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Petition and letters related to Zahra Sultan
Petition and letters related to Zahra Sultan, daughter of Filban Bashi [the elephant-keeper]: 1-a complaint letter in which she talks about how she was barred from entering the office of Ministers by the servants who receive orders from Ittila‘ al-Saltanah (head of the office) and Mirza Khalil (office secretary), both adversaries of her husband, saying that this is the order of the Prime Minister. She has also gone to the Russian Embassy to meet the ambassador, but was also barred from entering it. She complains that while everyone else can go to the Embassy and plead for justice, Zahra...
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Fakhr al-Mulk to Atabak A‘zam
In a telegram to Atabak A‘zam, Fakhr al-Mulk notifies him of the receipt of his telegram about installments of the fund, taxes collected by Fakhr al-Mulk, the high expenses of transporting Shukuh al-Saltanah's body [to ‘Atabat], the stipend of the road gendarmes, the reception for Anis al-Dawlah's arrival, and more. The accompanying envelope is addressed to Nasir al-Mulk, the governor of Kurdistan.
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Letter about a journey
The writer talks about the arrival of the Premier and sends her/his regards to the recipient via the Iranian ambassador in France. The writer describes her/his journey from Tehran, her/his stops in Hamadan and Kirmanshah due to illness, and his/her arrival in Baghdad. The writer describes her/his visit with the reader's son, Ahmad Khan the Colonel, in Kirmanshah and how he had expressed disappointment over the delay in receiving his father's letter. The writer suggests that such letters be delivered through the Iranian representatives in Baghdad. The author has also met Shahzadah Khanum....
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Letter probably from ‘Ayn al-Saltanah
Letter probably from Qahraman Mirza Salur (‘Ayn al-Saltanah) with a list of daily expenses; writing from Alamut, Qazvin, he talks about his bad health and expresses his disappointment that the recipient had not told him about her/his journey to Mecca, while also asking her/him to sacrifice a sheep on his behalf. ‘Ayn al-Saltanah also talks about his intention to travel to Beirut to visit Hurmuz Mirza [his nephew]. He asks about the well-being of Fakhr al-Mulk [probably his brother-in-law, Fakhr al-Mulk Ardalan] and his wife and expresses his satisfaction that Zari is accompanying the letter...