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First Days of Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Petition of Imam-baksh, Chowdary, and all the men of the ice-pits. | ||||
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| Secret Papers | MAC-23022023-901 | March 12, 2026 at 7:19:39 AM | |||
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Original Document Name First Days of Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Petition of Imam-baksh, Chowdary, and all the men of the ice-pits.
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| Location | Department | Language | |||
| The National Archives of India is located at the intersection of Rajpath and Janpath Road | Foreign | English | |||
| Dated | Collection No. | Serial No. | Folder | Size | No. of Pages |
| July 17, 1857, 8:18 p.m. | --- | --- | Mutiny | 0.1 | 1 |
| 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 | July 18 , 1857 | |
The Translation and Comment
by
Mohammed Abdulkarim:
of Original Document:
To—The King Shelter of the World
RESPECTFULLY SHEWEerH,—That we, your slaves, have from time immemorial, been cherished and nurtured by the salt of Your Majesty’s house. The Troops which have now arrived, have encamped near your slaves’ houses, which are contiguous to the ice-pits opposite the Turkoman Gate, and your slaves are, in consequence, exposed to great annoyances and ruination; the very timbers of the roofs of their houses having been carried away. Many of the inhabitants, considering their lives in danger, have deserted the place, but your slave has remained, solely because the ice used by Your Majesty’s butler?’ is supplied from his ice-pits. Your Majesty desires the fostering care and protection of all God’s creatures. Your petitioner therefore prays that Madhuganj, the property of the Rajah of Jypur, adjoining Rajah Jaysingh’s Observatory and near to the Turkoman Gate, its enclosing wall being still in preventation, may be graciously bestowed on him, and that an order may be issued to the force come from Bareilly, prohibiting opposition and hindrance, so that your slaves obtaining safety may night and day pray for Your Majesty’s prosperity. We further beg that the order to the Officers may be issued under your special signature. Petition of the slave Imam-bakhsh, and all the men of the ice-pits.
Autograph order by the King, in pencil
Mirza Moghal Bahadur will give the petitioners place in
the Observatory, and will have an order written.
Order on the reverse, without Signature or Seal, apparently
by Mirza Moghal, in furtherance of the King’s order :—
Let orders in accordance with those of the Royal presence
be issued, dated 18th July 1857.
Note below order—‘‘An order has been written’’,