The manuscript No.57 is written in a set of loose folios. The size is 34 x 21.5 cm. The condition of paper is brittle, torn and yellowing. The writing is still readable. In this manuscript, Prince Madrais describes historical facts about his life. He planned to build a store for paying his debts and purchasing land. All the soul of earth and sky hoped that Prince Madrais could clean and turn back the order of life as God’s decree. Therefore, he struggled for physical and spiritual life and after death. He should have been able to explain what human beings should actually do in life. If not, the faith of human was just based on believe without knowing the actual truth. In colonial situation, he was wondering why the government had no intention to elevate dignity of Java land. Government must have been an intermediary to solve people’s problem, become the balancer of earth and sky, bring peace for people, realize the sense of nationality, know their own culture, revive the soul of people for prosperity of country and nation.
Extent and format of original material: File 57: 48 pages of folios.
Owner(s) of original material: Prince Djatikusumah, Ratna Gumilang Damiasih.
Author/Scribe: Prince Madrais Sadewa Alibassa Kusuma Wijayaningrat.
The material is written in Cacarakan (Sundanese-Javanese) script.
