Correspondence and Documents Related to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Personal Affairs, Property Management, and Legal Disputes

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Personal Health | Income Tax | Property Management | Tenant Relations | Legal Fees

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 78 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28064

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- 1940 -- Mount Pleasant Road -- Malabar Hill -- Aurangzeb Road -- Income Tax -- Blood Test -- Property Tenant | Legal Fees -- Neighborhood Dispute -- Western India Turf Club -- Securities -- Dividends | Furnishings -- School Objection -- Teakwood Platform -- Lift Installation -- Archival Correspondence

Abstract: A collection of letters and documents from 1940 addressed to or written by M.A. Jinnah, reflecting a blend of personal, administrative, and legal matters. Includes correspondence regarding a disputed blood test analysis, income tax assessment and refund requests, tenant arrangements for garages and servants' quarters, a tenancy commencement notice for a bungalow, reminders concerning unpaid legal fees, a detailed account of a neighborhood altercation involving unauthorized parking and assault, a request for a summary of securities and dividends, arrangements for furnishings and curtains in New Delhi, an objection to the establishment of a school in a residential area, a contractor's estimate for a teakwood platform, instructions regarding the sale of a car, and an application for a lift installation. These documents illustrate Jinnah's attention to health, finance, property, legal ethics, and community concerns amidst his public life.

Description: This set of documents from 1940 comprises thirteen letters, notes, and estimates that offer a detailed view into M.A. Jinnah's personal and professional management. The correspondence reveals his involvement in a medical misunderstanding over a blood test, persistent follow-ups on income tax matters, and careful oversight of rental properties and tenant agreements. A particularly vivid letter documents a contentious neighborhood incident where his compound was used for parking without permission, leading to an assault on his head mall. Other papers show his coordination with architects and contractors for home improvements, his objection to a noisy school in his residential area in New Delhi, and his management of financial portfolios. Together, these documents depict a year in which Jinnah navigated a wide array of personal grievances, financial duties, property logistics, and community relations, reflecting the complex interplay between his private affairs and public stature during the early 1940s. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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