Dated 9th March 1900, Lahore
From:
W.R.H Merk C.S.I, Acting Chief Secretary,
Government of the Punjab
To:
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib, Chief of Qadian,
District Gurdaspur
Dear Sir! His Excellency Lieutenant-Governor has instructed me to inform you that he sends you his warmest gratitude for your congratulations on the British victories in South Africa.
Yours most obediently,
W. Merk, Acting Chief Secretary,
Government of the Punjab
1 Retranslated from the Urdu. The original could not be found.[Publisher]