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Settlement of Iskandar Khan Yavar and others, 1900
A five-year settlement between Haji Iskandar Khan Yavar and Haji Isma‘il (on behalf of his wife and ‘Azimat Khanum), Muhammad Sultan (on behalf of his wife), Sultan Baygum Khanum (as the guardian of Mirza Abu Turab Khan), and Fatimah Khanum (Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali's wife), regarding the proceeds of some properties in Varaqah village of Hashtrud district. The tenants are not responsible for payment of state taxes.
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan
Letters (two sheets): one [probably by Hamid al-Sultan] opens with greetings and a request for prayers, then complains about the addresee's deception on the rental agreement for Zaviyah and Varaqah; sends greetings to Sarkar ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah and Hajiyah Khanum; mentions Riza Quli's list and purchase of apricots; discusses the new baby and asks the addressee to tell Sadiqah's mother [probably Hamid al-Sultan's wife] to congratulate the sister on his behalf; he also requests that the addressee write him a letter describing the severe illness of a family member in order for him to ask for a...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar [Mirza Abu Turab]; inquires about Mirza Mahmud Khan, Mirza Ahmad Khan, and Mirza Muhammad Khan, expresses concern that ‘Amid Lashkar may not be checking on them regularly and urges him to see them every day and look after their education; discusses sending money and letters via the colonel's attendant and being preoccupied in Chahar Uymaq and with inspection of the villages; asks ‘Amid Lashkar to write about the family, requests some tobacco, paper, and envelopes; mentions that he has found a good husband (Hazratquli Bayg's brother, named Husayn‘ali) for...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar; about: receiving the addressee's letter via Sitvat al-Saltanah, the wages of Muhammad ‘Ali and ‘Ali Akbar Rahim, Sitvat al-Saltanah's debt to Nizam al-‘Ulama’, the soldiers' stipends, the Mukri accounts, Shahzadah Dara's money, Mirza Abu Turab Khan's reading the Gulistan and his request for a watch and a khal'at [ceremonial robe] for his tutor, Asad Allah Khan Yavar's departure, Chahar Uymaq's accounts and taxes, and the increasing cost of living. The letter has ‘Amid Lashkar's seal on the back.
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To ‘Amid Lashkar
[Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar]; refers to: the addressees' note on the back of Sitvat al-Saltanah's letter, the sending of the ceremony's uniform through the postal services, the purchase of ‘Ata Bayg's share and Sitvat al-Saltanah's recommendation, the finances and documents of the Nasir regiment, acquiring grain, overseeing Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies and his memorization of Qur’an chapters, and requests by ‘Azimat Khanum and Mirza Abu Turab Khan for clothing.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar; topics include: the addressees' letter to Mashhadi Muhammad Aqa; the uniform that was sent on 25th of Rajab; ‘Alinaqi Khan the colonel and his new title, brigadier; collecting what was owed to them and informing Sitvat al-Saltanah of it; Shahzadah Dara's twenty tumans, the arrest of Bayram‘ali Kadkhuda in the village of Varaqah by Asad Allah Khan Yavar; Zahra Sultan's arrival in Tabriz; overseeing Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies and learning of the Qur’an; requesting money to purchase clothing for Zahra Sultan, ‘Azimat Khanum, and others;...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar [Mirza Abu Turab]; about his preoccupation with work, Ijlal al-Mulk denying him permission to take a leave, and feeling tired and lonely; notes sending two promissory notes worth one hundred and fifty tumans and instructs ‘Amid Lashkar to use one hundred to repay a debt and give the remaining fifty tumans to the household, and to remind them to be careful with the money; discusses his preoccupation in Urumiyah, emphasizes that the mother of Mirza Mahmud Khan [probably his wife] is trustworthy, and asks ‘Amid Lashkar to respect her;...
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Letter from Sitvat al-Saltanah
With Sitvat al-Saltanah's seal, regarding land taxes, the wages of the army regiment and other accounting matters, and Mirza Mahdi Khan's good performance.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to Mirza Abu Turab ‘Amid Lashkar, regarding the writer's return from Maraghah, his short stay in Zaviyah village, visiting Ghafur Khan's house and Raskan, regrets over Amid Lashkar's departure, happiness for ‘Azimat Khanum, concern that Mirza Mahmud Khan has not written to him, getting flour from ‘Ata Khan, purchasing oil for both the addressee's and the writer's households and receiving the cost from the writer's wife, sending wheat after the roads are safe, requesting a pack of papers and a saddlebag to be sent via Haji, the money kept by his wife in...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar and others
This letter is in three parts; the first, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, sends greetings on behalf of Validah Maqami [a woman who is like a mother], Buyuk Khanum, Raziyah Khanum and others; advises him to be careful with his paper consumption, as the price of paper has gone up; mentions not having a chance to buy socks for him; and discusses some financial issues about the grains and sale of the Ahmad Abad property. This involves Hamid Khan and ‘Abd al-Razzaq Khan, who are addressed in the second and the third parts of the letter.
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