◆ Extremely rare material from Meiji 5-6 (1872-1873)! Handwritten by Oe Taku, Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture (5th Governor) during the Meiji Restoration, "Nogomei (Land Tax)" - Allocation of Nogomei (Land Tax) to Farmers, 38 pages in total ■ Purchased at a used bookstore in Kanda around 1980. This is a very rare document. During the early Meiji era, following the Meiji Restoration, Oe Taku, the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture (5th Governor), issued a "Nogomei (Land Tax)" allocation document to farmers (peasants), totaling 38 pages (including front and back covers). The documents are from the Meiji 5th and 6th years. The Kanagawa Prefectural Governor's seal (two places), the Kanagawa Prefecture's chop (various places), and the Kanagawa Prefecture's seal (one place) are stamped. It is believed that there were probably two copies, one kept at the prefectural office and the other given to the representatives of the farmers (peasants) at the time; this is considered to be one of those copies. ■ 【Condition】 The binding string has come undone due to aging, and there are some worm-eaten spots. Overall, there are almost no stains or dirt, and it is in a clean condition considering its age. (Please judge from the photos.) ■ Material: Japanese paper. ■ Size: Approximately 32cm in height, 23cm in width, and 5mm in thickness. ■ 【Oe Taku (1847-1921)】 Born in Kashiwajima, Hata-gun, Tosa (Kochi Prefecture) on September 25, 1847, he moved to Sukumo, Hata-gun in 1853 and grew up there. He also called himself Saihara Jiichiro and Doi Takuzo. In 1867, he joined the Tosa Rikuentai and participated in the movement to overthrow the shogunate. In 1868, he became a probationary judge in Hyogo Prefecture, but he resigned once. In 1871, he submitted a petition to abolish the "Eta and Hinin" to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he joined the ministry on this occasion. Then he moved to the Ministry of Industry, but in October of the same year, he was appointed as a seventh-class official of the prefecture by Mutsu Munemitsu, the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. Then he became a councilor. Around this time, Governor Mutsu often went to Shonan for medical treatment, and Oe Taku acted as his deputy in the prefectural government. In July 1872, he succeeded Mutsu as the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture. Under the order of Foreign Minister Soejima Taneomi, he was in charge of the Maria Luz incident trial, and he carried out the liberation of Chinese coolies. At the same time, he issued an order to liberate geishas and prostitutes in the prefecture. He created the official regulations based on the prefectural government regulations, formed the Kanmin Shinboku Club Shodan-kai in Yokohama and welcomed Hara Zenzaburo as its chairman, hired Kanagaki Robun to revise the prefectural office's proclamations, and established the regulations for foreign settlements, leaving many achievements.