| VOP Code: | Letter26 |
| Category: | Malay Manuscript |
| Size: | 15.6 x 20.9 cm |
| Title: | Mek Ngah melarikan diri bersama-sama harta Sultan Abdullah |
| Keywords: | Lepaskan, rantai, upah, 2 Jamadil Awal, |
| Manuscript No.: | SOAS MS 40320/7, f.35 (Image: RECTO_07_036), |
| Year: | 1785 – 1794 |
| Source: | Archives and Special Collections SOAS Library |
Mek Ngah melarikan diri bersama-sama harta Sultan Abdullah
Transliteration:
Al-Mustahaqqah Surat tulus ikhlas berkasih kasihan daripada beta sampai kepada sahabat beta Gurnador Pulau Pinang yang akil bijaksana masyhur sampai ke mana2 ahwal akan budak beta Mek Ngah itu kata anak beta Cik Awi diserah Hakim Bandar pada anak beta maka anak beta hendak perteguh dipinta sewa rantai maka dipinta Kapitan Muda dan Cina Sang hendak tolong perteguh taruh sementara siang hendak muat bawa mari maka waktu dinihari oleh Kapitan Muda dan Cina Sang hendak upah anak beta itu seratus rial hendak lepaskan Mek Ngah itu anak beta tiada kabul maka pagi2 hari Cina Sang nyatakan pada anak beta kata Mek Ngah itu sudah lari maka akan harta beta yang hilang masa Mek Ngah lari itu ada lebih kurang lima belas bonggol itu pun sudah anak beta nyatakan pada sahabat beta dan pada Kapitan Muda dan Cina Sang maka tatkala demikian ada perintah Kapitan Muda dan Cina Sang lepaskan budak beta itu apa bersabit pada hukum dan adat sahabat beta dinyatakan mari pada beta boleh diketahui itulah beta nyatakan pada sahabat beta pergi surat dua haribulan Jamadil Awal hari Jumaat tamat
Malay Description:
Surat Sultan Abdullah kepada Francis Light memaklumkan berkenaan budak baginda bernama Mek Ngah yang telah diserahkan oleh Hakim Bandar Pulau Pinang kepada anakanda baginda, Cik Awi. Cik Awi telah meminta Kapten Muda dan Cina Sang untuk menjaga Mek Ngah sementara menunggu tiba waktu siang hari. Pada waktu dinihari, Kapten Muda dan Cina Sang hendak memberi 100 rial kepada Cik Awi supaya dilepaskan Mek Ngah tetapi tawaran itu ditolak oleh Cik Awi. Kemudian, pada waktu pagi, Cina Sang telah memberitahu kepada Cik Awi bahawa Mek Ngah telah melarikan diri bersama-sama harta Sultan Abdullah sebanyak 15 bonggol. Justeru, baginda meminta siasatan dilakukan tentang kes ini termasuklah kemungkinan penglibatan Kapten Muda dan Cina Sang melepaskan Mek Ngah. Surat ini telah siap ditulis pada 2 Jamadil Awal, hari Jumaat.
Summary:
Sultan Abdullah`s letter to Francis Light, informed about his slave named Mek Ngah who was delivered by Hakim Bandar Pulau Pinang to his daughter, Cik Awi. Cik Awi asked Kapitan Muda and a Chinese to take care of Mek Ngah while waiting for the day light. At dawn, Kapitan Muda and the Chinese wanted to give 100 reales to Cik Awi for Mek Ngah to be released but the offer was rejected by Cik Awi. Then, in the morning, Cik Awi was told that Mek Ngah had fled away together with Sultan Abdullah`s treasure of 15 humps. Hence, he requested an investigation regarding the case to be carried out including the possibility of the Kapitan Muda and Chinese`s involvement in the released of Mek Ngah. This letter was written on 2nd Jamadil Awal, Friday.
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Manuscript Reference Number: MS 40320
Acknowledgement:
We would like to thank the Archives and Special Collections, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Library, University of London, for providing access to the Light Letters Collection. We are particularly indebted to Susannah Rayner, who was head of Archives and Special Collections at SOAS Library and Erich Kesse, the Digital Library Project Officer at SOAS Library. Our gratitude goes to Dr. Mulaika Hijjas, Professor Ernst Ulrich Kratz and Dato’ Dr. Annabel Teh Gallop. Our appreciation is also extended to Zulqarnain Abu Bakar, Muhaimin Sulam, M Pisol Mat Isa, M Nuri al-Amin and Raja Ahmad Iskandar Raja Yaacob of the Department of Management and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
Accuracy:
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the transliteration and summary for each letter. Any comment and feedback are welcomed.
For Further Information, Please Contact
Professor Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Murad Merican (muradmerican@gmail.com), Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Mr. Abdur-Rahman Mohamed Amin (urrahman_amin@petronas.com.my), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
