Caderno de contabilidade registando as contas diárias da compra de mantimentos e materiais, etc.
This is a late Ming to early Republican-era (c. 1594–early 20th century) Chinese-language fiscal and provisioning document, originating from Portuguese colonial administrative and ecclesiastical archives, primarily associated with Macau and the Colégio de São Paulo. The text comprises fragmented led...
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| Summary: | This is a late Ming to early Republican-era (c. 1594–early 20th century) Chinese-language fiscal and provisioning document, originating from Portuguese colonial administrative and ecclesiastical archives, primarily associated with Macau and the Colégio de São Paulo. The text comprises fragmented ledger entries, receipts, and account books, many bearing archival stamps from the Torre do Tombo in Lisbon and marginalia in Portuguese, Latin, and English. Key figures include Li Si, Li Sanwen, Ren Zhongxiong, Chen Afu (cook), Lin Ashun (attendant), and numerous scribes and officials such as Huang Wen, Wu Gan, and Zhang Guozhu. Locations referenced are Changzhou County and Suzhou Prefecture in Jiangsu, Xiao Long Chi (‘Little Dragon Pond’) within city walls, Macau, Lisbon, and archival repositories including the Arquivo Histórico de Macau and the Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo. The main subject matter consists of detailed daily and periodic expenditures for foodstuffs (rice, wine, pork, vegetables, fish, eggs), provisions (firewood, boiling water, skewers, containers), ritual items (incense, candles, lamp oil), medical supplies, and labour costs, all recorded in traditional Chinese units of weight (jin, liang), volume (sheng, dou), count (zhi, ling), and currency (wen, tael). The document exemplifies hybrid Sino-Portuguese bureaucratic practice, reflecting household, institutional, temple, and missionary accounting within a colonial frontier context. |
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