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Condolence letter from Aqa Nasir Ganjah
Aqa Nasir Ganjah from Tabriz writes a letter to Tehran sending his condolences for the death of Mirza Baqir's wife; he also notifies the addressee about Aqa Riza's arrival and sends greetings to ‘Ali Bayg.
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Correspondence between father and son
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Fragment of Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining women]
The first few pages of Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining Women] (also known as Ta’dib al-nisaʼ), a male-centered, often misogynous text written in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters.
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Letter
Regarding the discussion in writer's house with Sa‘d Allah and Haji Mirza about the house and garden belonging to the late Haji Mir Ibrahim and his wife's share.
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Letter
The writer pleads with the Ayatollah to review the following case: the late Aqa Shaykh Muhammad ‘Ali's will was confirmed by Shabistar's ‘ulama’ after the dispute between the inheritors had been resolved. The Ayatollah and Hujjat al-Islam Haj Mirza Muhsin Aqa verified this confirmation. But, a villain named Muhammad Sadiq, who represented his wife and the children of the deceased, has caused some trouble. Having the support of the local government of Muqtadir al-Mulk, Muhammad Sadiq objected to the sale document of Aqa Haj Mirza Aqa, handwritten by the deceased, regarding one-eighth of the...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
About sending some documents, not receiving Baba Khan's promissory notes from last year, concern about the expenses for his and ‘Amid Lashkar's households, sending a thirty-tuman draft via Haji Isma‘il; says that from the letters of both ‘Amid Lashkar and his child [probably ‘Amid Lashkar's wife and Muntasir Lashkar's daughter, Ma‘sumah Sultan], Muntasir Lashkar understands that there is some quarreling in their house. He is concerned about his daughter and asks ‘Amid Lashkar's mother to look after her and be patient with her. He also asks ‘Amid Lashkar to pay two tumans to his sister...
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Letter from father to son
Probably from a father to his son; the writer expresses his disappointment upon reading the addressee's letter and declares that he was against his marriage from the beginning, but his son did not listen to him.
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Letter from father to son
Probably from a father to his son; expresses gratitude at receiving his letter, asks him not to be concerned about deciding whether to come back for his sake, points out that whatever he has said and written comes from his duty as a father and is only advice, that the addressee is not obliged to accept; mentions that the addressee is used to living as a bachelor, but being married brings new responsibilities; and reminds him that by staying in Paris, he is not only cutting off his one hundred tuman salary, but that his expenses are also the same approximate amount.
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Letter from son to father
Part of a letter, probably from a son to his father, referring to the addressee's criticism and pointing out that the father was the reason for his marriage and the difficulties that followed. Before the marriage, the writer reached out to his father through the late Aqa Mirza Riza while in the presence of ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah Aqa Baji and through Haji Mirza Hasan Vazir, but the father dismissed his son's appeals and even threatened to disown him. He goes on to say that he is still suffering in a far land, and that despite having two children, he would have relieved himself of this marriage if...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar; letter from his aunt; she is concerned about the condition of her daughter, Sughra, from whom she has received no news since she was married off three or four years ago. She asks ‘Amid Lashkar to send a female peasant from Chibni or Zaviyah, along with Ma‘sum and Muhammad ‘Ali, to visit Sughra and convince her husband to bring her either to Tabriz, so her mother can see her, or to one of the villages in Chahar Uymaq, so ‘Amid Lashkar could oversee them. On the margin, Muntasir Lashkar confirms his sister's request, saying that the better option would be...