Acknowledgement of a loan taken by Ahmad bin Sulaiman bin Rajab Al-Muqimi from Seth Ratansi
Ahmad bin Sulaiman bin Rajab Al-Muqimi acknowledges that he received a loan of eighty silver coins (qurush) from Ratansi Purshottam and the extension of this loan for a period of three months.
Functional document type: Private Deeds
Formal document type: Iqrar
Themes: Debt and Mortgage, Money
Date:
Hijri-qamri calendar: 23 Shawwal 1311
Gregorian calendar:
29 April 1894
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invocation (top centre): Arabic
بمنّه تعالى
By the Grace of God
main text: Arabic
1اقر
احمد بن سليمان بن رجب المقيمي
ان عليه
للسيت رطنسيه بن
2برسوتم البانياني
ثمانين قرشاً فضة افرنسيسياً حقاً مؤجلاً
3عنه الي مضي ثلاثة اشهر زمانا من يومنا قذا اقراراً منه له بذلك
4بتاريخ
يوم
٢٣
من شهر شوال سنة
١٣١١
و كتبه الفقير
عبدالله بن
5يعوب بن يوسف البحري
بيده
6و بعرفاني به
خليف بن محمد
و
سالم بن سعيد
1Ahmad bin Sulaiman bin Rajab Al-Muqimi acknowledges that he owes to the Seth Ratansi bin
2Pursottam Al-Banyani eighty silver French qurush, an obligation that is delayed
3from him for three months’ time from this date, and this is an acknowledgment of that from him to him
4on the 23rd day of the month of Shawwal 1311, and it was written by Abdullah
5bin Yaqub bin Yusuf Al-Bahri, by his own hand
6And it was made known to Khalifa bin Mohammed and Salim bin Said
a silver coin, equivalent to a Maria Theresa Dollar
Participants
Debtor:
Ahmad bin Sulaiman bin Rajab Al-Muqimi
Creditor:
Seth
Ratansi Purshottam
Writer:
Abdullah bin Yaqub bin Yusuf Al-Bahri
Witness:
Khalifa bin Mohammed
Witness:
Salim bin Said
Language(s)
Arabic
Source
Vimal Purecha Family Collection, no shelfmark
Archival Collection: Ratansi Purshottam collection
Transcribed from manuscript image.
Edited by Fahad Bishara and Elizabeth Thelen
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