Document 3. Kyōto Prefectural Directive from Governor Hase Nobuatsu
The governor of Kyōto Prefecture, Hase Nobuatsu, informed Suzuki Gentoku that he was incorporated as resident of the urban region according to the family registry (koseki), thereby confirming Gentoku’s commoner status.
The document was issued in the name of Hase Nobuatsu, the first governor of Kyoto Prefecture from 1868 until 1875. Born of the Takakura family of the nobility, Nobuatsu remained influential even after his governorship ended.1
鈴木元徳
民籍編入申付
候事
明治六年四月廾五日
京都府知事長谷信篤
Suzuki Gentoku
You are now incorporated in the citizen registers (minseki).
Fourth month, twenty fifth day, Meiji 6 (1873)
The Governor of Kyōto prefecture Hase Nobuatsu
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