Public Appeals and Institutional Correspondence to M.A. Jinnah as Governor-General

Sub title : Autograph Requests, Job Petitions, Business Inquiries, and Overseas Muslim Support

Subject: Public appeals to M.A. Jinnah | Autograph and employment requests | Business proposals for Pakistan

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 100 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28201

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Governor-General of Pakistan -- 1947 -- Public appeals -- Autograph request -- Employment plea -- Business expansion | Overseas Muslims -- British Guiana -- Black market -- Price control | Olympic Association -- Patronage -- Post-independence challenges.

Abstract: This file contains a diverse set of letters addressed to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah in late 1947, shortly after his appointment as Governor-General of Pakistan. Correspondents include an autograph seeker from Delhi, a Christian tutor pleading for employment, a Bombay-based engineering firm seeking to open a branch in Karachi, the President of the Sad’r Anjuman-e-Islam of British Guiana offering congratulations and seeking affiliation, a Lahore-based Muslim Federation complaining about price inflation and black marketing, and the All Pakistan Olympic Association inviting Jinnah to become its Chief Patron. The letters reflect the broad spectrum of public engagement with Jinnah—from personal appeals to institutional outreach—and highlight the challenges and aspirations of the early Pakistani state.

Description: This collection of correspondence from October–November 1947 illustrates the wide range of appeals made to M.A. Jinnah in his capacity as Governor-General of Pakistan. Letters vary from intimate personal requests—such as a Delhi resident seeking Jinnah’s autograph and a Christian tutor desperately asking for employment—to formal institutional overtures, including an engineering firm’s proposal to establish operations in Karachi and the All Pakistan Olympic Association’s invitation for Jinnah to serve as Chief Patron. Of particular note is a detailed letter from British Guiana expressing solidarity from the Muslim diaspora and requesting political and religious guidance. Additionally, a petition from the Punjab Muslim Federation highlights early post-Partition economic struggles, such as price gouging and black marketing. Together, these documents reveal Jinnah’s symbolic and practical centrality in the imagination and administration of the newly formed state. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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