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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, probably from Muntasir Lashkar; about receiving the papers, envelopes, promissory notes, and clothing; inquires about Baba Khan's salary; discusses taxes, grain receipts, and other related financial issues; declares that he is sending a fifty-tuman promissory note in preparation for winter and asks ‘Amid Lashkar to give five tumans of it to Karbalayi Khanum; sends greetings to Hamid al-Sultan; expresses his worry about Ma‘sumah Sultan's illness, thanks his sister-in-law for taking care of her, and then says that he is concerned about the increasing expenses of...
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Letter, 1901
The letter mentions arrival on Monday, taking care of the goats and horses, delivering hay for peasants of Varaghah and barley as rent, Vusuq Lashkar delivering a document to Amin al-Dawlah, delivering grains to Tabriz, getting sugar cones, wishing recovery for the addressee, well-being of the beloved Sar Rishtah Dar [pay master] and requesting clothing and a shawl for his mother, ‘Ismat Khanum's request for a clothing, a wrapping cloth, and a bracelet, and greetings from Baygum Baji and others
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Petition by Taqi to Hazrat ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah
Ghulam-zadah Taqi writes to Hazrat ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah sharing his concern about the wickedness of Mirza ‘Ali, the son of Mir ‘Abd al-‘Ali Kafi al-Mulki, toward the daughter of Mir Fattah Kafi al-Mulki. She rejected Mirza ‘Ali for marriage, stating that she is too old for marriage and has to raise her underaged children, but Mirza ‘Ali started harassing her by going to her house and on top of its roof. When she placed someone on guard in the yard, Mirza ‘Ali attempted to kill him; he also stole from the house, but returned the stolen items after the intervention of the elders and Mirza Abu...
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Petition by peasants of Aranjan
Petitioners urge the addressee to persuade Haji Musa Khan, the head of the Azarbayjan army, that the amount of alfalfa he has requested is impossible and ask him to either call off the order or give them more time, so they could deliver some from Qarachah Dagh after the snow melts.
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Settlement between Sakinah Sultan Khanum and her mother Gawhar Taj Khanum, 1904
Sakinah Sultan Khanum, the daughter of ‘Abd al-‘Ali Khan Sultan, transfers some properties in Aqdagh-i Sufla to her mother, Gawhar Taj Khanum.
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Settlement of Asiyah Khanum over her share of her daughter's inheritance, 1905
After the death of Narjis Khatun, daughter of Mir Muhsin Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Usku, her inheritors were her mother, Asiyah Khanum; her husband, Haji Sayyid Riza; and her three children, Aminah Khatun, Mir Abu al-Hasan, and Sayyid Husayn. Haji Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali, with the power of attorney from his mother, Asiyah Khanum, settles her share of inheritance with Haji Sayyid Muhammad, who has the power of attorney from his brother, Haji Sayyid Riza, father and guardian of Narjis Khatun's three underage children, in exchange for three thousand seven hundred tumans.
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Settlement of Huri Nisa’ Khanum and Amin al-Mamalik, 1900
Huri Nisa’ Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Khan Baba from Nawjah Dih, sells one-fifteenth of a property inherited from her father, including the village of Nawjah Dih, to Amin al-Mamalik in exchange for twelve tumans and five thousand dinars. A condition for revocation has been included and half of the price has been paid. The note on the margin states that Huri Nisa’ Khanum has settled her claim of loss in exchange for two tumans and five thousand dinars.
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Settlement of Nizam al-Dawlah and Lutf‘ali Khan Nasir al-Sultan, 1902
Lutf‘ali Khan Nasir al-Sultan has claimed that his share of inheritance from Haj Fath‘ali Khan Biglarbaygi and Hajiyah Shahzadah Khanum, Biglarbaygi's mother, is in the possession of Haj Nizam al-Dawlah. To resolve the dispute, they have settled the following properties: Bilvirdi village in the Bidustan district and four-sixths of Hilan village in the Qarajah Dagh district.
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Settlement of Zahra Baygum and Malik Muhammad, 1903
Zahra Baygum Khanum, the daughter of Haji Mirza Muhammad, sells her share of inheritance from the village of Kuh Dil to Malik Muhammad, the son of Haj Zayn al-ʻAbidin, in exchange for sixty-seven tumans. Two days later, Haji Malik transfers this property to Mashhadi Sayyid Riza for the same amount.