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

This document was issued by the ministry of war for the appointment of a military official. It was issued on the 16th day of the 6th month of the 2nd year of the reign of Tự Đức Đế (嗣德帝).

Hán transcript

兵部為憑給事。照得後保壹衛衛尉阮尹，前𦀰派徃廣平省護接使務，兹該員蒙補清化省領兵□□，應撥派他員換辦，嗣㨿武班大臣遴派安幹管衛尊室直前徃換代等語。輒此合行憑給，宜前徃廣平省城聽洪署掌衛，權掌耆武营印務，兼管選鋒兵，承恩尉新靖男陳知分派奉行，務期週安。須至憑給[者] 右憑給 神機营中衛署衛尉尊室直㨿此。嗣德貳年陸月拾陸日 Seal: 兵部之印 Large seal (center): 兵部之印 Two small red seals: 兵部 Signature (lower left corner): □考

□ marks characters that cannot be identified. [character] indicates a character that is partially missing but can be identified. Double spaces are used to reflect the format of the document.

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Title:
Appointment document from the Tự Đức (嗣德) era of the Nguyễn dynasty
Document type:
Appointment document
Dynasty:
Nguyễn — Tự Đức
Date:
1849
Date (Vietnamese calendar):
2-6-16
Languages:
Vietnamese, Script Han (Traditional variant)
Subjects:
Vietnam--History--Nguyẽ̂n dynasty, 1802-1945; Nguyễn Dynasty (Vietnam)
Place of Publication:
Vietnam
Physical Description:
The document is on plain white paper and features the red seal of the ministry of war, Binh Bộ chi ấn (兵部之印).
Container:
Box 01
Identifier:
pstsc_10178_daaa32817e95f5a06d59fbf6f9e45d5f
Location:
Pennsylvania State University. Special Collections Library
Access Condition:
No Copyright – United States
Description:
This document was issued by the ministry of war for the appointment of a military official. It was issued on the 16th day of the 6th month of the 2nd 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.