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Letter to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1867
Probably from one of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, on how she misses the addressee after his departure to Khurasan and not receiving any letters from him
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Regarding Batul Khanum and Layli Khanum's salaries, 1910
Documents include letters of salary confirmation for daughters of Mirza Hadi Khan Munshi: Batul Khanum (Mirza Shukr Allah Khan's wife) and Layli Khanum (Mirza Sayyid ‘Abd al-Rahim's wife); their power of attorney to Mirza Shukr Allah Khan to represent and receive their salaries; and their identity verification and salary forms
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Letter to wife regarding divorce, 1822 or 1823
The writer objects to divorce the addressee and mentions his request of mediation from Mahd-i ‘Ulya and Nasir al-Din Shah
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1863 or 1864
Mahd-i ‘Ulya writes about Nasir al-Din Shah's letter and the affair between the daughter of Muhammad Tahir Khan and the son of ‘Aliyah Khanum who is married to Nush Khanum's daughter; she mentions that she has punished the woman by hitting her and both the woman's arms were broken by her husband; and she discusses bringing the couple to Niyavaran and getting a house for them as I‘tizad al-Saltanah is not accepting the woman at his house.
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1863 or 1864
Includes greetings and talks about the hot weather in Niyavaran, mentions the discussion with Shahzadah who is not taking his bride home, a woman's indecency resulting in moving her and her husband to Niyavaran to keep an eye on her and ensure no further indiscretions, a visit by Mulk Ara, Nigar Khanum's issue, and keeping sour cherries for the addressee
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Regarding Khadijah Khanum Vaqar al-Saltanah and Fatimah Khanum Sharaf al-Saltanah's salaries, 1910
Documents include letters of salary confirmation for Khadijah Khanum Vaqar al-Saltanah, daughter of Haj Husayn‘ali Tajir (merchant) and wife of Nasir al-Din Shah, and Fatimah Khanum Sharaf al-Saltanah, daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah and wife of Vakil al-Sultan; their power of attorney (due to illness) to Mirza ‘Aliriza to represent and receive their salaries; and their identity verification and salary forms
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Regarding Nafisah Khanum's salary, 1910
Documents include letters of salary confirmation for Nafisah Khanum, daughter of ‘Abd al-Samad Mirza Riza ‘Izz al-Dawlah and wife of Muhammad Hasan Mirza, regarding her inheritance from her grandmother (‘Izz al-Dawlah's mother) and her mother-in-law (Qahriman Mirza's wife); her power of attorney to Shaykh Muhammad Mirza to represent and receive her salary; and her identity verification and salary form
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1869 or 1870
Mahd-i ‘Ulya writes about Shahzadah Vali's plight and asks Nasir al-Din Shah to help him by ordering Mu’ayad al-Dawlah and ‘Imad al-Dawlah to each pay fifty tumans a month to Shahzadah Vali; mentions Pasha Khan Muzaffar al-Dawlah's letter which inquired about his duty after Sardar's dismissal; discusses the situation of Sipahsalar's daughter and the challenge of housing her, which is the reason for Mahd-i ‘Ulya's delay in joining the addressee in the country; advises assigning ‘Azud al-Mulk to talk to the groom and carry on the marriage instead of asking Aqa; and asks for payment of thirty...
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Petition by Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, 1912 to 1917
Correspondence including petitions from ‘Aziz al-Saltanah [probably Nasir al-Din Shah's sister] and Mahbub al-Saltanah, Fatimah Sultan Khanum, and Farangis Khanum, Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, regarding their delinquent salaries, which were supposed to be issued in Gilan; they complain about Mukarram al-Dawlah's negligence. There are also letters from Mukarram al-Dawlah, the Ministries of Finance and Interior, and the Treasury Department.
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‘Izz al-Saltanah's petition, 1901
Petition by ‘Izz al-Saltanah to the Ministry of Finance, referring to a note issued by Sardar Afkham when he was the governor of Rasht, which included payments of two thousand and seven hundred tumans to ‘Izz al-Saltanah, ‘Aziz al-Saltanah, and Fatimah Sultan Khanum and Mahbub al-Saltanah (two of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives); she describes the inconvenience they had endured after the execution of Sardar Afkham, receiving another bill from Mirza Fath Allah Khan, which they could not convert to cash, and the eventual loss of the note; ‘Izz al-Saltanah is asking for the note to be reissued.