Property and House Boat Inquiries of M. A. Jinnah

Sub title : Correspondence regarding 'Sandow Castle' and the 'Mayflower' House Boat (1947)

Subject: M. A. Jinnah's Inquiries into Luxury Properties | Consideration of Purchasing a House Boat in Kashmir.

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 13 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27403

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah — Property Investment — Sandow Castle | Chembur — House Boat | Mayflower — Kashmir | Srinagar — Gilbert-Lodge & Co. | Brenda Blencowe — M. Ahad Khan — 1947.

Abstract: This collection of correspondence from 1947 details two distinct property inquiries made by M. A. Jinnah. The first involves "Sandow Castle," a large 19-acre seaside property in Pir Pao, Chembur, near Bombay, introduced to him by the estate agents Gilbert-Lodge & Co. for an asking price of Rs. 5 lakhs.

Description: This collection provides a fascinating glimpse into the personal interests and potential leisure pursuits of Muhammad Ali Jinnah during the critically important year of 1947. Amidst the intense political negotiations for the creation of Pakistan, these documents reveal his simultaneous consideration of significant personal acquisitions, including a luxurious Bombay estate and a classic Kashmiri house boat. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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