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Translation Date Revision No. Translator/Commentator
     
Mughal Library References
Mughal Library
Document Name
Saiyid Muhammed to the Emperor Solicits Protection His House against the Violence to Sepoys attached to Jaspar Regiment.
Category Archive No. Updated Date
Secret Papers MAC-23022023-901 March 12, 2026 at 7:19:39 AM
Held At: National Archives of India
Identifier Number: PR_000002385804
Original
Document Name
Saiyid Muhammed to the Emperor Solicits Protection His House against the Violence to Sepoys attached to Jaspar Regiment.
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
July 3, 1857, 8:18 p.m. 111 115 Mutiny 0.2 3
Main Category Sub Category Modern Classification Modern Subclassification Document Type Source
Secret Papers N/A N/A N/A Digitized Document N/A
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N/A N/A N/A 1857 1857 N/A
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N/A N/A N/A N/A July 04, 1857





TRANSLATION

The Translation and Comment

 by 

 Mohammed Abdulkarim:

 of Original Document:



 

To—The  King  !  Shelter  of  the  World  !

RESPECTFULLY  SHEWETH,—That  the  Soldier  ofthe  9th Regiment  Native  Infantry  quartered  near  Skinner’s  “house, which  is  close  to  the  Cashmere  Gate,  are  destroying  the  houses adjoining  the  Ailkhand  Khan  Police  Station,  and  situated  in the  rear  of  Skinner’s  house.  Several  tenements,  forming  a square,  some  of  brick  or  stone,  and  some  of  mud  or  unbaked bricks  and  belonging  to  Ascetics,  are  situated  in  the  locality. The  aforesaid  Soldiery  had  before  dug  out  and  taken  away  the doors  and  door-frames.  They  are  now destroying  the  roofs. As  Your  Majesty  dispenses  justice  to  all,  your  Petitioner depends  on  Your  Majesty’s  goodness  and  favour,  and  prays that  the  entire  demolition  of  these  houses  by  the  Soldiers  may be  prevented,  so  that  what  remains  of  them  may  be  saved from  their  aggressive  hands.  It  was  necessary,  and  has  there- fore  been  submitted  (Prayers  for  the  King’s  prosperity). Petition  of  the  Ascetic,  the  lowly  Syad  Muhammad. 

 

Autograph  order  by  the  King,  in  pencil

 

Mirza  Moghal  Bahadur  will  lay  strict  injunctions  on  the Officers  of  the  9th  Regiment,  Native  Infantry,  to  refrain  from the  spoliation  complained  of 

   Note  on  the reverse— The  order  has  been  written. 

   Number of  the  face  (Index  number  probably)  ‘‘204’’.