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Divorce settlement of Kanz and Rajabʻali Bayg, 1901
Rajabʻali Bayg, the son of Ghulamhusayn Bayg, divorces his wife, Kanz, the daughter of Ustad Khudadlu, and he gives half of the inherited house of his father, a share of a spring known as Rajabʻali spring, and 10 rials to the wife. It is mentioned that if the husband wants to marry her again, he should first pay her the entire mahr.
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Fatimah's stipend, 1896
Mirza Muhammad the treasurer received 2000 dinars in cash and 10 mans [each man is three kilograms] of bread, which was given to [me] Fatimah.
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Karbalayi Sakinah's stipend, 1896
Mirza Muhammad the treasurer received 10 mans [each man is three kilograms] of barley to give to Karbalayi Sakinah ʻAli Akbar
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Letter, 1903
The letter is about Qaysar Khan, an Afghan with British citizenship, who the writer claims has financial conflicts with some locals, such as Muhammad Husayn. ʻAli Karbalayi ʻAbbas has agreed to give his daughter to Qaysar Khan in marriage. He gave eighty tumans and some clothes to ʻAli Karbalayi ʻAbbas and his daughter, and has lived with [Ustad ʻAli's] daughter in his house for a month. The writer pleads with the receipient of the letter, claiming that action must be taken to punish Ustad ʻAli, who had gone to his house [in order to make the marriage legal], and he had told him that the...
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Marriage contract between the daughter of Karbalayi ʻAbidin and Mulla ʻAli, 1900
Marriage contract between the daughter of Karbalayi ʻAbidin [her name is not mentioned] [son of] Ustad Rajabʻali and Mulla ʻAli, the son of Ustad ʻAbd Allah [son of] Ustad ʻAli Asghar, on January 19, 1900. The mahr includes some pieces of land, copper, carpets, clothings, a set of bedding, and a house to be purchased later.
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Marriage contract of Qamar and Mashhadi Ahmad Turk, 1904
Marriage contract of Qamar, the daughter of Karbalayi Zayn al-ʻAbidin Turk, and Mashhadi Ahmad Turk, son of Islamʻali Turk from Badkubah [Baku], with a mahr of 150 tumans. The husband gave power of attorney to his wife so that for fifty years after the date of their marriage, if the husband goes travelling for more than two years in a row or leaves the house and does not pay the monthly alimony of one tuman and five thousand [dinars] to his wife, the wife can get a divorce after forgiving half of her mahr.
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Marriage contract of Ruqiyah Khanum and Ustad ʻAli Asghar, 1896
Marriage contract of Ruqiyah Khanum, the daughter of Mulla Muhammad Haj ʻAli Salih, and Ustad ʻAli Asghar, the son of Karbalayi Yusuf Kar. The mahr includes: parts of gardens and some pieces of land, half of the house of the groom's father, in which he lives now, ten mans of copper worth seven tumans, carpets to cover a room, worth six tumans, two outfits to be bought for three tumans, and another outfit to be bought for two tumans. In 1907, Karbalayi ʻAli gave Ruqiyah another piece of land instead of the one that he had sold with her permission.
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Marriage contract of Shahrbanu and Karbalayi Muhammad, 1905
Marriage contract of Shahrbanu, the daughter of Mulla Muhammad ʻArab, and Karbalayi Muhammad, the son of Mir ʻAbd Allah Arab, with a mahr of 30 tumans, which remains the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of the daughter of Mirza Aqa Nasir and Muhammad, [1883?]
Marriage contract of the daughter of Mirza Aqa Nasir [her name is not mentioned] and Muhammad, the son of Mulla ʻAbbasʻali Haj Abu Talib, with a mahr of: pieces of land and gardens, one sixth of a house where the groom lives, two outfits to be bought, five mans of copper, kilims and felt to cover a room, sheep, and silver.
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Marriage contract of the daughter of Muhammad and Haj Muhammad, 1897
Marriage contract of the daughter of Muhammad (son of ʻAbbas Fathʻali Karbalayi Dust Muhammad) and Haj Muhammad, the son of Karbalayi Baqir. The bride's name is not recorded. The mahr includes: two outfits to be bought for seven tumans, ten mans of kilims and felt for four tumans, five mans of copper for five tumans, ten sheep for eight tumans, and 10 tumans remain on [groom's] debt.