Letter from Hung Kwong Lee to Poy Gum Lee, Canton, China, September 9, 1948

This letter with envelope was found in the box (2015.044.275). From: HK Lee c/o Wu Yang Gold Shop, #33 S. Hai Chu Road, Canton, China To: Mr. Poy G. Lee c/o Kwong Yuen Shing, 32 Mott Street, New York City, N.Y., U.S.A. Postmarked stamp Canton 8.9.48 Letter: Dear Uncle Poy: \ I am very shameful not write you so long on account I doesn't know your address. I have try several times to learn from Harriet and Elaine but they giving one hopless. I was happen that I just came back Canton from Kunming and was told by those ok [Shui Lou] they were back from New York that you're very after dropdown Kwong Yum Shing, so I try to send you a few lines of regards. \ I am working in a tobbacco company in Kunming as an outdoor job. I have a good chance to travel around about Canton Kwei Yang ChungKing etc. but my wages are very low actually I can't support my family. So I try to looking for another job. One day I paid a visit to Mr. [Wang Cheng Fang] who was the manager of Bank of China, Canton. Formerly he was in Hongkew Branch Shanghai, and he promished willin to help me a supervision job for the new building. I wish it would be true. \ I learned from Elaine that you attained a big job and you will be for Canton to proceed the building construction. I wish you succeed and will be back as I very anxious to see you and all of the family. [Zhou Weng Yang] still in Canton and started an architect office also constructor, and a hotel besides too. He seems like a millionair. [Ge Hong Fu] in Kunming being a big architect and constructor, last month he went back to S'hai and he will be soon come back to Kunming. \ I like to have some books of architecture, if you have the old ones and not much use them. Please send me some of them, I intend to resign my job after I back to Kunming because I have a construction license in Canton, perhaps I obtain a job that I have to made the drawing and design. \ I was told by [Little Wife Yi Hui] that she needs money very urgent so she intend to sale their share, if you have change drop in Kwong Yuen Ching. Please talk over this matter to the committee. \ Please write me as early as you can. Best wishes and love to all. \ Always Hung Kwong