This is a photograph of "Miss Lan Tsoi Wan, born 2/2/1819 in Canton [now Guagzhou]. Daughter of Lau Hing Hong [business, 'Wong Po' shop]. She knows only the characters of the Doctrine and prayer books. She was a Caretaker at Sancian [now Sangchuan] Dispensary , studying nursing at Chinese Precious Blood Sisters school at Kowloon, Hong Kong [now Xiangang]. She is most bashful, bright, honest, self-confident good househelper, clean, tidy, can sew well, not afraid of work. Her family has had the Faith for generations: will engage her only to a good well-trained and devoted Catholic."
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