The manuscript is a letter sent from Kangean by Kiyai Khatib Abdul Jabbar, a civil servant at the state religious office and clerk at the Masjid Jami of the Keraton (palace) of Sumenep. The contents states that Kiyai Khatib Abdul Jabbar who is in Kangean is well and that it accompanies a bundle with unidentified contents. At the reverse side is a note on a quote of the Kitāb Kāshifat al-Sajā’ by Shaykh Nawawi Banten (d. 1897) relation to the determination of the start of the month Ramadhan by looking at the moon.
Other notes:
The condition of the manuscript is ok, and it is well legible. There is a page of another text added to the manuscript.
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[Surat untuk Kiyai Khatib Abdul Jabbar Masjid Agung Keraton Sumenep]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
[Letter for Kiyai Khatib Abdul Jabbar of the Masjid Agung of Keraton Sumenep]