翻刻
用事相達し申候凡石沙厚サ壱尺壱寸程降リ積
リ吹溜リの【見消】|尺四五寸も有之弱家之分者御伝馬役
相勤候者二軒其外裏家小家数多押御田畑作
共不及申青葉無之差当リ馬飼料無之難儀仕
候旨訴出申候右者御代官所中仙道上州四ヶ宿
此度浅間山焼石砂降就中信州三宿之儀は退
転同前に相成候趣二御座候得共今御焼鎮リ
不申彼地二罷在候手代共見分罷越候儀相成不
申候間追而委細相知 可（不カ）申候得共先右之？御届
申上候以上
卯七月 遠藤兵衛右衛門
乍恐宿送奉申上候
日光道中幸手宿問屋年寄共奉申上候当宿ゟ
八丁東の方二字権現堂《割書：但中利根川｜の内に御座候》昨夜中今九日
昼迄家蔵破損致候五六寸角の立柱四五尺丸之梁
敷居鴨居戸板貫折竹屋根吹候時の麦藁其外
臼杵重箱桶鉢の類家具 類（？）細々に砕け四五尺丸
ミのなまき松五六尺ゟ壱丈位迄二折皮も摺むけ本末
ともさゝらの如く相成川中五六十間川一盃まで通船も
現代語訳
用事を済ませることができました。おおよそ石や砂の厚さは1尺1寸ほど積もり、吹き溜まりのところでは【削除部分】1尺4〜5寸にもなっています。脆弱な家については、御伝馬役を務める者の家が2軒、その他の裏家・小家が数多く押し潰されました。田畑の作物はもちろんのこと、青葉も残らず、馬の飼料もなく、難儀しているとの訴えが出されました。右は御代官所管轄の中山道上州四ヶ宿のことですが、今回の浅間山の焼石・砂降りにより、中でも信州三宿については、廃村同然の状態になっているとのことです。しかしながら、今なお噴火が鎮まらず、現地に赴いている手代たちも実地調査に行くことができませんので、追って詳細をお知らせできるかとは思いますが、まず右の通りお届け申し上げます。以上。
卯年七月 遠藤兵衛右衛門
恐れながら宿継ぎにてお申し上げます。
日光道中幸手宿の問屋・年寄の者たちからお申し上げます。当宿より東へ八丁（約870メートル）のところにある権現堂（ただし、中利根川の内にございます）において、昨夜から今9日の昼にかけて、家・蔵が破損しました。5〜6寸角の立柱、4〜5尺丸の梁、敷居・鴨居・戸板・貫・折竹・屋根を葺いた時の麦藁、その他、臼・杵・重箱・桶・鉢の類の家具・細々としたものが砕け、4〜5尺丸の生の松の木が5〜6尺から1丈ほどのところで二つ折りになり、皮も擦り剥け、根元も先端もさざらのようになっています。川の中、五六十間、川一杯にまで通船も〔続く〕
英語訳
They were able to conduct their business. The accumulated ash and sand was approximately 1 shaku 1 sun (roughly 33 cm) deep, and in wind-blown drifts, it reached 1 shaku 4-5 sun (approximately 44-45 cm). Among the weaker structures, 2 houses belonging to those performing the post-horse duty (godenma-yaku) were crushed, along with many other outbuildings and smaller structures. The crops in the fields go without saying, but all green leaves were destroyed as well, leaving no fodder for horses, and complaints of hardship were submitted. This concerns the four post-towns along the Nakasendo in Kozuke Province under the magistrate's jurisdiction; due to the volcanic rocks and falling ash from Mount Asama, the three post-towns in Shinano Province in particular have been reduced to what is effectively a state of abandonment. However, as the eruption has not yet subsided and the clerks dispatched to the area are unable to conduct their inspections, we will report further details in due course, but for now we submit this report as above.
7th month, Year of the Rabbit Endō Hyōbe-uemon
We humbly submit this report via the post-town relay system.
We, the wholesaler (toiya) and elders (toshiyori) of Satte-juku on the Nikkō Highway, respectfully report the following. At Gongen-dō, located approximately 8 chō (roughly 870 meters) to the east of our post-town (situated within the Nakatone River), from last night until midday today, the 9th, houses and storehouses have been damaged. Vertical posts of 5-6 sun square, beams of 4-5 shaku in diameter, thresholds, lintels, door planks, horizontal braces, bamboo, the straw from when the roofs were thatched, and other household items including mortars, pestles, lacquered stacking boxes, tubs, and bowls were smashed to fine pieces. Raw pine trees of 4-5 shaku in diameter were snapped in two at heights of 5-6 shaku to 1 jō (approximately 1.5 to 3 meters), with bark stripped away, and both the base ends and tips shredded like fringe. For fifty to sixty ken across the river, filling the entire width of the river, even the passage of boats... [continues]