Termo de empréstimo de He Ya-Qing a "Taira Micas", sobre o empréstimo de cem patacas
This is a transcribed historical loan receipt dated 28 October 1777 (5th day of the 10th month, Qianlong 42nd year), originating as a promissory note issued by He Yaqing in connection with a loan of one hundred silver taels (yuan) borrowed from Ton Latam Ka Gongtou, with repayment stipulated within...
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| description | This is a transcribed historical loan receipt dated 28 October 1777 (5th day of the 10th month, Qianlong 42nd year), originating as a promissory note issued by He Yaqing in connection with a loan of one hundred silver taels (yuan) borrowed from Ton Latam Ka Gongtou, with repayment stipulated within one month and explicit prohibition of delay or default. The document bears marginalia indicating archival reference numbers (487, T61, 1777) and a personal seal (huāyā) attributed to He Yaqing, alongside a circular red stamp identifying the National Archive of Brazil as the custodial institution. Although the loan transaction appears to involve Chinese parties and dating conventions consistent with Qing dynasty administrative practice, the document’s current provenance resides in the National Archive of Brazil, raising questions regarding transnational archival circulation, colonial-era documentation practices, or later acquisition pathways. The text functions as a formal, legally oriented financial instrument intended for official record-keeping and verification, reflecting contractual norms and documentary conventions of late eighteenth-century East Asian mercantile and legal culture. Researchers will find this item valuable for studies of Sino-global financial exchange, historical debt instruments, cross-cultural archival migration, and the material history of Qing-era written contracts; its presence in a Brazilian national archive warrants critical attention to colonial collecting practices and the global dispersal of historical documents. This transcription is provided strictly for scholarly analysis of the original manuscript’s linguistic, juridical, and provenancial features. |
| first_indexed | 2026-05-17T07:58:03Z |
| format | Manuscripts |
| fulltext | [transcription]
{{PAGE:1}}
[Main text]
抄曰借單
[Marginalia — top right]
487
T61
1777
{{PAGE:2}}
[Page]
T61
[Marginalia — left side, vertical]
乾隆四十二年十月初五日
何亞清借數
圖書
花押
[Main text]
立借數人何亞清借到
噸喇嘆咖公頭銀壹佰員限至壹月交足不得拖欠恐口無憑立此借數
為照
[Stamp — lower right]
[Circular red stamp: ARQUIVO NACIONAL DO BRASIL]
[translation]
{{PAGE:1}}
Transcribed as: ‘Loan Receipt’
[Marginalia — top right]
487
T61
1777
{{PAGE:2}}
[Page]
T61
[Marginalia — left-hand margin, written vertically]
5th day of the 10th month, Qianlong 42nd year (i.e., 28 October 1777)
Loan record of He Yaqing
Library
Personal seal (huāyā)
[Main text]
This is a promissory note executed by He Yaqing, who has borrowed from Ton Latam Ka Gongtou the sum of one hundred silver taels (yuan), to be repaid in full within one month. No delay or default shall be permitted. Lest words alone prove insufficient as evidence, this written instrument is hereby drawn up for official record and verification.
[Stamp — lower right corner]
[Circular red seal: NATIONAL ARCHIVE OF BRAZIL] |
| fulltext_transcription | {{PAGE:1}}
[Main text]
抄曰借單
[Marginalia — top right]
487
T61
1777
{{PAGE:2}}
[Page]
T61
[Marginalia — left side, vertical]
乾隆四十二年十月初五日
何亞清借數
圖書
花押
[Main text]
立借數人何亞清借到
噸喇嘆咖公頭銀壹佰員限至壹月交足不得拖欠恐口無憑立此借數
為照
[Stamp — lower right]
[Circular red stamp: ARQUIVO NACIONAL DO BRASIL] |
| fulltext_translation | {{PAGE:1}}
Transcribed as: ‘Loan Receipt’
[Marginalia — top right]
487
T61
1777
{{PAGE:2}}
[Page]
T61
[Marginalia — left-hand margin, written vertically]
5th day of the 10th month, Qianlong 42nd year (i.e., 28 October 1777)
Loan record of He Yaqing
Library
Personal seal (huāyā)
[Main text]
This is a promissory note executed by He Yaqing, who has borrowed from Ton Latam Ka Gongtou the sum of one hundred silver taels (yuan), to be repaid in full within one month. No delay or default shall be permitted. Lest words alone prove insufficient as evidence, this written instrument is hereby drawn up for official record and verification.
