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Complaint letter asking for justice
A group of elders complain to the addressee about how their nomadic tribe is prevented from accessing their winter pastures by Timur Khan's actions. Also, they mention the unacceptable marriage of Zawq ‘Ali’s wife (daughter of Shahnah (sheriff) Ghulam) and Muhammad (son of Shahnah (sheriff) Haydar), and ask the addressee for justice.
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Copy of letter from Fatimah Khanum to head of Customs House
The writer talks about the road construction on the fields belonging to his son, ‘Inayat Allah Khan, despite his wishes, and requests it be prevented. Water is also being prevented from coming to the farms which is brutal for the peasants. The writer also discusses the seizing of Sar Firuzabad farms. The author asks the addressee for justice and an investigation.
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Letter from head of Customs House to Farid al-Mulk, 1912
Talks about issues related to the farms belonging to the heirs of Haj ‘Abd al-Rahim Vakil al-Dawlah, and mentions a settlement which indicates that these properties formerly owned by the late Umm al-Khaqan are now owned by Sardar Mu‘tazad; the properties rented by the late Mu‘in al-Ra‘aya and later Haji Mu‘addil, the attorney of ‘Inayat Allah Khan, had taken the properties from the heirs of the late Mu‘in al-Ra‘aya. The author complains to the addressee for not addressing these issues and asks him for an investigation and to give these properties back to the heir of the late Vakil al-Dawlah.
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Letter from head of Customs House, 1913
Includes issues related to the lands of Sar Firuzabad and shares of ‘Inayat Allah Khan and Haji Sayyid Qasim; the issue of a truck farm and the ownership of it; and issues related to Shahzadah Farmanfarma's investigation of Sar Firuzabad's crops. At the end, the author asks for an investigation into these properties and to give the documents they are sending to the mother of ‘Inayat Allah Khan.
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Letter to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
About Umm al-Khaqan's property
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Letter to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
About Umm al-Khaqan and Haji Nasir al-Saltanah's properties in Kirmanshahan after Vakil al-Sifarah's death
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1892
Includes issues facing several villages such as in Qaysar Abad village, where Najm al-Saltanah has issue with Karbalayi Mahdiquli, as a tenant, on it crops; the great functionality of a qanat; and increasing prices in Tehran. The writer talks about his role in the transactions of Isfandiyari and ʻAli Abad properties and several houses, as well as Najm al-Saltanah's role; the interest for Munavvar al-Saltanah's property worth forty-five thousand tumans and her willingness to sell it; and Shukuh al-Saltanah being not well.
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1912
Discusses the inability of peasants from Yaftabad to pay two thousand and two hundred tumans for rent, ʻIzzat al-Saltanah's visit to Yaftabad and the meeting with the peasants to discuss the rent, and the peasants being able to afford paying only five hundred for the rent
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Letter, 1914
Discusses peasants working hard on a rice farm, paying their wages, and being hopeful for a good crop; the writer mentions that he is not aware of a Najaf peasant's salary, and he asks the addressee to send him a copy of the salary contract.
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Muhammad Taqi to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Muhammad Taqi writes about several issues including the dispute he has with Khurramrud elders, relocating his wife because of the potential threat against her from the Khurramrud elders, and going to Asadabad at ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma's request. At the end, he talks about his state of desperation and the hardships his family, peasants, and himself have been through and asks ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma for help.