ettes ▁of ▁pres idents ▁and ▁other ▁famous ▁figures ▁proved ▁more ▁impress ive . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁H atch ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁private ▁bank ▁note ▁company . ▁There , ▁he ▁met ▁Grace ▁Harrison ▁of ▁California . ▁They ▁were ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁one ▁son , ▁Harrison ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁After ▁taking ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁with ▁another ▁bank ▁note ▁company , ▁H atch ▁solid ified ▁his ▁reputation ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁invited ▁H atch ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Print ing ▁and ▁Eng ra ving ▁mode led ▁after ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁accepted ▁a ▁six - year ▁contract ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁b ureau ▁and ▁train ▁the ▁Chinese ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁office . ▁With ▁his ▁wife , ▁their ▁son , ▁and ▁sister - in - law ▁E ff ie ▁Harr ision , ▁Lorenzo ▁moved ▁to ▁P ek ing . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁China , ▁Lorenzo ▁H atch ▁succeeded ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁a ▁modern ▁printing ▁b ureau . ▁However , ▁the ▁X in hai ▁Revolution ▁in ▁China ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 1 - 1 9 1 2 ▁h inder ed ▁completion . ▁He ▁described ▁his ▁experiences , ▁per ception s , ▁and ▁inse cur ities ▁of ▁being ▁in ▁China ▁to ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁friends ▁through ▁letters . ▁Before ▁his ▁contract ▁ended , ▁H atch ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 3