M. 5 corresponding impressions appear

but the portion above-mentioned is wanting.

(Signed)

C. B. Hillier

The parties to this bell of transfer Wei-foo, Chun-shing, and Hoi-tzesk having need

the

of

omoney, to defray necessary expenses, of their free - will transfer the shares of the Central market to Foong-che, who has been induced to advance

The Market seal having the device "Wing-tai " and which has been under the charge of Hei-foo, shall after this transfer be

over, together with the shares, to the

ononey.

handed

-

charge and onanagement of Frong-che, with whose gains though they be great, Chun-shing

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Hoi-treok, and Wei-for shall have no concerned, nor shall they employ the seal to borrow money at interest on their private account and so forth. On the other hand, Chun-shing and the others shall not be answerable either for what was borrowed from Foo-tai and Toong-tai, or for the

other

sundry

debts, all which shall revert to

Frong-che. Wishing to have proof of this, they

make a clear bill of transfer

in one

copy and

deliver it to Frong-che to receive, hold, and preserve.

(M6)

as proof.

Foong-ping leang saw the payment of the money Wei-loo-poaw, a cognizant witness.

Cheang-kund-treang. D

9th

Taonkwang, 35+ year, qt month, 24 t day.

The parties to the bill of transfer.

Wei - foo: Chun-thing

Hoi-tseok.

(True Franslation).

(Rigned)

C. B. Hitler.