The request of the soldiers to have their families brought was relayed to the Pasha in S/1/48/4/250 on 2 Ca 1249/17 September 1833, and his answer is in S/1/48/4/255 on 15 Ca 1249/30 September 1833.

QUESTION: Was the Pasha's answer to family relocation requests generally favorable, or a discreet refusal?

Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed…, loc. 1272