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Haj Mirza ‘Ali Aqa Hariri's invoices, 1916 and 1930
Invoice for the purchase of different kinds of fabric and clothing (1916); and invoice for the production and repair of jewelry such as earrings, bracelets, and necklaces (1930)
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1904
Letter, probably from Hamid al-Sultan, from Urumiyah to Tabriz; it conveys greetings for ‘Ayd-i Fitr; mentions that he has not received a response to the letter sent before the Ahya‘ [vigil] nights; notes sending fifteen qirans to his sister and five tumans to Karbalayi Muhammad the tailor; mentions ‘Amid Lashkar's letter; reports that he cannot find a pair of good-quality, golden upper-arm bracelets in Urumiyah, so he proposes to send the money (asking for a less expensive price) to the addresee in order for her to purchase them herself, as the ones in Tabriz are better; he further reports...
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1914
Envelope from Hamid al-Sultan sent from Urumiyah via Mashhadi Husayn Aqa to Hamid al-Sultan's house at Shahzadah's residence in Tabriz, dated August 26, 1914; the letter, dated August 25, probably to his wife, mentions: that he would let them know and send the cost of travel himself if he wanted them to come to Urumiyah; Dabir al-Sultan's departure toward Tabriz; a complaint that she does not write regularly; her request for a gold upper-arm bracelet for her sister, saying that he is sending eight tumans so she can give them to Sarkar ‘Illiyah to purchase one in Tabriz, as they have better...
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Aqa Mashhadi ‘Abd al-‘Ali, 1924
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Muhammad Tabrizi, and Aqa Mashhadi ‘Abd al-‘Ali, the son of Aqa Muhammad Tabrizi. The mahr is fourteen tumans, which remains the groom's debt, and a gold ring worth one tuman.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Sayyid Javad Aqa, 1916
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Akhund Mulla Muhammad ʻAli Aqa Iʻtimad al-Zakirin, and Aqa Sayyid Javad Aqa, the son of Haji Sayyid Hasan from Isfahan. The mahr, which includes forty tumans, a gold ring worth five tumans, and a printed volume of the Qur’an priced at four thousand dinars, remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, 1925
Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Munshi Bashi, and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, the son of Aqa Muhammad Sadiq Aqa the merchant from Kashan. The mahr is a Qurʼan, a Kashmir shawl, a diamond ring, and eight hundred tumans. Part of the mahr has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt. The conditions of the marriage contract are the following: for five years, Qamar Sultan Khanum has the right to divorce if her husband is absent for more than a year, or does not pay living expenses. The groom also promises that for fifty years he will...
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Mujtahid Isfahani, including about the sale of gold and silverwares and turning them into women's jewelry, the power of attorney to perform divorce, and conditions for performing marriage and other legal contracts
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Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, 1912
Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, who has appointed his brother, Habib Allah Khan Sultan, as the executor of the will, and his wife [Hajiyah Baygum Khanum], the daughter of Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, as the overseer. One-fifth of his belongings, including animals, household furnishings, clothing, and jewelry, goes to his wife as her mahr and other prerogatives. After deducting his debts, one-third of the remainings should be spent for his burial in Najaf, fasts and prayers, and charity. What remains will be divided among the inheritors.
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