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First Days of Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Petition from Rattan Chand Superintendent of the Royal Gardens and private Estates of the Emperor attached to Sahibabad

First Days of Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Petition from Rattan Chand Superintendent of the Royal Gardens and private Estates of the Emperor attached to Sahibabad

Secret Papers

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April 11, 2023 at 6:26:02 AM

National archives of India

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First Days of Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Petition from Rattan Chand Superintendent of the Royal Gardens and private Estates of the Emperor attached to Sahibabad

The National Archives of India is located at the intersection of Rajpath and Janpath Road

Foreign

April 01 , 1857

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Mutiny

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April 4, 2023 at 8:00:00 PM

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Mohammed Abdulkarim

English

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The Translation and Comment

 by 

 Mohammed Abdulkarim:

 of Original Document:


 

     To—The  King  !  Shelter  of  the  World  ! 

RESPECTFULLY  SHEWETH,—That  the  Troopers  quartered  in the  Chundni  Chowk,  have  picquetted  their  horses  immediately in  the  front  of  the  shops.  Many  of  the  tenants  have,  in  consequence,  vacated  their  shops  and  gone  away,  and  those  that remain  are  ready  to  follow  the  same  course,  from  dread  of the  Troopers.  Much  loss  of  rent,  as  well  as  damage  to  the shops,  which  having  been  plastered  with  mortar  are  yet  in repair,  is  now  occurring.  Your  petitioner  prays,  therefore,  that orders  according  to  the  Royal  pleasure  may  be  issued  in  thismatter.  Petition  of  the  consumer  of  the  Royal  salt,  the  slave Rattan  Chand,  Superintendent  of  the  Gardens,  and  personal Estates  of  the  King,  at  Sahibabad,  &c.

   Note  in  Maroin—“‘Copy  taken”’,

   Order  by  the  King,  in  reference  to  the  above  petition,  without signature,  seal,  or  cypher,  dated  16th  July  1857. 

To—Mirza  Moghal. 

    Son,—The  illustrious  and  valiant  Mirza  Zohur-ud-din, otherwire  Mirza  Moghal  Bahadur,  Learn,  that  we  are  informed,  by  a  petition  from  Rattan  Chand,  Superintendent  of the  Sahibabad  Garden,  which  is  herein  enclosed  in  original, that  the  Troopers  of  the  Cavalry  come  from  Jadhpur  have  picquetted  their  horses  in  front  of  the  shops,  and  have  taken possession  of  a  number  of  them.  That  some  of  the  shopkeepers,  have,  in  consequence,  vacated  their  shops  and  gone away,  and  that  those  of  the  tenants  who  remain  are  ready  to do  the  same.  Under  these  circumstances,  loss  to  our  personal Revenue  must  ensue. You,  our  son,  are  therefore  directed  to cause  these  Troopers  to  remove  from  their  present  location, and  to  assign  them  some  other  place  to  stay  in,  so  that  this cause  of  loss  to  our  Revenue  may  be  checked.  Be  assured  of our  kindness. 

 

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