Settlement of Karbalayi Sayyid Muhammad, son of the late Mir Taqi (from Usku), and his children, Mir Jalil, Sayyidah Khanum, and Rubab, with Haji Sayyid Muhammad Tajir (merchant) from Usku over a share of water from a qanat in Uskuyah in exchange for nineteen tumans
Marriage contract of Fatimah Baygum, daughter of Mashhadi Karim from Usku, and Muhammad ‘Ali, son of Mashhadi ‘Ali from Usku; mahr includes part of a garden and a share of a qanat, and a candlestick worth three thousand five hundred dinars. On verso, dated September 25, 1896, Fatimah Baygum has received eighty tumans for the garden and the qanat share from Haji Sayyid Muhammad Tajir (merchant) from Usku.
Sayyid Abu al-Qasim Tajir (merchant) from Usku, son of Mir Kazim Tajir, made a complaint against his brother, Sayyid Muhammad Tajir from Usku, regarding his share from their paternal inheritance and other properties, as well as the money he loaned to Haji Sayyid Muhammad's wife (daughter of Mir Hashim). Although his claim was denied, the brothers made a settlement to resolve the dispute in which Sayyid Muhammad agreed to pay seventy tumans to Sayyid Abu al-Qasim.
Marriage contract of Khanum Jan, daughter of Karbalayi ‘Abd al-Razzaq, and Karbalayi Muhammad Baqir, son of Haji Qurban from Usku; mahr includes a garden and its share of water from a qanat, part of a house, a pair of gold earrings worth five tumans, and a gold ring worth one tuman, which remains the father of the groom's debt, as well as twenty tumans, which remains groom's debt
Marriage contract of Shahbaz Khanum, daughter of Ustad Kazim from Usku, and Ustad Ahmad, son of Ustad Malik Najjar (carpenter) from Usku; the mahr includes one-fourth of a garden, a set of bedding worth three tumans, a gold ring worth five thousand dinars, a pair of candlesticks worth one tuman, a bath tray worth seven thousand dinars, all remaining the groom's father's debt, as well as fifteen tumans which remains the groom's debt.
Marriage contract of the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali from Usku and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, son of Ustad Muhsin from Usku; her mahr is one-fourth of a house, one-fourth of a garden, a set of bedding worth three tumans, a gold ring and a bath bowl worth one tuman, a candlestick worth three thousand five hundred dinars, all belonging to groom's mother and father. On November 25, 1876, the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali settled with ‘Abd al-Khaliq over one-fourth of the mentioned garden in exchange with one-third of another piece of land. On the same date, Ustad Muhsin transferred a tray to the daughter of Mulla...
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