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Affidavit, 1895
Affidavit of a few religious scholars confirming the right of Muhammad Husayn, known as Aqa Pasha son of Haj Habib, to receive half of Mahi Khanum's assets, which he did not receive even after filing a case with the government. Four men, named Muhammad son of ʻAli, Amin al-Raʻaya Muhammad al-Musavi, Mirza ʻAli Hakim [the physician], and Malik al-Tujjar, have sealed the affidavit.
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Correspondence regarding the inheritance of Muhammad Mirza, 1901-1904
1- Muhammad Mirza, son of Mirza Aqa Baba from Yerevan, transfers all his belongings to Ahmad Aqa from Kirmanshah for ten years, with the provision that if Muhammad Mirza dies during this time, as the executor of his will, Haji Ahmad Aqa pays fifty tumans to Ma‘shumah Khanum and ten tumans to Gulabatun (Muhammad Mirza's wives); 2- Regarding Muhammad Mirza's death during the Hajj and a description of his belongings, which are partly kept with his wife and in his shop, as well as some cash that he gave to Haji Ja‘far during his trip; 3- A letter from the Government of Kurdistan to the Ministry...
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Daughter of the late Ahmad’s deposition, 1920
Khanum, daughter of the late Ahmad, gave the power of attorney to her brother, Muhammad Hasan, to settle her share of a property and water usage with Aqa Husayn Khan. Khanum has confirmed the receipt of eighteen tumans for her share in the water usage and property and has no claims on her share.
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Deposition about owing money to Bibi Khanum, 1856
Deposition by Mirza ‘Ali Muhammad Munshi, regarding his debt to the children of Isfandiyar Khan Qarahbaghi. He promises to pay one hundred and two tumans and two hundred and fifty dinars to Bibi Khanum, Isfandiyar Khan's daughter, and Hasan Bayg Qarahbaghi, who has the power of attorney from Isfandiyar Khan's underage son, in six months.
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Deposition about two settlements, 1921
Khanum Suha, daughter of the late Sadr al-Atibba’, confirms that from now on, she has no rights to two settlements, one worth five hundred tumans and another worth one hundred and ninety tumans
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Deposition and settlement about husband's debt, 1913
Ruqiyah Sultan (permanent wife of Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim Khan Kaliskah-chi [the coachman] and daughter of the late Haji Muhammad Husayn, confirms that the document, about her husband's debt of five hundred tumans to her, is lost. Then she settles the debt with her husband for one tuman and one charik [unit of weight] of wheat.
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Divorce affidavit, 1851
The document reads: "It has been asked that those faithful and righteous people who are knowledgeable and benevolent testify that on September 6, 1851, I was present at Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad's house and Sara, known as Kuchak Khanum, the daughter of Mulla ʻAbd Allah Jadid al-Islam, was also present and transferred all of her mahr, which was 60 tumans and 20 misqal gold, to me and I divorced her instead and left the divorce contract by Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad." On the margin: "The wife mentioned was divorced by her husband in the presence of the claimant, foregoing her mahr. The divorce document...
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Fatimah Sultan Khanum’s deposition, 1919
Fatimah Sultan Khanum, daughter of Haji Sattar Tutunchi [the tobacconist], states that she has received all her share of inheritance from the executor of her father's will, Haji Shaykh Ahmad Aqa Tutunchi [the tobacconist], and she no longer has any claim to her paternal inheritance.
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Nasr Allah's deposition, 1926
Nasr Allah states that he usurped a room that belonged to him and his sister, and that he will pay his debt in three settlements to Saham al-Shari‘ah (probably his sister's lawyer).
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Raziyah Buluri's testimonial, 1952
Raziyah Buluri Tafrishi is asking for the testimony of those who are aware of a transaction between her and her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Buluri. She claims that she put up one of her houses on April 30, 1921 to take a loan of six thousand tumans for her brother, who wanted to buy a car after his coffee shop was closed. Since he could not pay back the loan in time, she had to get another loan to pay back the first one. Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Buluri has not given his sister any receipt and has now sold the car and moved away.