[Stamp — lower right corner]
[Circular red seal: NATIONAL ARCHIVE OF BRAZIL] |
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| spelling | Termo de empréstimo de He Ya-Qing a "Taira Micas", sobre o empréstimo de cem patacas This is a transcribed historical loan receipt dated 28 October 1777 (5th day of the 10th month, Qianlong 42nd year), originating as a promissory note issued by He Yaqing in connection with a loan of one hundred silver taels (yuan) borrowed from Ton Latam Ka Gongtou, with repayment stipulated within one month and explicit prohibition of delay or default. The document bears marginalia indicating archival reference numbers (487, T61, 1777) and a personal seal (huāyā) attributed to He Yaqing, alongside a circular red stamp identifying the National Archive of Brazil as the custodial institution. Although the loan transaction appears to involve Chinese parties and dating conventions consistent with Qing dynasty administrative practice, the document’s current provenance resides in the National Archive of Brazil, raising questions regarding transnational archival circulation, colonial-era documentation practices, or later acquisition pathways. The text functions as a formal, legally oriented financial instrument intended for official record-keeping and verification, reflecting contractual norms and documentary conventions of late eighteenth-century East Asian mercantile and legal culture. Researchers will find this item valuable for studies of Sino-global financial exchange, historical debt instruments, cross-cultural archival migration, and the material history of Qing-era written contracts; its presence in a Brazilian national archive warrants critical attention to colonial collecting practices and the global dispersal of historical documents. This transcription is provided strictly for scholarly analysis of the original manuscript’s linguistic, juridical, and provenancial features. Manuscripts Portugal. Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo PT/TT/DCHN/1/1/000061 1777-11-04 He Yaqing promissory note National Archive of Brazil Qianlong era financial contract Qing dynasty loan receipt Sino-Brazilian archival provenance eighteenth-century Chinese debt instrument transnational archival migration {{PAGE:1}} [Main text] 抄曰借單 [Marginalia — top right] 487 T61 1777 {{PAGE:2}} [Page] T61 [Marginalia — left side, vertical] 乾隆四十二年十月初五日 何亞清借數 圖書 花押 [Main text] 立借數人何亞清借到 噸喇嘆咖公頭銀壹佰員限至壹月交足不得拖欠恐口無憑立此借數 為照 [Stamp — lower right] [Circular red stamp: ARQUIVO NACIONAL DO BRASIL] {{PAGE:1}} Transcribed as: ‘Loan Receipt’ [Marginalia — top right] 487 T61 1777 {{PAGE:2}} [Page] T61 [Marginalia — left-hand margin, written vertically] 5th day of the 10th month, Qianlong 42nd year (i.e., 28 October 1777) Loan record of He Yaqing Library Personal seal (huāyā) [Main text] This is a promissory note executed by He Yaqing, who has borrowed from Ton Latam Ka Gongtou the sum of one hundred silver taels (yuan), to be repaid in full within one month. No delay or default shall be permitted. Lest words alone prove insufficient as evidence, this written instrument is hereby drawn up for official record and verification. [Stamp — lower right corner] [Circular red seal: NATIONAL ARCHIVE OF BRAZIL] |
| spellingShingle | Termo de empréstimo de He Ya-Qing a "Taira Micas", sobre o empréstimo de cem patacas He Yaqing promissory note National Archive of Brazil Qianlong era financial contract Qing dynasty loan receipt Sino-Brazilian archival provenance eighteenth-century Chinese debt instrument transnational archival migration |
| title | Termo de empréstimo de He Ya-Qing a "Taira Micas", sobre o empréstimo de cem patacas |
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