Donation receipt, Hongan-ji (temple), 1933.

Donation receipt, Hongan-ji (temple), 1933.

Description

Title Proper Donation receipt, Hongan-ji (temple), 1933.
Date(s) 1933
General material designation
This item contains a textual record.
Scope and content
This item is a receipt for a donation to the Hongan-ji temple. It was written for Senjiro Tonomura and sent to Mission America. The document indicates "America" not BC Canada which could have been a mistake. The paper is official Hongan-ji paper with a red ink inkan stamped on it. It is dated December 8th, 1933.
Name of creator
The Tonomura family created these records.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
This record was digitized in full.

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Donation receipt, Hongan-ji (temple), 1933.
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