翻刻
板鼻宿
中仙道上州碓氷郡
右宿より訴出候に付六月廿八日より当月五日浅間山
大焼灰降出し灰厚《割書：サ》霜程降候処当月六日
暮六ツ時頃より同八日未刻迄昼夜共に震動
仕無絶間石砂降申候午刻より申ノ刻過迄二
時半程如暗夜挑灯燈斯にて漸々用事相
達申候甚間凡石砂厚《割書：サ》壱尺壱寸余降積り
溜り候処は壱尺五六寸も有之候弱家之分は御伝
馬役相勤候者弐分其外裏家小家数多取押候
と訴出申し候畑作は不及申上《割書：ル》に青草等も無之差当
り馬飼料無之難義仕候由訴出候以上
右は私代官所中仙道信州上州四ケ宿此度浅
間山焼石砂降就中信州三ケ宿之義は退転
同前に相成候趣にて御座候得共今以焼静り不申彼
地に罷在候手代共見分に罷越候義も相成不申
旨追々申越候委細之義は追て可申上候得共
先右之段御届申上候以上
裏に番町御小納戸
一伊丹雅楽之助様御知行
現代語訳
板鼻宿
中山道上州碓氷郡
右の宿より訴え出たことによると、六月二十八日より今月五日まで浅間山が大噴火し灰が降り出し、灰の厚さは霜程度降っていたところ、今月六日の暮れ六つ時頃から同八日の未の刻まで、昼夜を問わず震動が止まず、石や砂が絶え間なく降り続けた。午の刻から申の刻過ぎまでの約二時間半ほどは夜のように暗く、提灯・燈斯（ランタンの類）でようやく用事を済ませることができた。その間に降り積もった石や砂の厚さはおよそ一尺一寸余りで、溜まったところは一尺五、六寸にもなった。傷んだ家屋のうち、御伝馬役を勤めている者の家は二分（二割）が倒壊し、その他の裏家・小家は数多く押し潰されたと訴え出ている。
畑作は申すまでもなく、青草すらもなくなってしまったため、当面の馬の飼料がなく難儀しているとの由、訴え出ている。以上。
右は私（代官）の管轄する中山道信州・上州四か宿についてであるが、この度の浅間山の噴火による石・砂の降下により、就中（なかんずく）信州の三か宿については退転（廃村・宿場の壊滅）と同様の状態となっている模様である。しかしながら、いまだ噴火が収まっておらず、現地に残っている手代どもが見分（現地調査）に赴くこともできない旨を、次々と報告してきている。詳細については追って申し上げるべきところであるが、まずはこの段階で御届け申し上げる。以上。
裏に 番町御小納戸
一 伊丹雅楽之助様 御知行
英語訳
Itahana Post Station
Nakasendo, Usui District, Kōzuke Province
According to a complaint filed by the above post station: From the 28th day of the 6th month through the 5th day of this month, Mount Asama had been erupting greatly and ash had been falling, to a depth roughly equivalent to frost. Then, from around the sixth hour of the evening on the 6th of this month until the hour of the Sheep (approximately 2 PM) on the 8th, earthquakes continued day and night without cease, and stones and sand fell without interruption. For approximately two and a half hours between the hour of the Horse (noon) and past the hour of the Monkey (approximately 4 PM), it became as dark as night, and people could barely manage their affairs using paper lanterns and lamps. During this time, the accumulated depth of falling stones and sand reached approximately one shaku and one sun (roughly 33 cm), and in places where it gathered, it reached one shaku five or six sun (approximately 45–48 cm). Of the damaged houses, two-tenths of those belonging to persons serving the post-horse relay duties collapsed, while many other back-houses and small buildings were crushed, as stated in the complaint.
Not only were crops devastated, but even grass had been completely lost, causing great difficulty as there was no fodder for horses at this time. This was the substance of the complaint. End of report.
The above concerns the four post stations along the Nakasendo in Shinano and Kōzuke Provinces under my jurisdiction as magistrate. Due to the falling stones and sand from this eruption of Mount Asama, in particular the three post stations in Shinano Province appear to have been rendered virtually uninhabitable (equivalent to complete abandonment). However, as the eruption has not yet subsided, our agents remaining on-site have been reporting one after another that they are unable to go and conduct inspections. Although the details shall be reported at a later time, we hereby submit this preliminary report for now. End of report.
[On the reverse side:] Banchō,御小納戸 (O-konando, the Shogun's personal chamberlain's office)
One recipient: Lord Itami Utanosuke, regarding his domain.