翻刻
村々之儀も前同様共地震致候得共其外最寄私領村々は纔
宛之破損所々有之候趣二候得共為差儀無之怪我人亡所無御座候
先不取敢此段御届申上候以上
未三月廿五日 川上金吾
御勘定所江
弘化四未年三月廿六日并四月五日真田信濃守地震御届書写
一私在所信州松代一昨廿四日亥ノ刻頃より大地震二而城内住居向
櫓并囲塀等夥敷破損家中屋敷城下町領分村々其外支配所
潰家数多死去人夥敷村方二而は出火も有之其上山中筋
山抜崩れ犀川江押出水湛追々致充満勿論流水一向無之北国往還
丹波嶋宿渡船場干上り二相成此上右溢水押出し方二寄如何様之変地
二も相成候哉難斗奉存候且今以折々相震ひ申候委細之儀ハ追々可申上候
先此段御届先以此段御届申上候以上
三月廿六日 右御届戸田山城守殿江出ス 真田信濃守
一私在所信州松代去月廿四日亥ノ刻ゟ大地震之儀は先達而先御届申上候
通りに御座候処其後今以相止兼昼夜何ヶ度と申儀無之 折々相震同
廿九日朝晦日夕両日ニ三度強震有之手遠之村方は相分兼候得共
城下外町二は猶又潰家も有之近辺之山上より巌石夥敷崩落且
急々申上候故犀川上手二而堤留候場所之儀は更級郡之内安庭村山本
平林両村之辺岩倉と申高山半両端江抜崩壱ヶ所三拾町程一ヶ所
現代語訳
村々についても同様に地震が発生しましたが、その他の近隣の私領村々では、わずかな破損が所々に見られた程度で、差し支えとなるようなことはなく、怪我人・死者はございません。
取り急ぎ、この段をご報告申し上げます。以上。
未年三月二十五日 川上金吾
御勘定所へ
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弘化四未年三月二十六日ならびに四月五日、真田信濃守による地震届書の写し
一、私の在所である信州松代において、一昨日二十四日の亥の刻（午後10時）頃より大地震が発生し、城内の住居・櫓・囲い塀等が夥しく破損し、家中屋敷・城下町・領分の村々、その他の支配所においても倒壊家屋が多数あり、死者が夥しく、村方では出火もありました。さらに山中筋では山崩れが起き、犀川へ土砂が押し出され、水が次第に溜まり充満し、もちろん流水は全く無くなりました。北国往還の丹波島宿の渡し場は干上がってしまい、この上、右の溢水が押し出してくれば、どのような変事になるか計り知れないと存じます。なお、今もなお折々に地震が続いております。詳細については追って申し上げます。
取り急ぎ、この段をご報告申し上げます。以上。
三月二十六日 右の届書は戸田山城守殿へ提出 真田信濃守
一、私の在所である信州松代において、先月二十四日の亥の刻より大地震が起きたことは、先にご報告申し上げた通りでございますが、その後も今なお止まらず、昼夜何度とも言えないほど折々に揺れが続き、二十九日の朝と晦日の夕方の両日に二、三度の強い地震がございました。遠方の村方については状況が分かりかねますが、城下外町では更に倒壊家屋もあり、近辺の山の上からは巌石が夥しく崩れ落ちました。また急ぎ申し上げますが、犀川上手で水が堰き止められている場所については、更級郡の内の安庭村・山本・平林両村の辺り、岩倉と申す高山の両端が崩れ落ち、一箇所は三十町程、もう一箇所は（次ページへ続く）
英語訳
The villages [in the administered territories] also experienced earthquakes similar to the above, but in the neighboring privately-held villages, there was only minor damage in various places, causing no significant disruption, and there were no injuries or deaths.
This matter is hereby reported without delay. Respectfully submitted.
25th day of the 3rd month, Year of the Ram Kawakami Kingo
To the Office of Finance (Go-kanjō-sho)
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Copy of the earthquake report submitted by Sanada Shinano-no-kami on the 26th day of the 3rd month and the 5th day of the 4th month, Kōka 4th year [1847], Year of the Ram
Item: At my home domain of Matsushiro in Shinano Province, a great earthquake struck from around the Hour of the Boar (approximately 10 p.m.) on the 24th, two days ago. Within the castle, residences, watchtowers, and surrounding walls sustained extensive damage. Among the residences of retainers, the castle town, villages within the domain, and other administered territories, there were numerous collapsed houses and many deaths. Fires broke out in some villages. Furthermore, in the mountain areas, landslides occurred and debris was pushed into the Sai River, causing water to gradually accumulate and fill up — needless to say, the river's flow has completely ceased. The ferry crossing at Tanbajima-juku on the Hokuoku Kaidō (Northern Province Highway) has run dry, and should the backed-up water break through, I cannot foresee what kind of catastrophic changes may occur. Moreover, earthquakes continue to occur from time to time even now. Further details will be reported in due course.
This matter is hereby urgently reported. Respectfully submitted.
26th day of the 3rd month The above report was submitted to Lord Toda Yamashiro-no-kami Sanada Shinano-no-kami
Item: Regarding the great earthquake that struck my home domain of Matsushiro in Shinano Province from the Hour of the Boar on the 24th of last month, as previously reported, the tremors have not ceased since then and continue at irregular intervals throughout the day and night — too many times to count. On the morning of the 29th and the evening of the last day of the month, there were two or three strong earthquakes on each of those days. The situation in distant villages is difficult to ascertain, but in the outer town areas of the castle town, there have been further collapsed houses, and large rocks have tumbled down in great numbers from the mountains in the surrounding area. Furthermore, I must urgently report that regarding the location where the Sai River has been dammed upstream: in the area of Anyū Village, Yamamoto, and Hirabayashi villages within Sarashina District, a high mountain called Iwakura has collapsed on both sides — one point over approximately thirty chō, and another point — (continued on next page)