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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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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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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.