Search
-
2Images
Division of inheritance among siblings, 1926
1- Rubab Khanum, Halimah Khanum, and Kulsum Khanum, the daughters of Mashhadi Isma‘il Aqa, give the power of attorney regarding the division of two pieces of farmland inherited from their father in Kajvar village to Mashhadi Husayn, the son of the late Karbalayi Faraj (November 28, 1926); 2- settlement among the inheritors of Mashhadi Isma‘il, his four daughters and one son, regarding two pieces of land: Karbalayi Husayn (on behalf of Rubab Khanum, Halimah Khanum, and Kulsum Khanum) and Mashhadi Mahmud Siraj (on behalf of Khadijah Khanum) have settled with Aqa Mashhadi Muhammad Sadiq (their...
-
2Images
Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar
Hamid al-Sultan, probably to ‘Amid Lashkar, writing this letter after his mid-day nap, talks about the brigadier sending Bayram Kadkhuda [the village chief] to work on the financial accounts and other news, including Muqtadir Nizam's sheep; not receiving one month's salary; the children's medicine; ‘Ali Muhammad delivering seventeen tumans from Varaqah to the addressee's mother; expressing happiness with the choice of Sattar as the head of ‘Amidiyah kitchen and the decent food; discusses Haji Mirza ‘Ali Aqa's interest in purchasing the villages of Varaqah and Zaviyah; reports the...
-
1Images
Letter
Probably from ‘Amid Lashkar's mother; addressed "Esteemed sister"; sends her condolences for Haji Khan's death, reassures her that ‘Amid Lashkar will be at her service, asks her to consider Zahra Sultan, Ruqiyah Sultan, Habib Allah Khan, and ‘Abd Allah Khan as her own children, and sends greetings on behalf of Ma‘sumah Sultan Khanum.
-
1Images
Letter about harrassment, 1928
Letter about harrassment by Musa, the brother of Mr. Shari‘at Gilani, against the writer and her/his two sisters; they have written to the Justice Department and are required to send some questions to Haji Bahr al-‘Ulum and Haji Qa’im al-Mulk. Hazrat ‘Ulya, mother of Khalah [aunt], is also there and could help them with the questions. The writer urges the addresee to immediately return the questions and to say good words on their behalf to Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali.
-
1Images
Letter to Isma‘il, 1925
Letter to brother Isma‘il, telling him to appreciate being in Mashhad, since the center [Tehran] is worse than hell, as the people are arrogant and childish, and the society has changed; mentions seeing Siqqat al-Saltanah, the Minister of Interior, in Baharistan and putting in a word for the addressee; announces sending Murtaza Khan and his mother to Tabriz to deal with some issues; at the end, the writer asks the addressee to write a detailed letter and inform him about the situation there.
-
2Images
Letters from Abu Turab Khan and Muntasir Lashkar
Two letters on two sides of a paper. One most likely from Abu Turab Khan to Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar, which includes greetings, a report of daily activities, asks for a shawl for his mother since he has taken the one the addressee had sent her, asks for money to purchase winter clothing, mentions Rubabah Khanum's complaints, and paying three tumans to his sister, Fatimah Khanum. The other letter is most likely from Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar with the seal of Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali, which includes greetings, mentions Abu Turab Khan and other's well-being, requests for money by Aqa-yi Sar...
-
2Images
Nawruz greeting card
Addressed "dear brother"; the writer curses the mother of A‘zam al-Muluk, who caused some annoyance between them; announces that because of this, he divorced his wife eight months ago; mentions coming to Tabriz with Afkham Khan and his mother; sends greetings to the mother, Dr. Taqi Khan, and the sisters; at the end, he asks the addressee to register the ownership of the house before it becomes mandatory to avoid extra expenses and higher costs and to put the writer's share under Afkham Khan's name; signed Saduqi.
-
1Images
Power of attorney of Mirza Sadiq's inheritors, 1933
Fatimah Sultan Khanum, sister of Mirza Sadiq Aqa, and Riza and Javad (his sons) give the power of attorney to ‘Abd al-‘Ali Aqa to manage the issues related to the late Mirza Sadiq's share from the Shaykh al-Islam caravansary in Maraghah
-
1Images
Power of attorney to Mirza Abu Turab, 1930
‘Aliyah Khanum and Sakinah Khanum, daughters of the late Haji Isma‘il ‘Arab'uf, give the power of attorney to collect the shares of their inheritance from Haji Muhammad Husayn Aqa to Aqa Mirza Abu Turab. On the margin, Fatimah Sultan Khanum, daughter of Haji Ibrahim ‘Arab'uf, has also given the power of attorney over her paternal inheritance to Aqa Mirza Abu Turab.
-
1Images
Settlement of ‘Aliyah Khanum and Sakinah Khanum, 1932
Haji Isma‘il ‘Arab had assigned one thousand five hundred tumans for each of his daughters, ‘Aliyah Khanum and Sakinah Khanum, and appointed Haji Muhammad Husayn as the executor of his will and guardian of his daughters. According to this settlement between Mir’at al-Saltanah, on behalf of ‘Aliyah Khanum and Sakinah Khanum, and Ra’is al-Vikalah and Mirza Salman from Haris, on behalf of Haji Muhammad Husayn, the two sisters should be paid an amount of two thousand five hundred tumans from the assets owned by Ahmad Aqa and ‘Ali Aqa, the sons of Haji Isma‘il.