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Letter from Muhammad Riza Ashtiyani Banan al-Dawlah
A letter of request from Muhammad Riza Ashtiyani Banan al-Dawlah to an unidentified person regarding a document handwritten by Nasir al-Din Shah about the enforcement of his royal command for the payment of a stipend to the late Nur Muhammad Khan's children. The letter mentions that after the murder of Nasir al-Din Shah, the author sent a letter to Muzaffar al-Din Shah, but never received a reply, which caused them great concern. The writer also indicates that Anis al-Dawlah and Mirza Hamd Allah Khan have recommended the payment of this salary but their recommendations have not proven useful.
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Badr al-Muluk and Amin al-Sultan's Love Letters
The love letters of Badr al-Muluk and Amin al-Sultan, including: a letter from Badr al-Muluk to [Amin al-Sultan?], in which she is complaining about the hostility of certain people who the recipient knows, and the journey of ‘Isa Mirza (her brother) from the salt mine to her house and his stay until the third of the month, after which she is going to visit the reader; an envelope with an inscribed stamp or sticker of Badr al-Muluk; a letter by Badr al-Muluk, in which after a nostalgic note, she asks the reader to deliver his future letters to Sanam Baji at Badr al-Muluk's house through that...
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In Praise of Amin al-Sultan
A notebook which is called "The Notebook of the Poor and the Seekers of Perfection." The writing starts with a description and praise of Amin al-Sultan and his name in Abjad and Jafar script.
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First issue of Ittihad newspaper
The first issue of a newspaper called "Ittihad" under the management of ‘Ali Khan Khazini and ‘Ali Khan Qarib. The first page is dedicated to a poem about the significance of education for children.
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Confidential report by ‘Imad al-Dawlah
A secret report by ‘Imad al-Dawlah in which he expresses his great concern about the presence of forty high ranking Shiite clergymen in Qazvin, who believe themselves to be in charge of the people of the area and as a result, take their endowments and belongings. He also writes about the death of Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim (the court's trustee and the accountant of Qazvin), whose riches have gone to the Shaykh al-Islam of Qazvin, as a result of his lacking an elder son. The Shaykh al-Islam also hopes to marry the widow of the deceased. Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim also owed tax money to the writer, which...
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Letter
A letter about payment of the camel drivers' stipend, Ramazan Bayk's journey to Kashan, a fire at Quruq Sayf, Qasim (the bald)'s wife's stealing money from Muhammad Sadiq, and the writer's request to the recipient for a verdict in this matter.
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Petition of a woman to Amin al-Sultan
A petition, to Amin al-Sultan, written by a woman who was converted to Islam from Judaism by the Friday prayer-leader four years ago. She was forced to marry and now her husband has fled his creditors and left her with their young children wandering in Tehran. She has taken refuge in Amin al-Sultan's house in hope for some help in the cold weather.
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Settlement between Mirza Rabi‘ and his daughter Ruqiyah Sultan
A settlement between Mirza Rabi‘ (the royal warehouse's accountant) and his daughter, Ruqiyah Sultan, in which he grants the ownership of a garden located in Ja‘far Abad to her in exchange for seventy-five grams of yellow sugar-candy.
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Letter about Amin al-Sultan's endowments
A letter to the Head Office of Endowments about the late Amin al-Sultan's endowments, in which the writer complains that the Office is planning to demolish the endowed shops and turn them into public restrooms without the knowledge of Amin al-Sultan's inheritors, while Amin al-Sultan had indicated that a school should be built instead. The writer also protests that another part of the endowments was given to someone for the construction of his private tomb.
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A Petition to the King by Faramarz, the Royal Barber
A petition by Faramarz, the royal barber, to the king, in which the writer mentions that he learned his job in Istanbul and Egypt, moved to Iran and has been working as the royal barber for the ambassadors for the last two years. The writer has been ill and would like to ask for help with the expenses related to his illness.
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