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Letter from Mirza Lutf Allah from Asadabad to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
The writer, after sending his gratitude and expressing his service and devotion to the addressee, writes about his work for Muhammad Husayn Khan, grandchild of Sahib Ikhtiyar, per Sahib Ikhtiyar's request. He notes the difficulties of working for Muhammad Husayn Khan and his delay and incompetence in paying workers' wages; despite promising the author to pay his salary, Taji Khanum is reluctant to do so. At the end, he asks the addressee to order that his salary be paid.
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Daughters of Saʻid al-Mulk to Nasir al-Din Shah and Anis al-Dawlah, [late 19th century]
The item consists of two letters enclosed in the same envelope and written by Khanum Shahzadah (Khvurshid Taj) and Amirzadah Khanum (Qamar Taj), daughters of Saʻid al-Mulk, to Anis al-Dawlah and Nasir al-Din Shah. Through the mediation of Anis al-Dawlah, favorite wife of Nasir al-Din Shah, they petition Nasir al-Din Shah to bestow their father's title on Mirza Salih Khan Muʻtamad Divan.