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Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre o pagamento do foro do chão do território de Macau, no ano 41 do reinado de Qianlong (1776)

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Title
Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre o pagamento do foro do chão do território de Macau, no ano 41 do reinado de Qianlong (1776)
Abstract
This abstract describes an imperial mandate issued on the 14th day of the 11th lunar month in Qianlong 41 (28 November 1776) by Yang, Magistrate of Xiangshan County, Guangzhou Prefecture, holding the rank of *Zhèng Bāpǐn* with five additional promotions and eight commendations, concerning the urgent collection of land rents and grain-tax silver from the Macau (*Háojìng Ào*) enclave. The document, bearing the official seal of the Magistrate’s Clerk (*Diǎnshǐ*) of Xiangshan County, addresses the Western (Portuguese) Community Magistrates—including *Duo Luo Gan*—as foreign headmen (*Yí Mù*), directing them to complete immediate and full collection of the outstanding Qianlong 41 tax revenues and remit the silver without delay to the Xiangshan County office. It specifies that these funds, traditionally recorded in the *Dīng-Dì* (‘Population-and-Land’) tax registers and forwarded to the provincial treasury, were required for disbursement as soldiers’ stipends via the provincial military paymaster. The mandate was received and registered in the Waiting Office (*Chéng Hòu Fáng*) and bears multiple official endorsements, including ‘Approved’ (*Pī*) and marginalia indicating Xiangshan County and a submission deadline. Archival reference numbers ‘483 T59 1976’ appear repeatedly, with handwritten annotation ‘T59’ confirming its classification. This primary source provides direct evidence of Qing administrative oversight of Macau’s fiscal obligations during the late eighteenth century and reflects formal Sino-Portuguese administrative interaction under imperial jurisdiction.
Date
1776-12-24
Archive
Portugal. Arquivos Nacionais da Torre do Tombo
Loc. in Archive
PT/TT/DCHN/1/1/000050
Link
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Transcription

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[Page]
483
T59
1976

[Archival mark — top center]
483 T59 1976

[Stamp — top right]
[Circular red seal: 香山縣典史之鈐記]

[Title]
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[Main text]
乾隆四十一年十一月十四日承候房承

[Signature]
有牌仰夷目遵准此

[Marginalia — left]


日繳

[Stamp — left margin, vertical]
[Red ink stamp: 香山縣典史之鈐記]

[Stamp — center, large red character]


[Stamp — bottom right]
[Red circular seal: (Selo ilegível)]

[Handwritten annotation — center left]
T59

Translation

Page 1

[Page]
483
T59
1976

[Archival reference — top centre]
483 T59 1976

[Official seal — top right]
[Circular red seal bearing the inscription: ‘Seal of the Magistrate’s Clerk (Diǎnshǐ) of Xiangshan County’]

[Title]
Imperial Mandate Issued by Yang, Magistrate of Xiangshan County, Guangzhou Prefecture, holding the rank of *Zhèng Bāpǐn* (Senior Eighth Rank), with five additional promotions and eight official commendations recorded in his service dossier, concerning the urgent collection of land rents and grain taxes from the Macau (*Háojìng Ào*) enclave.

Pursuant to precedent, annual land rents and grain-tax silver from Macau have long been remitted to the provincial treasury and formally entered into the *Dīng-Dì* (‘Population-and-Land’) tax registers for final audit and account settlement. However, such remittances for the year Qianlong 41 (1776) remain outstanding. In consequence, this mandate is hereby issued to the Western (i.e., Portuguese) Community Magistrates—*Duo Luo Gan*, et al.—to take immediate and decisive action. You are instructed to complete without delay the full collection of the land-rent silver due for Qianlong 41 from the Macau enclave, and to submit the full amount forthwith to this county office. Upon receipt, this office will appoint a clerk and scribe to receive and forward the funds to the provincial military paymaster for disbursement as soldiers’ stipends. No delay or default shall be tolerated.

[Main text]
14th day of the 11th lunar month, Qianlong 41 (28 November 1776)
Received and registered in the Waiting Office (*Chéng Hòu Fáng*)

[Signature endorsement]
This mandate is issued to the foreign headmen (*Yí Mù*) for strict compliance.

[Marginalia — left margin]
Xiangshan County
Deadline:
Days for submission

[Official seal — left margin, vertical orientation]
[Red ink stamp: ‘Seal of the Magistrate’s Clerk (Diǎnshǐ) of Xiangshan County’]

[Endorsement stamp — centre]
‘Approved’ (*Pī*)

[Official seal — bottom right]
[Illegible circular red seal]

[Handwritten annotation — centre left]
T59

Citation
Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre o pagamento do foro do chão do território de Macau, no ano 41 do reinado de Qianlong (1776). (1776). Portugal. Arquivos Nacionais da Torre do Tombo (PT/TT/DCHN/1/1/000050). http://43.156.68.124/docs/E6NMU2RU/viewer_E6NMU2RU.html