Correspondence and Financial Documents of M.A. Jinnah, 1947

Sub title : Property Negotiations, Legal Matters, and Personal Expenditure on the Eve of Partition

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Property Sale | Malabar Hill House | Legal Correspondence

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 37 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27491

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Malabar Hill Property Sale — Sir Padampat Singhania — Iraq Consul | Mahomed Ali & Co. | Legal Solicitors — Pre-Partition 1947 — Financial Documents — Personal Correspondence

Abstract: This collection of documents from 1947 captures the personal and financial dealings of M.A. Jinnah in the immediate months leading up to the Partition of India. A significant portion of the correspondence concerns the ongoing negotiation for the sale of his Bombay house on Malabar Hill, revealing his firm asking price of twenty lakh rupees and his interactions with potential buyers like Sir Padampat Singhania and the Iraq Consul. The file also includes legal letters from his solicitors, Mahomed Ali & Co., a complaint to a firearms company regarding a revolver purchase, utility bills from New Delhi, and receipts for personal expenditures on tailoring and club fees.

Description: This file contains a diverse set of documents from the pivotal year of 1947, centering on M.A. Jinnah's personal and financial activities. The records highlight his persistent efforts to sell his prized Bombay bungalow, a process entangled with market rumors and high-stakes negotiations. Alongside this major transaction are routine yet revealing items: legal advisories from his trusted solicitors, a dispute over a firearm purchase, municipal utility bills, and receipts for personal goods and services. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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