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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1925
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar; discusses receiving a twenty-five tuman promissory note via the merchant of Dilmaqan and delivering it to Sarkar ‘Illiyah, the delay in the payment of their salaries and other work-related issues, the cold weather, leveling of the roads, the new street, demolition of Nawbar bazaar; notes that the repairs have not yet reached their neighborhood and that the writer has not received any news from the villages because of the cold weather and closed roads; reports that Muhammad Khan and Haji ‘Abd Allah Khan have come on foot and that Sawlat...
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Family letter
After greetings, the writer talks about transferring money, the price of rice in Tehran, raining in the northern areas, unsold rice, and the addressee's visit from Tehran along with their aunt.
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Letter from Tayirah to Isabella Brittingham, 1909
The writer expresses her happiness in receiving the addressee's letter, and discusses the many problems for Baha’i followers in Iran due to lack of freedom; her belief in the Baha’i faith since she was twelve years old, and the mental and physical pressure imposed on her by her family for ten years because of her belief; and mentions that several of her family members, including her husband, converted to the Baha'i faith when they heard her words.
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Letter from Sharaf Nisa’ (from Gilan) to Iran-i naw, 1909
About the education of girls in Gilan
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Miscellaneous orders and payments
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Letters of Rubabah Khanum
Letters of Rubabah Khanum, daughter of Mirza Mahmud Shaykh al-Islam, about the management of her properties in Mahmud Abad and financial and family affairs.
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Regarding displacement of Targavir village people, 1907
A telegram from Imamquli in Urumiyah to Atabak A‘zam in Tehran regarding the pillage of Mavanah and Targavir villages by the Ottoman nomads, and the killing of eighteen men and sixty-six women and children. Around three thousand people, mostly Christians, from the neighboring villages, have fled to Urumiyah and are in need of food and clothing; the writer has been collecting aid from the elite and merchants of Urumiyah and is asking for the government's assistance, suggesting that any aid should be delivered via the Christian clergy who will distribute it among their people.
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Financial and legal documents
Financial and legal documents, including a number of sale agreements, settlements, the dowry list of Rubabah Khanum, and documents concerning the inheritance of Mirza Abu al-Qasim Yazdi.
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- Sadiqah Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(2)
- Rubabah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(2)
- Qamar Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(2)
- Munshi Bashi(2)
- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(2)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(2)
- ‘Ismat Khanum (Tayirah)(1)
- ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak (Amin al-Sultan)(1)
- ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum(1)
- Zahra Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(1)
- Vakil al-Saltanah(1)
- Sitarah Buhlul (Galin Khanum)(1)
- Sakinah Khanum Arfa‘ al-Saltanah(1)
- Sadiqah Khanum (Mirbaghdadabadi collection)(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum Nishat al-Saltanah(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum(1)
- Rukhsarah Khanum(1)
- Rubabah Khanum (Mirbaghdadabadi Collection)(1)
- Muʼaddab al-Mamalik(1)
- Muhammad Salih Tabatabaʼi(1)
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- Sadiqah Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(2)
- Rubabah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(2)
- Qamar Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(2)
- Munshi Bashi(2)
- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(2)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(2)
- ‘Ismat Khanum (Tayirah)(1)
- ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak (Amin al-Sultan)(1)
- ʻIshrat al-Muluk Khanum(1)
- Zahra Khanum (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Mirza Mas‘ud Shaykh al-Islam)(1)
- Vakil al-Saltanah(1)
- Sitarah Buhlul (Galin Khanum)(1)
- Sakinah Khanum Arfa‘ al-Saltanah(1)
- Sadiqah Khanum (Mirbaghdadabadi collection)(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum Nishat al-Saltanah(1)
- Ruqiyah Khanum(1)
- Rukhsarah Khanum(1)
- Rubabah Khanum (Mirbaghdadabadi Collection)(1)
- Muʼaddab al-Mamalik(1)
- Muhammad Salih Tabatabaʼi(1)
- Mir Sayyid ʻAli Khan Shaykh al-Islami(1)
- Malih Khanum Bihjat al-Saltanah(1)
- Khan Baba Khan(1)
- Haji Sayyid ‘Ali Asghar(1)
- Haj Sayyid ʻAli Akbar(1)
- Haj Sayyid Mirza Tihrani(1)
- Haj Mirza Abu Turab Shaykh al-Islam(1)
- Fatimah Sultan Khanum (Navvab al-Hajiyah)(1)
- Asiyah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Aqa Mirza Buzurg Shaykh al-Islam(1)
- Aqa Ismaʻil Khan Amir Panjah(1)
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