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為知無之内ハ別而厳重ニ相備可罷在儀ニ而
十日二十日ニ者#1ハ有無之左右相分間敷彼
是致候内秋更宗谷江渡海難相成時節ニ
相成候ハヽ当島ニ致越年候様可相成趣ハ
兼而為覚悟隊下之者ニも申聞置候処去
年津軽勢夥敷致病死候義ハ何も弁居
次第ニ病人相増候故只管病難之儀而已懸
念致彼是ニ付必死之覚悟ニ差究居候へ共
面々異賊防禦を含在陣致候段ハ武門之
規模大幸之至と何も激励罷在候躰数代
承恩之末とハ乍申甚頼母敷事共ニ候従
僕躰之者ハ心細くも可存哉と其心中察候へハ
不便之情も生候処一躰之勢ニ被引立聊臆候
躰も無之甲斐〳〵敷勇居小者之内病気不宜
先立為引取候者も是非相残罷在度抔申程之
躰ニ有之候当附与力弐人前症不軽病躰ニ付
先立引取候様申諭候処死を決し罷在隊
中一同如何様共相成度旨再三歎訴致候
処次第ニ寒冷ニ向急ニ本復可致様子ニ不相
見組子之身分として頭を差置引払候段
現代語訳
（宗谷からの知らせが）届かない内は、特に厳重に備えて罷り在るべき事である。十日・二十日では有無の左右（結果）が分かるまい。あれこれしている内に秋が深まり、宗谷へ渡海できない時節となった場合には、当島にて越年することとなる趣を、かねてより覚悟させるため、隊下の者どもにも申し聞かせておいた。ところが、去年津軽勢が夥しく病死した事は皆も弁えており、次第に病人が増えているため、ひたすら病難の事のみを懸念し、あれこれにつけても必死の覚悟に差し究まって居るものの、面々が異賊防禦を心に含み在陣している段は、武門の規模（あるべき姿）として大いなる幸いの至りである、とみな励まし合っている様子は、数代にわたり御恩を承った末とは申しながら、甚だ頼もしいことであった。従僕の体の者は心細くも思うかと、その心中を察すれば不憫の情も生ずるところ、一体の勢いに引き立てられ、少しも臆した様子もなく甲斐甲斐しく勇んでおり、小者（下役）の内で病気が思わしくなく、先立って引き取らせようとした者も、ぜひとも残り罷り在たい、などと申す程の様子であった。当附与力二人が前症（以前からの症状）が軽くなく病体であるため、先立って引き取るよう申し諭したところ、死を決して罷り在り、隊中一同とともに如何様にもなりたい旨を再三嘆き訴えた。しかし次第に寒冷に向かい、急に本復（全快）できる様子には見えず、組子の身分として頭（隊長）を差し置いて引き払う段は……
英語訳
Until word arrived [from Sōya], they were to remain on especially strict alert. Ten or twenty days would not be enough time to learn the outcome one way or another. Should the season progress to the point where, amid all these various concerns, autumn deepened and crossing to Sōya became impossible, there was a chance they would have to overwinter on this island — and this possibility had been conveyed to the men under the unit's command beforehand, so that they might prepare themselves mentally. However, everyone was well aware of how many men of the Tsugaru force had died of illness the previous year, and as the number of sick steadily increased, they were consumed above all else with anxiety over illness, and in the midst of everything had come to a state of resolute readiness to face death. Nevertheless, that each man kept in his heart the purpose of defending against foreign incursions and remained at his post was, as the proper bearing of the warrior class, the greatest of fortunes — and all were thus encouraged and inspiring one another. Though it might be said this was only to be expected of men who had received domain favor across several generations, it was truly a heartening sight. As for the attendants and lower servants, one might imagine their spirits were low — and indeed, contemplating their feelings gave rise to a sense of pity — yet they too were buoyed by the spirit of the unit as a whole, showed not the slightest sign of timidity, and conducted themselves with spirited vigor. Even among the lower-ranking attendants, those whose illness made it advisable to send them home ahead of the others expressed their strong wish to remain at their posts. Two of the local duty yoriki (auxiliary officers) had conditions of considerable severity, and when they were told to withdraw ahead of the others, they appealed again and again with deep emotion, declaring their resolve to die if necessary and their wish to share whatever fate might befall the unit as a whole. However, as the cold was gradually intensifying and there seemed little prospect of sudden recovery, for men of their rank (as subordinates) to abandon their post while their commanding officer remained behind...