Justice

1907 — Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original autograph letter handwritten signed by Mahmud Sevket. (33x21 cm). In Ottoman script. 1 p. Case and its response by Mahmud Sevket when he was the governor of Kosovo. Document has 17 lines including the case of 'comitadjis' in Gjilan region of Kosovo. Report says that several comitadjis have been arrested and for them the court was expected to issue a death sentence. In his response, Mahmud Sevket Pasha has ordered that the death penalty should be converted to life rowing (hard labour). Mahmud Sevket's text: "Mabeyn-i Humayun Cenâb-i mülûkâne-i bas kitâbet celilesinden (?) celileden teblîg buyurulan telgrafane-i âlîsi sureti bilâde nakl-i (?) müebbeden kürek cezasi ile mahkûm edilerek idamlari cihetine gidilmemenin azâ-yi muhakemeye ettirilmeyeek ve muamelât-i muhakeme-i te'dib etmekte olan memuriye mucibiince dahi anlasilamayacak surette muhakeme-i fevkalâde re'isine bizzat sifâhen teblîg buyurulmus ve isbu muharebenin nezd-i âlîsinde hifz-i (?) müsarinileyhin emriyle müstesnâdir. Yevm-i muhakeme gayr-i mâlûm ise de bunun yarisinin bile icrâ olunmasi mahtumun bulunduguna göre teblîgâtin ihtiyâten teblîgi (?) baskaca beyân olunur efendim. Kosova Vâlisi Birinci Ferik Mahmud Sevket.".