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Testimony regarding Khanum Iran's debt
Testimony about the debt of Khanum Iran, daughter of Haji ‘Abd al-Rahman, to Haji Muhammad Hasan in the amount of six hundred tumans for women's clothing and gold jewelry; several women and men have signed the testimony
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Marriage contract of Khanum Hajiyah and Mashhadi Husayn Misgar, 1928
Marriage contract of Khanum Hajiyah, daughter of Mashhadi Karim Qassab [the butcher] from Shiraz, and Mashhadi Husayn Misgar [the coppersmith], son of Karbalayi Aqa Buzurg from Shiraz; the mahr includes sixty tumans, a Qur‘an worth one tuman, one misqal [unit of weight] of gold, ten misqals of green silk, one charik [unit of weight] of palm starch, and five mans [unit of weight] of salt. The mahr remains the groom's debt.
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Power of attorney to get back properties, 1912
Power of attorney given by Mirza ‘Isa Khan Munshi, son of Mashhadi ‘Abbas from Shiraz, to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin Muharrir [the copyist], son of Haj Muhammad Hasan from Shiraz, in order to get his belongings, such as goldware and clothing, back from Mirza Muhammad Sadiq Khan Khabbaz [the baker], and to reclaim his rights in the arguments and claims with his wife, Mirza Baygum, Mirza Muhammad Sadiq's daughter. Dated August 14, 1912
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Marriage contract of Bibi Khanum Batul and Aqa Mirza Muhammad Riza, 1906
Marriage contract of Bibi Khanum Batul, daughter of Mirza Muhammad from Shiraz, and Aqa Mirza Muhammad Riza, son of Haji Aqa ‘Ali from Fasa; the mahr includes two hundred tumans, twenty misqals [unit of weight] of gold, one charik [unit of weight] of green silk, along with a Qur‘an worth one tuman. The wife was granted the right to determine the location of their residence.
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Regarding claim by Haj Sayyid Muhammad's daughter, 1913
Correspondence regarding a claim by the daughter of Haj Sayyid Muhammad against Karam, a servant of Muhammad Quli Arab, for burglary from her house; the stolen property's worth equals two thousand tumans, including money, jewelry, and clothing
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Petition to get back possessions, 1917
Petition by Aqa Buzurg Kharraz [the shoe seller], son of Karbalayi Mahmud Kharraz, to Hujjat al-Islam Aqa Sayyid ‘Ali, requesting to call the witnesses to testify that Aqa Buzurg's wife (daughter of Haji Mirza Baba) possessed his belongings listed in the document, which she denies. On the margin, names of the witness women are listed as: Khanum ‘Ismat (wife of Mirza Muhammad Baqir), Rubab Sultan (daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim from Shiraz), Khanum ‘Azra, and Khanum Hufi (wife of Mirza Muhammad Ja‘far Khan). Hujjat al-Islam's response is on the margin as well.
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‘Azra's letter for confirming her marriage and mahr, 1935
Letter written by ‘Azra, daughter of Haj Mirza Husayn Sharif, to Mirza Sayyid Ahmad Pish-namaz [the prayer leader] requesting him to confirm her marriage to the late Mirza Muhammad Riza with a mahr of three hundred tumans, ten misqals [unit of weight] of gold, a Qurʼan worth five tumans, and ten misqals of silk. He confirms her claims and points out that she had settled one hundred and fifty tumans of her mahr with the late Mirza Muhammad Riza.
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Power of attorney to collect mother's possessions, 1914
Copy of power of attorney given by Mirza Baygum and Khanum Ziya’, daughters of Haj Mirza Yusuf Halabi-furush [tin seller], to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin in order to get the house, goldware, silverware, copperware, and mahr of their deceased mother, Mah Sultan (daughter of the late Haj Murtaza), from their father, Haj Mirza Yusuf
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List of possessions, 1911
List of the belongings of the writer and her sister
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Dowry registry
List of some items (probably someone's dowry) such as: carpet, beddings, carpet cover, mirror, rosewater sprinkler, crystal glasses, crystal salt shaker, brass brazier, silver box, crystal hookah, gold bracelets, gold earrings, scarf, a broadcloth robe, tirmah hat, and socks