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Family letter, 1913
Addressed to a brother, regarding household expenses and other financial matters; Sadiqah catching smallpox and her recovery; the colonel's letter from Mecca; having no news from Muntasir; the annual mourning ceremony; the sister sending her greetings and wondering about the addressee's promise to send lamb for Sadiqah and chicken for Safiyah; Fatimah Khanum's hardship in the winter and asking for some allowance for her; carrying the corpse of the sister and letting Muhammad Khan know that he is responsible for the expenses.
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Family letter, 1915
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan, on the letterhead of the Salmas governorate; the writer expresses happiness about the well-being of the addressee and Sarkar ‘Illiyah and his pleasure at seeing that the letter was in the handwriting of Mashhadiyah Khanum; given the access to her, Safiyah's mother should not ask anyone else to write these letters, it is not good for strangers to learn about the family's secrets; talks about arriving at Salmas from Khuy and his government position, noting that the weather is better in Salmas and his chest feels better; mentions Dabir al-Sultan and urges...
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Fatimah Khanum renting from Karbalayi Hasan, 1913
Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of the late ‘Amid Lashkar, rents a house-garden in Shuturban neighborhood from Karbalayi Hasan for fifteen years in exchange for one tuman.
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Fizzah Khatun Khanum's deposition, 1916
Fizzah Khatun Khanum, the daughter of Jalil Bayg, states that she has no claims against Haj ‘Ali Aqa the merchant and his wife and children.
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Forced marriage of Fazl‘ali Khan's daughter, 1923
The writer answers a question from Sadr al-Muhaqqiq regarding the marriage contract of the daughter of Fazl‘ali Khan and Ahmad Aqa, the brother of Isma‘il Aqa. He recounts a night in the month of Rajab in 1922 when Ahmad Aqa's servants took him to Fazl‘ali Khan's house and coerced him to perform the marriage vow despite the dissent of Fazl‘ali Khan's daughter. The note on the margin states that if the girl later shows discontent the marriage is void.
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Forgoing of the remaining time and the mahr, 1914
Haj Ahmad Turk-i Khu’i forgoes the remaining time of his temporary marriage to Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Nazar Allah Chavush Kirmani, and Fatimah Khanum forgoes her mahr of fifty tumans.
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Girl, man, and a doll
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Group portrait
According to the inscription on verso, the children on the front row [from left]: Ibrahim Khan, Maryam Khanum, and ‘Alikhan.
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Group portrait, 1920
Part of the inscription on verso reads: “Photograph of Khalah Ughuli family, dedicated to Khanum as a remembrance, first person is Ibrahim Khan, second person is ‘Aliyah Khanum, and the third is Maryam Khanum"
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Haft Vazir, 1936
Mirza ‘Ali Akbar, a descendant of Mulla Bashi, has written the book Haft Vazir [Seven Ministers] in Turkish using the Persian alphabet; ‘Ali Akbar Danishiyan's signature is on the back cover.
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