Kuranosuke sent Jiemon TSUKIOKA and Kyuzaemon TAGAWA, who were Monogashira (Military Commanders), to Edo and had them hand over the petition for the restoration of Asano family and the reprimand of Kozukenosuke KIRA, to Masahane ARAKI the bakufu's castle management metsuke (inspector of foot soldiers) (However, the two mistakenly handed it over to Hikoemon YASUI, the Edo family's chief retainer, and brought back a letter by Ujisada TODA, lord of Mino-Ogaki Domain).
また、内蔵助は物頭の月岡治右衛門と多川九左衛門を江戸に派遣して、幕府収城目付荒木政羽らに浅野家再興と吉良上野介処分を求めた嘆願書をとどけさせた（しかしこの二人は任を誤り、江戸家老安井彦右衛門に手渡し、美濃大垣藩主戸田氏定の手紙を持って帰ってくる）。