翻刻
一村高千三百六拾六石九斗三升八合 一家数百八拾九軒
一潰家八拾九軒《割書：内拾軒｜焼 失一即死男女八拾八人一即死《割書：馬拾五疋｜牛 弐疋》
一村高三百九拾八石六斗五升弐合四夕一家数百九拾軒 右分牟礼宿
一潰家百七軒《割書：男｜女》即死拾六人 即死馬拾三疋 右分大古間村
一村高千三百六拾五石九斗 一家数弐百七拾四軒
一潰家百五拾四軒〉一即死男女三拾八人一即死馬拾五疋 右分柏原村
一村高九百四拾八石弐斗三升八合 一家数弐百三拾三軒
一潰家百四拾三軒 一即死男女拾七人 一即死馬拾四疋 右分野尻宿
右は私御代官所信州水内郡北国往還牟礼宿外三ヶ宿之儀
当三月廿四日戌中刻頃ゟ翌廿五日亥上刻迄前代未聞大地震
二而書面之通家居皆潰二相成牟礼宿之儀は潰家二相成候後
出火二および焼失家出来人馬牛即死怪我人夥敷宿内二および
其所も御朱印御證文之外人馬継立出来不申旨届出候間
早速為見分手代差出申候委細之儀は追而可申上侯得とも
先此段御届申上候以上
四月七日
信州千隈川通塩崎村国役普請見分并仕立御用大地震
二付見分之趣荒増申上候書付
高崎兵八
西村覚内
現代語訳
【各村の被害記録】
一、村高 千三百六十六石九斗三升八合 家数 百八十九軒
潰れ家 八十九軒（うち十軒は焼失） 即死 男女合わせて八十八人 即死 馬十五疋・牛二疋
右は牟礼宿分
一、村高 三百九十八石六斗五升二合四夕 家数 百九十軒
潰れ家 百七軒 即死（男女）十六人 即死馬 十三疋
右は大古間村分
一、村高 千三百六十五石九斗 家数 二百七十四軒
潰れ家 百五十四軒 即死 男女合わせて三十八人 即死馬 十五疋
右は柏原村分
一、村高 九百四十八石二斗三升八合 家数 二百三十三軒
潰れ家 百四十三軒 即死 男女十七人 即死馬 十四疋
右は野尻宿分
【届書本文】
右の村々は、私の代官所支配である信州水内郡北国往還の牟礼宿ほか三か宿のことについて申し上げます。
今年三月二十四日の戌の中刻（午後九時ごろ）から翌二十五日の亥の上刻（午後九時半ごろ）まで、前代未聞の大地震が起き、書面に記した通り、家屋がことごとく潰れました。牟礼宿においては、家屋が潰れた後さらに火災が発生し、焼失家屋が出るに至りました。人馬・牛の即死、怪我人が夥しく、宿内に及びました。その場所もまた、御朱印・御証文の定めの範囲以外では人馬の継立ができない旨、届け出がありましたので、早速、手代を見分のために差し出しました。詳細については追って申し上げますが、まず取り急ぎこの段をご届け申し上げます。以上。
四月七日
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信州千隈川通り塩崎村における国役普請の見分ならびに仕立御用のため出張中、大地震が発生したため、その見分の様子をおおよそ申し上げる書付
高崎兵八
西村覚内
英語訳
**Damage Records by Village**
One village: rice yield of 1,366 koku, 9 to, 3 shō, 8 gō; 189 households.
Collapsed houses: 89 (of which 10 were burned down); immediate deaths: 88 persons (male and female); immediate deaths of livestock: 15 horses, 2 cattle.
*The above pertains to Murei-juku.*
One village: rice yield of 398 koku, 6 to, 5 shō, 2 gō, 4 shaku; 190 households.
Collapsed houses: 107; immediate deaths (male and female): 16 persons; immediate deaths of horses: 13.
*The above pertains to Ōfuruma Village.*
One village: rice yield of 1,365 koku, 9 to; 274 households.
Collapsed houses: 154; immediate deaths (male and female): 38 persons; immediate deaths of horses: 15.
*The above pertains to Kashiwabara Village.*
One village: rice yield of 948 koku, 2 to, 3 shō, 8 gō; 233 households.
Collapsed houses: 143; immediate deaths (male and female): 17 persons; immediate deaths of horses: 14.
*The above pertains to Nojiri-juku.*
**Body of the Official Report**
The above villages are the four post towns — Murei-juku and three others — along the Hokurikudō Highway in Mizuchi District, Shinano Province, under my administrative jurisdiction.
On the 24th day of the 3rd month of this year, from around the middle of the Hour of the Dog (approximately 9:00 p.m.) until the early Hour of the Boar (approximately 9:30 p.m.) on the following 25th day, an unprecedented great earthquake struck, and as recorded in this document, houses throughout the area were completely destroyed. In Murei-juku, fires broke out after the houses had collapsed, resulting in additional losses to burned structures. The number of people and horses and cattle killed instantly, as well as the injured, was enormous throughout the post towns. Furthermore, as the post towns reported that they were unable to provide the relay transport of people and horses beyond what was stipulated under the shōgun's vermilion-seal documents and official certificates, I immediately dispatched an inspector (tedai) to assess the situation. I will report the full details in due course, but for now I respectfully submit this preliminary notification. Respectfully submitted.
7th day of the 4th month [Kōka 4, 1847]
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**A report submitted regarding an inspection tour to Shiozaki Village along the Chikuma River in Shinano Province, undertaken for the purpose of national-service public works (kokueki fushin) assessment and arrangements, during which a great earthquake occurred — an overview of the inspection findings.**
Takasaki Heihachi
Nishimura Kakunai