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Regarding the mother's burial, 1918
Shaykh Shams writes to Aqa Mirza Sadiq Mujtahid regarding transport of the corpse of Aqa Mirza Javad Aqa's mother by Haj Shaykh ʻAbd al-Vahab Kafshdar, and its burial in ʻAtabat.
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To Haji Javad Ganjah, 1916 to 1917
Letters addressed to Haji Javad Ganjah: 1- Sayyid Husayn Aqa to Haji Javad Aqa Ganjah, regarding Habib Aqa the barber's sexual conduct with an underage boy and his consequent arrest (January 12, 1916); 2- from Mahmud Mahmud'uf (September 13, 1916); 3- Fatimah Khanum's letter of greetings from Tabriz to Haji Javad Aqa in Tehran (October 11, 1916); 4- Mahmud Mahmud'uf from Tabriz to Javad Aqa Ganjah in Tehran (January 10, 1917); 5- Muhammad Muhsin and Muhammad Hasan to Javad Aqa the merchant from Ganjah in Tehran (January 10, 1917); 6- from the mother regarding the birth of Muhammad Hasan...
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Letter from Shahzadah Ahmad Mirza, 1922
Shahzadah Ahmad Mirza complains to the addressee for not sending any letters and asks her/him to send a letter through the newly established postal service of Urumiyah, as his/her mother is extremely worried.
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Letter, 1924
Regarding: delivery of the six-tuman promissory note to Sarkar ‘Illiyah; receiving the brigadier's payment to the addressee and using it to pay the debts to Karbalayi Hasan and Buyuk Khanum; inquiring about Muqtadir's action; delivery of thirty eight mans [unit of weight] of flour to the household from the village of Zaviyah; reading the addressee's letter about Sarkar ‘Illiyah to her and [her response] that she is careful with money and there is no need to remind her, that parents are friends of their children and do what is best for them; other political and work-related news; sending...
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Letter, 1924
The writer sends greetings on behalf of herself/himself and her/his mother, brothers (Mustafa Khan and Murtaza Khan), and younger sister (Kubra Khanum); sends greetings and apologies to her/his brothers, ‘Ali Asghar Khan and Muhammad Baqir Khan, for not writing separately to them.
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Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1914
Hamid al-Sultan to [Mirza Abu Turab Khan] ‘Amid Lashkar, the pay master of the Qahramaniyah regiment in Tabriz, bearing Hamid al-Sultan's seal and regarding: some debts and other financial matters; taking back his gun, which ‘Ali Akbar Khan had kept for safekeeping; his debt to Nanah; missing the dear ones; whether Safiyah still remembers him; Dabir al-Sultan's bringing his family to Urumiyah, though Hamid al-Sultan does not think it is wise; his worry about Safiyah and her illness; inquiring about the price of charcoal and butter; getting his document back from the female broker; sending...
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Family letter, 1913
Addressed to a brother, regarding household expenses and other financial matters; Sadiqah catching smallpox and her recovery; the colonel's letter from Mecca; having no news from Muntasir; the annual mourning ceremony; the sister sending her greetings and wondering about the addressee's promise to send lamb for Sadiqah and chicken for Safiyah; Fatimah Khanum's hardship in the winter and asking for some allowance for her; carrying the corpse of the sister and letting Muhammad Khan know that he is responsible for the expenses.
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Letter to Haj Ahmad Aqa the merchant of Khuy, 1923
To Haj Ahmad Aqa the merchant from Khuy; regarding some financial matters and other news, including the death of Mashhadi Muhammad Sattar the cigarette seller, whose wife is the executor of his will. The writer tells the addressee that they should wait before demanding what the deceased owed Haji Ahmad because he had underage children. He also mentions that Sarkar's family is in need of more allowance.
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Letter, 1924
Regarding: not receiving payments from the brigade; Muqtadir's position and counseling the brigade and Haji Mirza Abu al-Qasim Aqa; Javad's imprisonment and his parents asking Sarkar ‘Illiyah to intercede; Turab Khan, Sa‘d Allah Khan's father, staying at the writer's house; sending greetings on behalf of Buyuk Khanum, Raziyah, Marziyah, and the other children of the sister; selling the carpets; and joking about sitting on chairs and becoming Europeanized.
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Letter, 1924
Discusses: local news, including the delivery of the letters; Jalal Lashkar's visit; sending two pairs of socks with this letter; covering the pools; Sarkar ‘Illiyah taking care of everything; the departure of Aqa-yi Sawlat and others.
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