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Rajab Ali Jamdar of the Magazine to the Emperor Reports the Neglect of Duty of Thandar Begampura and Prays that the Thanadar May Be Transferred to Some Other Place. | ||||
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| Secret Papers | MAC-23022023-901 | March 12, 2026 at 7:19:39 AM | |||
| Held At: National Archives of India | |||||
| Identifier Number: PR_000002385712 | |||||
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Original Document Name Rajab Ali Jamdar of the Magazine to the Emperor Reports the Neglect of Duty of Thandar Begampura and Prays that the Thanadar May Be Transferred to Some Other Place.
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| Location | Department | Language | |||
| The National Archives of India is located at the intersection of Rajpath and Janpath Road | Foreign | Timurid (Persian/Turkish/Arabic) | |||
| Dated | Collection No. | Serial No. | Folder | Size | No. of Pages |
| May 23, 1857, 8:18 p.m. | 199 | 12 | Mutiny | 0.1 | 3 |
| Main Category | Sub Category | Modern Classification | Modern Subclassification | Document Type | Source |
| Secret Papers | N/A | N/A | N/A | Digitized Document | N/A |
| Title of Person | Position | Associated To | Period From | Period To | Other Name |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | 1857 | 1857 | N/A |
| Successor | Predecessor | Issue Number | Doc Material | Gregorian Date | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | May 24,1857 | |
The Translation and Comment
by
Mohammed Abdulkarim:
of Original Document:
Petition of Rajab Ali, Jemadar of the Delhi Magazine,
dated 24th May 1857
To—The King ! Shelter of the World !
Respegti-ully Sheweth That we. Slaves, who are nurtured by your salt, leave our families at our homes, and are, agreeably to Your Majesty’s orders, daily engaged in the Magazine from morning till night. The disorders and distur bances prevailing in the City, being beyond all limits, present ourselves at the Royal threshold, rnd pray that orders, under Your Majesty’s Seal, may be issued to all the Police Officers, that they maintain efficient arrangements, in the several jurisdictions, for the protection of the houses of the Magazine servants; moreover, your Slaves, residing in the Khalassy lines which are situated in the Nigambodh Police Station, as well as the rest of the inhabitants, wearied of their lives, by the excessive oppression they are suffering, pray that the present Police Officer may be transferred to some Station outside the City, so that your petitioner may obtain rest and quiet. Petition of the Slave, Rajab Ali, Jemadar of the Delhi Maga zine.
Autograph order by the King, in pencil"
Mirza Moghal will station all the men who brought tVeasure from Bulandshahar at the Magazine, and the Soldiers of the Royal Levies are not to be allowed to carry away anything from the Magazine, without special permission.