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Dispute between Fath‘ali Khan and Amir Zakariya's peasants, 1855
Regarding the ownership of Amir Zakariya village; the peasants were unable to provide valid documents of ownership. The evidence instead suggested that Najafqulikhan Biglarbaygi from Tabriz had purchased the village from Akhund Mulla Asad Allah. The property then passed on to his inheritors.
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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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Hajiyah Baygum Khanum's power of attorney, 1915
Hajiyah Baygum Khanum, wife of Haj Iskandar Khan and daughter of ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan, gives the power of attorney to Mirza Abu Turab Khan ‘Amid Lashkar to deal with the claims of Abu Talib Khan Sarhang (colonel)'s children and inheritors of the late Khvurshid Khanum
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Justice Department to Nuzhat al-Dawlah, 1909
The letter declares that Nuzhat al-Dawlah's verbal expression of impartiality regarding the butler's claim is not accepted and she should send a representative to the court so that the claim can be reviewed in the presence of the claimant.
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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
About the writer's dispute with Haji Khan Yavar regarding the lands in villages of Qarasqal and ‘Ali Abad; the writer reports having bought the land for more than it was worth to help Haji Khan repay his debt to Mahdi Bayg's daughter, but that Haji Khan has not yet paid the debt and Mahdi Bayg is now asking for his daughter's money from the writer. S/he asks Sarkar Vala to send someone to find Haji Khan and ask him to pay the debtt.
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Letter
Addressed to his brother; the writer expresses regret at neglecting his warning, says that he cannot go back to Tabriz because he has a good position in Tehran, claims that his brother and his-father-in-law were after his properties, describes the hardships he has faced, requests that the addressee help him manage the revenue and crops from the properties in Nahran, Khanqah, and Ganjinah Kitab, mentions his debt to Validah Maqami [a woman who is as a mother to him] and two other people, asks him to send the writer's family to Tehran to be with him, expresses the desire to cut financial ties...
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Letter
The writer apologizes for his behavior at a meeting reporting his travels and explains the incident as a result of his cyclical insanity; also expresses concern that after one week, the issue has not been mediated as the addressee had promised. The second issue is about the addressee's request regarding Badr al-Hajiyah's petition: he is not able to ask Mirza Javad to consider Haji Mirza ‘Abd al-‘Ali Aqa's opinion, as he is involved with a case of lying to a judge.
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Letter about beating of a woman, 1931
Letter to Ja‘far Khan regarding Karbalayi Lutf Allah's claim that his daughter (the wife of Mashhadi Hasan) was beaten by Hazratquli in her own house. The writer asks for a full investigation and for Hazratquli to be sent to the city for inquiry.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar
Letter sealed on verso by Mahdi Muntasir Lashkar; he warns that helping to move ‘Amid Lashkar's peasant, Iskandar, from Zaviyah village would lead to resentment between the writer, the addressee, and ‘Amid Lashkar; if Iskandar wants to relocate, the addressee should not be the cause of it. Note on verso, in different handwriting, denies taking Iskandar and advises the addressee to investigate the issue by questioning Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali.
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