Military document from the Tự Đức (嗣德) era of the Nguyễn dynasty

This is a document regarding military affairs. It was issued on the 19th day of the 3rd month of the 24th year of the reign of Tự Đức Đế (嗣德帝).

Hán transcript

寧太護督裴 為權給事。照得後勝奇管员缺壹，差派需人。经商同，查有该员身材强幹，武艺稍谙，派辦颇属得力，可堪充缺。除另奉摺遞外，合给權充伊奇協管，叶同副管奇林登贵唱率奇内弁兵，随统領员差派諸公務，要宜著力承行，俟遞摺得旨□飭遵奉。須至權给者 右權给 後勝奇该隊權充叶管尊室廡準此。嗣德貳拾肆年叄月拾玖日 Seal: 北寧太原總督關防 Small red seals: 寧太總督

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Title:
Military document from the Tự Đức (嗣德) era of the Nguyễn dynasty
Authors:
Tự Đức, King of Vietnam, 1829-1883
Document type:
Military document
Dynasty:
Nguyễn — Tự Đức
Date:
1871
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
24-3-19
Languages:
Vietnamese, Script Han (Traditional variant)
Subjects:
Vietnam--History--Nguyẽ̂n dynasty, 1802-1945; Nguyễn Dynasty (Vietnam)
Place of Publication:
Vietnam
Physical Description:
This document is handwritten in cursive on plain white paper. The red seal of the Tổng đốc of Ninh Thái (Bắc Ninh Thái Nguyên Tổng đốc quan phòng 北寧太原總督關防) appears throughout.
Container:
Box 01
Identifier:
pstsc_10178_77684c32756f5c76c6c04a4793544cb1
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This is a document regarding military affairs. It was issued on the 19th day of the 3rd month of the 24th year of the reign of Tự Đức Đế (嗣德帝).
Date notes:
The non-Gregorian dates on these materials refer to the manner in which days were counted from the beginning of the emperor’s rule. For example, an item from CE 1638 also bears the date 4-5-25, which means the document was written on the 25th day of the 5th month of the 4th year of Lê Thần Tông, the emperor who ruled during the Dương Hòa era.
Note:

The physical collection is comprised of 32 edicts and documents. This digital collection consists of dealer images of the front of each scroll. For further questions regarding the physical collection, please contact the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at spcollections@psu.edu.

The original document is held by the Eberly Family Special Collections Library at Penn State University Libraries. Images are provided from Penn State's digital repository.