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11 Idem, p. 66.
12 Idem, p. 71.
13 Idem, p. 51.
14 Idem, p. 91.
15 Tolentino, segundo Antonio Candido, tinha uma atitude realista quanto a perenidade dos “abusos e a impossibilidade de acabar com o
contrabando [na Alfândega da corte], inclusive devido às nomeações de funcionários pelo escandaloso critério do apadrinhamento,
gerando uma docilidade aos interesses políticos e econômicos que corroía a probidade administrativa. Sob este aspecto, os relatórios
de Tolentino são um documento lúcido sobre o patronato”, tendo servido inclusive de fonte para Sérgio Buarque de Holanda em seus
estudos sobre o Império. (Idem, p. 121).
16 Idem, p. 131.
17 Idem, p. 183.