અમદાવાદ મધ્યે સં. ૧૭૦૨માં થયેલ મકાનના હક્ક અંગેનું ખતપત્ર

Summary

This Gujarati article transcribes and analyses a ledger maintained by a mercantile association (mahājan) in Ahmedabad in 1902. The ledger, written in English, records minutes of meetings, lists of members, financial transactions and resolutions passed. The author highlights entries dealing with trade regulations, arbitration of disputes among merchants, charitable donations and the impact of colonial policies on local commerce. By reading the account book against the backdrop of economic history, the paper reveals the adaptability of Indian mercantile communities: they engaged with British legal frameworks while retaining indigenous practices of collective decision‑making. The study underscores the importance of such archival sources for reconstructing the everyday life of business organisations in colonial India and contributes to our understanding of how indigenous economic institutions navigated modernity.