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Copy of Fatimah Baygum's petition to Ayatollah Mirza Muhammad Husayn al-Najafi, 1926
Copy of a complaint petition from Fatimah Baygum to Ayatollah Mirza Muhammad Husayn al-Najafi regarding her brutal treatment at the hands of her husband, Haj Mirza Muhammad Sahib Anjavi. Fatimah Baygum claims that her husband has beaten her and thrown her and their children out of their house. She has sent the children to ask their father for permission to go back, but he refused every time. She next sent some acquaintances to her husband, but he never let her or the children return home. She finally sent this petition to Ayatollah Mirza Muhammad Husayn al-Najafi, requesting that he would...
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Documents regarding Liqaʼ Khanum
Mirza Abu al-Hasan, a citizen of the Ottoman Empire, whose children are in Kurdistan, died in Mecca. After his death, his wife, Liqaʼ Khanum married Shaykh Ibrahim, as a result of which, she lost custody of her children. Haji Muhammad, who is the executor of Abu al-Hasan's will, complains against Liqaʼ Khanum because she does not acknowledge the change of custodianship and has taken possession of properties that were in the hands of other guardians.
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Hasan Aqa's petition, 1919
A few months ago, the inheritors of the late Aqa Mashhadi Najaf, the merchant from Ganjah, including Muhsin Aqa, Mahmud Aqa, and Sariyah Khanum petitioned to the Russian consulate, appointing Aqa Hasan Aqa as their guardian. Now, Aqa Hasan Aqa declares that he will refrain from interfering in their affairs.
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Khvurshid Khanum's petitions, 1908
Petitions by Khvurshid Khanum, daughter of Aqa Riza, from Barfurush, to Mukhbir al-Saltanah, Minister of Justice, explaining how following her parents death, when she was three years old, her uncle, ‘Abbasquli Khan, seeking her inheritance of more than fifty thousand tumans worth of property, took her in. After ten years, he married her off to his grandson, son of I‘timad Divan, despite her discontent. I‘timad Divan never paid her her share of inheritance with the excuse that she was his son's wife. Khvurshid Khanum wants a divorce and is willing to waive her mahr, which is more than ten...
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Miscellaneous letters, late-19th century through early-20th century
Letters include the following: a report on earnings from Farmanfarma's properties, a letter about a meeting with Farmanfarma, a letter concerning an order for bullets, a report on crop sales, a letter about Sayf Allah Mirza and financial matters, a letter about a meeting with Nizam al-‘Ulamaʼ, a telegraph sent by Bahaʼ al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a letter from the mother of Nasir al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a unidentified party's letter about death of a spouse, a letter from an unidentified party to Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan Mustawfi, a letter from an unidentified woman about...
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Petition by Mulla Karim's wife
Petition by the wife of Mulla Karim ‘Attar (herbalist) from Marand to Hujjat al-Islam regarding Shaykh Manaf, who had deprived the wife of Mulla Karim's brother from her mahr and rights, demanding that she should have proof of marriage while they had been married for 40 or 50 years. After Mulla Karim's death, Shaykh Manaf also deprived his wife, the petitioner, from her rights and assigned Dadashi from Huchqan as the guardian of her underage daughter. Then, they divided the child's share of inheritance between themselves.
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Petition by Taqi to Hazrat ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah
Ghulam-zadah Taqi writes to Hazrat ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah sharing his concern about the wickedness of Mirza ‘Ali, the son of Mir ‘Abd al-‘Ali Kafi al-Mulki, toward the daughter of Mir Fattah Kafi al-Mulki. She rejected Mirza ‘Ali for marriage, stating that she is too old for marriage and has to raise her underaged children, but Mirza ‘Ali started harassing her by going to her house and on top of its roof. When she placed someone on guard in the yard, Mirza ‘Ali attempted to kill him; he also stole from the house, but returned the stolen items after the intervention of the elders and Mirza Abu...
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Petition of Fatimah Sultan to assign a guardian for her children, 1918
Petition requested by Fatimah Sultan, daughter of the late Muhammad Sadiq Bayg from Shiraz and wife of the late Muhammad Karim Bayg, asking Hujjat al-Islam Sayyid Muhammad Ja‘far al-Musavi to assign someone as the guardian for her underage children named ‘Ali Aqa, Khanum Zinat, and Khanum Shawkat; the receiver of this petition replies with assigning Fatimah Sultan as the children's guardian and her brother, Aqa ‘Abbas Khan, as the supervisor.
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Petition of the wife of Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, the gardener of Salar al-Saltanah
Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, the gardener of Salar al-Saltanah, passed away and Salar al-Saltanah was supposed to pay a stipend for his three under aged children, but had not paid anything at the time of writing. Mirza Muhammad ʻAli's wife asked the police and was referred to the Ministry of Justice. They asked her to bring proof to confirm that she was the legal guardian of the children and Shaykh ʻAli Akbar, the prayer Imam, confirmed that she is their guardian. But the Ministry of Justice refused to help her. She asked the Majlis to help her with the case. The Majlis forwarded the petition to...
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Petition to replace underage children's guardian, 1905
Petition written by Bibi Sughra Sultan, daughter of the late Muhammad Kazim Qannadi [baker of sweets] and one of wives of the late Haji Muhammad ‘Alaqah-band's [the silk dealer] from Shiraz (son of Haj Muhammad Karim ‘Alaqah-band), to Haji Shaykh Yahya, the prayer leader of Fars, about inadequacy of Hajiyah Zivar Sultan, daughter of Haji Muhammad Hasan Salih and one of the late Haji Muhammad ‘Alaqah-band's wives, in handling the responsibilities of the deceased Haji's underage children and the request to replace Hajiyah Zivar Sultan as the children's guardian. The receiver of the petition...
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