翻刻
程も有之趣即死人も拾弐三人と申事二而塩崎村ゟ
地割も細く少々軽キ様子二相見夫ゟ三里罷越川
上金吾助御代官所坂木宿辺は潰家死人無御坐
候得共壁建具等震損し昼夜何十度となく
震動致一同野宿致居夫ゟ三里上田領へ罷越
候処又一段 軽（カロク）く尤 昼夜野宿は致居候様子二御
坐候夫ゟ弐里半二而小諸 町夫ゟ三里二而中山道
追分宿辺へ至り候而は山鳴程之儀も無之大地震
後も只折々少々急震候迄二而夫ゟ碓氷峠を江戸
之方へ越候得は廿四日夜餘程之地震有之而
巳二而其後は地震無之趣二御座候
右は御用中天変之儀及見聞候趣荒増書
面之通御座候委細之儀は追々其場所〳〵ゟ
取調申上候儀と奉存候以上
御普請役見習
未四月三日 西村覚内
○四月五日松代より之書状
死人 弐千六百拾三人
怪我人 千八百七拾九人
潰れ家 千七百五拾壱軒
馬 百六拾五疋
○以下芸庵先生より借領
現代語訳
（塩崎村には潰れ家が）三十軒程もあり、即死者も十二、三人とのことであった。塩崎村からは地割れも細く、やや軽い様子に見受けられた。そこから三里ほど行った川上金吾助の代官所、坂木宿辺りでは潰れ家や死者はなかったものの、壁や建具などが震動で損傷し、昼夜何十度となく揺れが続き、住民は皆野宿をしていた。そこからさらに三里行って上田領に入ると、また一段と（被害が）軽く、もっとも昼夜野宿はしている様子であった。そこから二里半で小諸町、さらに三里で中山道の追分宿辺りに至っては、山鳴り程のこともなく、大地震の後もただ折々に少々急な揺れがある程度で、そこから碓氷峠を江戸の方へ越えると、（地震の）二十四日夜にはかなりの地震があったというだけで、その後は地震はないとのことであった。
以上は、御用中に天変（自然災害）について見聞きした次第をおおよそ書き記した通りでございます。詳細については、追って各場所から調査のうえ申し上げるものと存じます。以上
御普請役見習
未四月三日 西村覚内
○四月五日、松代よりの書状
死者 二千六百十三人
負傷者 千八百七十九人
潰れ家 千七百五十一軒
馬 百六十五疋
○以下、芸庵先生より借用した資料
英語訳
There were about thirty collapsed houses (in Shiozaki village), and it was said that twelve or thirteen people had died instantly. From Shiozaki village onward, the ground fissures became smaller and conditions appeared somewhat less severe. Three ri further along, in the area of the magistrate's office of Kawakami Kingonosuke at Sakaki-juku, there were no collapsed houses or deaths, though walls and fittings had been damaged by the tremors, and the shaking continued dozens of times day and night, with the residents all sleeping outdoors. Three ri further into the Ueda domain, conditions were again somewhat lighter, though people were still sleeping outdoors day and night. Two and a half ri from there was Komoro town, and three ri beyond that, upon reaching the Nakasendō post station of Oiwake-juku, there was not even the sound of mountains rumbling. After the great earthquake, there were only occasional sharp tremors from time to time. Crossing the Usui Pass toward Edo from there, it was said that on the night of the 24th day (of the earthquake) there had been a considerable earthquake, but that there had been no earthquakes afterward.
The foregoing is a rough account of the natural disaster I witnessed and heard about in the course of my official duties. I believe that the details will be investigated and reported in due course from each respective location. Respectfully submitted.
Assistant Construction Inspector
3rd day of the 4th month, Year of the Ram Nishimura Kakunai
○ Letter from Matsushiro, dated the 5th day of the 4th month:
Deaths: 2,613 persons
Injured: 1,879 persons
Collapsed houses: 1,751 buildings
Horses: 165 animals
○ The following section is borrowed from Master Geian