Ofício do magistrado substituto do distrito de Xiangshan, Wang, ao procurador de Macau, a mandar apressar a medicação a António José que fora agredido

This historical document comprises a Qing dynasty Imperial Edict dated the seventh day of the eleventh month in the forty-second year of the Qianlong reign, corresponding to November 1777. Issued by Commander Huang, the text constitutes an official directive addressed to Portuguese officials in Maca...

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Format: Manuscripts
Published: 1777-12-06
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Online Access:https://macau-legacy.usj.edu.mo/docs/DW7PUPGX/viewer_DW7PUPGX.html
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Summary:This historical document comprises a Qing dynasty Imperial Edict dated the seventh day of the eleventh month in the forty-second year of the Qianlong reign, corresponding to November 1777. Issued by Commander Huang, the text constitutes an official directive addressed to Portuguese officials in Macau, identified as Loh Tao. The primary subject matter concerns the urgent provision of medical care for injured non-European individuals within the jurisdiction. The edict mandates immediate attention and recovery efforts, explicitly prohibiting any delay in execution. Physical characteristics include significant surface damage, red ink rubrics indicating emphasis, and official seals, including a partially illegible oval stamp bearing the inscription 'CONSELHO MACAU' and a rectangular seal script seal. The document preserves period-appropriate terminology, rendering '夷人' as non-European individuals, and reflects administrative interactions between Qing authorities and Portuguese officials in Macau during the late eighteenth century. Handwritten marginalia and numerical annotations are present alongside the formal calligraphy.