| VOP Code: | Letter101 |
| Category: | Malay Manuscript |
| Size: | 18.4 x 22 cm |
| Title: | Permintaan senapang dan peluru daripada Light |
| Keywords: | Harganya, Patani, senapang, 9 Rabiul Awal, |
| Manuscript No.: | SOAS MS 40320/9, f.107, |
| Year: | 1785 – 1794 |
| Source: | Archives and Special Collections SOAS Library – http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/archives/contact/ |
Permintaan senapang dan peluru daripada Light
Transliteration:
Al-Mustahaqq Surat tulus ikhlas berkasih-kasihan muafakat yang tiada berkesudahan daripada beta sampai kepada sahabat beta Gurnador Pulau Pinang ahwal akan surat sahabat beta beri mari menyatakan senapang ubat peluru beta pinta dahulu itu baharu pada ketika ini datang senapang kompeni maka sesungguhnya seperti surat sahabat beta maka sekarang ini sudah lepas daripada haru hara orang Patani itu maka ini senapang ubat peluru sudah ada sedia pada sahabat beta jadi sangatlah kesukaan pada beta seperti sudah ada pada betalah jika ada sesuatu guna beta suruh orang pergi terima ambil maka akan harganya itu beta pinta tentukan beri mari dahulu maka akan senapang ambilnya Raja Lela Muda itu lagi beta periksa ambil pulangkan bermula ada barang2 beta hendak berguna disuruh Setia Raja beli itu pun beta pinta dengan penolong sahabat beta juga nanti dengan segeranya sahabat beta beri balik mari Setia Raja itu pada beta pergi surat pada hari Khamis sembilan haribulan Rabiul Awal tamat
Malay Description:
Surat Sultan Abdullah kepada Francis Light berkenaan permintaan senapang beserta pelurunya. Baginda bersedia untuk menghantar utusan untuk pergi mengambilnya di Pulau Pinang dan harganya hendaklah ditetapkan terlebih dahulu. Baginda juga menghantar Setia Raja untuk pergi membeli barang-barang di Pulau Pinang yang menjadi kegunaan baginda. Surat ini telah ditulis pada 9 Rabiul Awal, hari Khamis.
Summary:
Sultan Abdullah wrote to Francis Light regarding his request to buy a gun and bullets. He has his envoy ready to fetch it in Pulau Pinang and the price has to be set first. Sultan Abdullah also sent Setia Raja to purchase some goods in Pulau Pinang for his use. The letter was written on Thursday, 9th Rabiul Awal.
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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.
