翻刻
様可被仰談候且又 殿様ゟ長崎え 御届之儀も
先年之趣御考追而可被仰下奉存候
一京大坂御役人方御届之儀前々ゟ御在府中漂着
船有之候得は爰元ゟ申越御届仕来候間此節も
如先規爰元ゟ申越候趣御届仕候様にと申遣候
恐惶謹言
八月十二日 御家老中
郡平馬様
大音六左衛門様
右之答江戸ゟ申来ル
紙面之趣達 若殿様御耳候
一右漂着之儀并長崎へ被相伺候趣先格誰御届
書相認去月廿六日御用番戸田山城守様并
井上河内守様江御留守居を以被指出之御届
相済候石河土佐守殿へも如例格被仰届候尤長
崎江御勤之儀ハ御奉行衆ゟ御下知等相済候趣
追而言上之上毎々之通終始之束御書を以被仰達
ニ而可有之候
一長清様ゟ各御届之儀直方御留守居申合御一同
相済申候 恐々謹言
現代語訳
（前ページより続き）様にご相談なさいますようお願い申し上げます。また、殿様より長崎へのご届けの件も、先年の趣をご参考になされ、追ってご指示くださいますようお願い申し上げます。
一、京・大坂の御役人方へのご届けの件について、以前より在府中に漂着船があった場合は、こちらから申し越してご届けしてきた慣例がございますので、今回も先例の通り、こちらから申し越した趣をもってご届けなさいますよう申し遣わしました。
恐惶謹言
八月十二日 御家老中
郡平馬様
大音六左衛門様
右の返答が江戸より参りました。
紙面の趣を若殿様のお耳に達し申し上げました。
一、右の漂着の件、并びに長崎へお伺いを立てた趣について、先例に従いご届け書を作成し、先月二十六日に御用番・戸田山城守様并びに井上河内守様へ御留守居をもって提出し、ご届けが済みました。石河土佐守殿へも例格の通りお届けになりました。もっとも、長崎へのご勤めの件は、御奉行衆よりご指示等が済んだ趣を追って言上の上、毎々の通り始終の束ね書をもってお申し達しになることになりましょう。
一、長清様よりの各々へのご届けの件は、直方御留守居と申し合わせ、ご一同にて相済み申しました。
恐々謹言
英語訳
(Continuing from the previous page) We request that you consult [with the relevant parties] accordingly. Furthermore, regarding the matter of the Lord's formal report to Nagasaki, we humbly ask that you take the precedents of previous years into consideration and issue further instructions in due course.
Item: Regarding the formal notifications to the officials in Kyoto and Osaka — it has been the established practice that whenever a drifted vessel appeared while [the Lord] was in residence in Edo, a report would be made from here [to those officials]. Accordingly, we have instructed that, following this precedent, a report be submitted based on what we have communicated from here.
Respectfully submitted,
Eighth month, twelfth day The Council of Chief Retainers
To: Lord Kōri Heima
To: Lord Ōoto Rokuzaemon
The above is the reply received from Edo.
The contents of this letter have been brought to the attention of the Young Lord.
Item: Regarding the aforementioned drifted vessel and the inquiry made to Nagasaki — a formal report was drafted following established precedent, and on the twenty-sixth of last month it was submitted through the Resident Deputy to Lord Toda Yamashiro-no-kami, the Duty Councillor [御用番], and to Lord Inoue Kawachi-no-kami, and the notification has been duly completed. Lord Ishikawa Tosa-no-kami was also notified in accordance with the customary procedure. As for the matter of duties pertaining to Nagasaki, once the instructions from the Magistrates have been received, this will be reported in due course, and as has been done on previous occasions, a comprehensive summary letter will be sent.
Item: Regarding the notifications to be made by Lord Nagakiyo to the respective parties — this has been coordinated with the Resident Deputy of Nogata and has been completed jointly.
Respectfully submitted,