7 February 1903

Warm greetings from Jaimal Singh to my obedient son, Babu Sawan Singh. 

Your letter came and I was very happy to read it; the invoice for the girders has also been received. We will go and check at the railway station whether they have arrived. Immediately upon receiving them we will inform you, with a detailed letter to follow later. In the meantime, please let me know from where the stone has been arranged. It should arrive soon because the stone blocks are to be placed under the girders. Could you also write why eleven girders are being sent? You had already determined that the land measured fifty-five feet, and required ten girders. So why have eleven been sent? There is an extra girder, but it is nothing to worry about. Please reply soon if the stone is not available; we can then arrange to buy iron plates from here. Nihal Singh the carpenter has gone mad, and new carpenters have come and constructed a box ceiling. I was busy with these concerns. Iron plates, one-half inch thick, six inches long, and five inches wide, are available at 5 rupees per 36 kilograms. However, the stone would be better, if it could be obtained.

Please convey my greetings to everybody. Best wishes from Bibi Ji to you, her true brother. And the scribe of this letter [Pandit Ganda Ram] is a very incompetent fellow! He also sends you his greetings. [The two preceding sentences are an interpolation by the scribe, Ganda Ram.] Keep doing your Bhajan and Simran. Best wishes to everybody. 

7 February 1903