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Marriage contract of Zahra Khanum and Aqa ‘Ali, 1900
Marriage contract of Zahra Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Mahmud, and Aqa ‘Ali, the son of Aqa Muhammad Quli. The mahr is thirty-two tumans and bedding worth six tumans, which remain the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Khayrat al-Nisa’ and Muhammad Rahim, 1919
Marriage contract of Khayrat al-Nisa’, the daughter of Karbalayi Isma‘il Nawjah Mihri, and Muhammad Rahim, the son of Karbalayi ‘Ali Duzdili. The mahr is fifty-five tumans and a set of bedding, worth five tumans, which amounts to a total of sixty tumans and remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Taj Baygum and Ustad Abu al-Fath, 1909
Marriage contract of Taj Baygum, the daughter of Husayn‘ali, and Ustad Abu al-Fath, the son of Ustad Ujaq Quli from Dabuzarq. The mahr is fourteen tumans, of which a set of bedding and a samovar, worth six tumans, has been paid. The remaining eight tumans remain the groom's debt. A note on the margin reads, "Every year the husband should provide a certain amount of flour and cooked meat as well as clothing for the wife."
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Marriage contract of Khadijah Khanum and Karbalayi Muhsin, 1885
Marriage contract of Khadijah Khanum, the daughter of Mashhadi Ismaʻil, and Karbalayi Muhsin, the son of Karbalayi Faraj Allah. The mahr is forty tumans, a gold ring worth one tuman, and a set of bedding worth three tumans.
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Marriage contract of ‘Izzat Khanum and Mirza Hasan, 1894
Marriage contract of ‘Izzat Khanum, daughter of Hasan Bayg from Ivansar, and Mirza Hasan, son of Haj Mulla ‘Ali Mujtahid; the mahr includes forty tumans, a set of bedding worth four tumans, and a gold ring worth one tuman.
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Marriage contract of Shahbaz Khanum and Ustad Ahmad, 1876
Marriage contract of Shahbaz Khanum, daughter of Ustad Kazim from Usku, and Ustad Ahmad, son of Ustad Malik Najjar (carpenter) from Usku; the mahr includes one-fourth of a garden, a set of bedding worth three tumans, a gold ring worth five thousand dinars, a pair of candlesticks worth one tuman, a bath tray worth seven thousand dinars, all remaining the groom's father's debt, as well as fifteen tumans which remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum and Ghulam Riza Khan, 1905
Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum, the daughter of Muʻtamad al-Sultan Aqa Ghulam Riza Khan, and Aqa Ghulam Riza Khan, the son of Haji Aqa Muhammad Khan Amin al-Raʻaya. The mahr was twenty mans [unit of agricultural land] of a property and the use of water from a qanat, some pieces of land, as well as some rugs, copperware, bedding, and gold worth six hundred tumans in total. On verso, it is noted that Hajar Khanum transferred the money to Aqa Mirza ʻAli Aqa, the son of Haji Muhammad Riza to use as he sees fit on September 9, 1927.
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Marriage contract of the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, 1903
Marriage contract of the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali from Usku and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, son of Ustad Muhsin from Usku; her mahr is one-fourth of a house, one-fourth of a garden, a set of bedding worth three tumans, a gold ring and a bath bowl worth one tuman, a candlestick worth three thousand five hundred dinars, all belonging to groom's mother and father. On November 25, 1876, the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali settled with ‘Abd al-Khaliq over one-fourth of the mentioned garden in exchange with one-third of another piece of land. On the same date, Ustad Muhsin transferred a tray to the daughter of Mulla...