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Booklet of letters and telegrams by ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1906
Booklet of copies of telegrams and letters by ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma from Kirman, and replies from Tehran. Includes discussing ʻIzzat al-Saltanah's illness and the process of her treatment and recovery as well as some matters related to Umm al-Khaqan.
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Correspondence between Muzaffar al-Din Mirza and Shukuh al-Saltanah
Two letters from Muzaffar al-Din Mirza to his mother, Shukuh al-Saltanah. The first on receiving her photograph and a matter related to the andarun; the second about receiving Shukuh al-Saltanah's letters and gifts and coming to Tehran. He also writes about the problems caused by Taj al-Muluk despite advice from ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and Mahd-i ‘Ulya, raises the possibility of a new marriage and asks for his mother's opinion. The letter from Shukuh al-Saltanah to Muzaffar al-Din Mirza advises him to be patient until the new year and then proceed with the issue related to the andarun.
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Fatimah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Saltanah (‘Izzat al-Dawlah) to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Fatimah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Saltanah (‘Izzat al-Dawlah) writes to her husband, ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, and discusses sending the children to him and points out that she cannot join them now.
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Fatimah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Saltanah (‘Izzat al-Dawlah) to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
Fatimah Khanum ‘Izzat al-Saltanah (‘Izzat al-Dawlah) writes to her husband, ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, telling him that the Shah sent Amin al-Haram to her to tell her that he telegraphed Farmanfarma to buy one third of Alanjiq village from him. ‘Izzat al-Saltanah responded that Alanjiq belongs to her, not Farmanfarma, and that she has it in the Shah's handwriting that he bestowed it to her. She then suggested that she would have paid him ten times more to get Alanjiq and points out that Farmanfarma spent some money for the qanat there and that the place generates no income for the...
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Letter about a petition from Nusrat al-Dawlah, [late 19th century]
The letter concerns a meeting with Anis al-Dawlah, favorite wife of the harem of Nasir al-Din Shah, in which she is asked to deliver a petition from Firuz Mirza Nusrat al-Dawlah, son of ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma and ‘Izzat al-Dawlah, to her husband and the Crown Prince.
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1872 or 1873
Includes greetings and discusses her recovery, mentions choosing a name and a title for the child of the Crown Prince, and mediates on behalf of Sultan Ibrahim Mirza regarding his revenue from his state granted lands
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1872 or 1873
Includes greetings and discusses her illness and the addressee's indifference. She also mentions the birth of the Crown Prince's son and suggests naming him after the late Khaqan
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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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Letter from Muhammad, 1895
Muhammad writes about how he convinced ‘Abd al-Samad Khan and ‘Abd al-Riza Khan, brother-in-laws of the late Firuz Mirza (first wife: daughter of Mustawfi al-Mamalik; and second wife: Hajiyah Huma Khanum), to support his suggestions. He suggests matching one of Muzaffar al-Din Shah's daughters with Nasir al-Dawlah, son of the late Firuz Mirza, and matching the late Firuz Mirza's daughters with Nusrat al-Dawlah and other princes. Also, he recommends hiding this matter from Najm al-Saltanah and Munavvar al-Saltanah.
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Letter regarding the petition of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives and daughters
The writer is sending an envelope containing the petition of wives and daughters of the late Nasir al-Din Shah and explains the hardships they are going through and that if the current condition continues they will have to take their appeals to one of the foreign embassies. The author asks the king [Muzaffar al-Din Shah?] for immediate action and a response. The second document is a draft of the same letter in which some parts of it has been rewritten several times.
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