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About death of Sulayman Khan, condolences to Khanum 'Ammah Qizi, Khanum’s illness, and how they have stopped the writer from punishing Mirza ‘Ali Naqi
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Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam to Munshi Bashi
Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam gives his consent to the marriage of Taj Khanum, an older unmarried female cousin, and writes about a dispute among servants.
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Asiyah Khanum to Munshi Bashi
Asiyah Khanum, daughter of Rukhsarah Khanum and Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam, asks Munshi Bashi to purchase clothing and fruit for the household.
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Zahra Khanum to Sakinah Khanum
Zahra Khanum writes to her sister-in-law, Sakinah Khanum in Tehran. Includes a letter from Mustafa asking Sakinah Khanum to hire his daughter and son-in-law, and an additional note.
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Letter from Rasht official about a loan
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to his wife, Azarmidukht, 1957
Expresses his concern about Azarmidukht's offensive behavior toward him in front of the servants and suggests divorce
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Letter from Sarah Clock
Additional portion of a letter from Sarah A. Clock, likely to Mrs. Platt, mentioning funding for building the girls' school, and her perspective on "bad Orientals"
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Regarding Zahra Khanum's salary
Documents include a letter of salary confirmation for Zahra Khanum, daughter of Mulla Ja‘far and servant of Shukuh al-Saltanah; and her identity verification and salary form
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, asking her to send a photograph of Manizhah and promising to send a photograph of ‘Izzi. ‘Izzat al-Saltanah also advises her sister to send some of her servants to learn to make some dishes and desserts from the new, skilled chef hired by the Hazrat-i Ashraf household. She mentions that she, herself, is learning some recipes from the cooks in addition to the dessert recipes she learned in Hamadan. She finds this particularly helpful in Tehran, as the kitchen would be in the andarun and she does not...
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, 1965
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, in Rome, telling her family news and discussing Ma‘sumah Khanum's interest in mysticism. She asks if her readings have offered her some understanding of human suffering, and requests that she share any insight she may have acquired. As an example, she tells the story of Salar al-Dawlah's wife: "When I was nine years old, our father [Nizam al-Saltanah], the governor of Luristan and ‘Arabistan [Khuzistan] at the time, was sent to fight against Salar al-Dawlah, who was claiming the crown. Salar al-Dawlah...
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