The Ching Land Contracts #2
No.
Clc-11
Date: 1769 A.D. (The 34th Year of Chien Lung Reign, 1736-1795)
Origin: Ser County, Anhuei Province
Silver used: Silver in 95 (%) Fineness 8 taels
Land Purchased: Farm 1.263 Chinese acres
Notes:
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No.
Clc-12
Date: 1771 A.D. (The 36th Year of Chien Lung Reign, 1736-1795)
Origin: Ser County, Anhuei Province
Silver used: Silver 2 taels
Land Purchased: 2 lots. (1) Land 0.28 Chinese acre (2) Land 0.17 Chinese acre
Notes:
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No.
Clc-13
Date: 1796 A.D. (The 1st Year of Jia Ching Reign, 1796-1820)
Origin: Ji San County, Shansi Province
Silver used: Silver 40 taels and 2 maces and 5 candareens
Land Purchased: Land 3.5 Chinese acres
Notes:
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No.
Clc-14
Date: 1799 A.D. (The 4th Year of Jia Ching Reign, 1796-1820)
Origin: Ji San County, Shansi Province
Silver used: Silver 71 taels
Land Purchased: Land 5.95 Chinese acres
Notes:
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No.
Clc-15
Date: 1799 A.D. (The 5th Year of Jia Ching Reign, 1796-1820)
Origin: Ser County, Anhuei Province
Silver used: Silver 20 taels
Land Purchased: 5 lots. (1) Base land 0.11359 Chinese acre.(2) Land 0.23863 Chinese acre.(3) Land 0.013417 Chinese acre. (4) Land 0.12 Chinese acre.(5) Land 0.050458 Chinese acre.
Notes:
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No.
Clc-16
Date: 1811 A.D. (The 16th Year of Jia Ching Reign, 1796-1820)
Origin: Kuangsi Province
Silver used: Silver 67 taels and 2 maces
Land Purchased: Farm 70 Steps
Notes:
Even though the price for the land is taken down in silver tael, it is also indicated in the contract that the exchange rate between a foreign silver dollar and silver tael is 7 maces and 4 candareens, which implies that the currency used in this transaction was foreign silver dollar.
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No.
Clc-17
Date: 1812 A.D. (The 17th Year of Jia Ching Reign, 1796-1820)
Origin: Ler Ling County, Shandong Province
Silver used: Cash 20 Tiao per Chinese acre
Land Purchased: Land 4.54915 Chinese acres
Notes:
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No.
Clc-18
Date: 1815 A.D. (The 20th Year of Jia Ching Reign, 1796-1820)
Origin: Ser County, Anhuei Province
Silver used: Round Silver (Foreign Silver Dollar) 8 taels
Land Purchased: Land 1.572 Chinese acres
Notes:
Another land transaction using foreign silver dollars
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No.
Clc-19
Date: 1815 A.D. (The 4th Year of Tao Kuang Reign, 1821-1850)
Origin: Ser County, Anhuei Province
Silver used: Wave Silver 50 taels in Cao Scale
Land Purchased: Hill Land 0.12 Chinese acre
Notes:
Cao Scale: A weighing standard widely used in the southern of the Yangtze river territory.
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No.
Clc-20
Date: 1825 A.D. (The 5th Year of Tao Kuang Reign, 1821-1850)
Origin: Hobei Province (Chili)
Silver used: Paper Note of Bejing 8 Tiaos
Land Purchased: Base Land 0.44694 Chinese acre
Notes:
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