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Letter to Khanum Jan
In this letter, the writer is inviting Khanum Jan for a visit. After mentioning that s/he has spent one qiran for each word, s/he asks Khanum Jan to spend the 50 tumans [for travel expenses], which she would otherwise have to spend hosting the writer.
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Fragment of a report
The writer reports on the safety of Gilan province and describes how the city is free of burglars, drunks, and gamblers; notes the kindness of Mahd ‘Ulya toward the recipient of the letter; sends one of the two cushions s/he had made for her/his own wedding with the rest of the items the recipient had requested to be tailored; and states that a hundred leather covers have been made and some of them have been delivered by Sayyid Kazim, and directs that whichever is better be handed over to Mahd ‘Ulya. The writer then talks about the good governance of ‘Abd al-Vahhab's son despite his young...
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Letter
Letter complaining about the governor and matters related to Shaykh Hasan Mirza and Navvab ‘Aliyah
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Letter about Muhammad ‘Ali Shah's stipend
A letter from Mahmud Mudir al-Mulk on the letterhead of the Prime Minsiter addressed to the Ministry of Finance. The letter is about the money owed to the late Muhammad ‘Ali Shah because of two delayed payments of his stipend, with the value of 1750 and 13500 tumans. The writer requests that this payment be expedited so that Malakah Jahan, the former Shah's wife, and his other survivors could move from Sanremo (Italy).
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Letter about souvenirs
Most likely from a sister to her brother
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Ibrahim to Nasir al-Mulk
Letter from Ibrahim to Nasir al-Mulk, the governor of Kurdistan, in which he talks about the health of his children, Aqa Muhsin and Khanum Kuchulu, after their erysipelas disease and Aqa Mirza Hasan Hakim Bashi's mistake in using the right dosage of sodium bromide to treat them. He finds it surprising that Hakim Bashi would have made that mistake, since, even though he did not know French, he had a book containing an inventory of the old and new medicines. Ibrahim also tells Nasir al-Mulk about Haydar Mirza, known as Shahzadah Hakim, and, if he is still living in Kurdistan, that his...
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Fakhr al-Mulk to Atabak A‘zam
In a telegram to Atabak A‘zam, Fakhr al-Mulk notifies him of the receipt of his telegram about installments of the fund, taxes collected by Fakhr al-Mulk, the high expenses of transporting Shukuh al-Saltanah's body [to ‘Atabat], the stipend of the road gendarmes, the reception for Anis al-Dawlah's arrival, and more. The accompanying envelope is addressed to Nasir al-Mulk, the governor of Kurdistan.
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Letter about a journey
The writer talks about the arrival of the Premier and sends her/his regards to the recipient via the Iranian ambassador in France. The writer describes her/his journey from Tehran, her/his stops in Hamadan and Kirmanshah due to illness, and his/her arrival in Baghdad. The writer describes her/his visit with the reader's son, Ahmad Khan the Colonel, in Kirmanshah and how he had expressed disappointment over the delay in receiving his father's letter. The writer suggests that such letters be delivered through the Iranian representatives in Baghdad. The author has also met Shahzadah Khanum....
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Amin al-Sultan to ʻAzud al-Mulk
Letter from Amin al-Sultan to ʻAzud al-Mulk about Mirza Muhammad Khan's appeal to Ihtisham al-Mulk and requesting the investigation of his case. Mirza Muhammad Khan is the son of Muzaffar al-Mulk. He complains about the confiscation of his properties and his pack animals by an employee of the Justice Department. Amin al-Sultan is asking ʻAzud al-Mulk to order that this confiscation be stopped, and Mirza Muhammad Khan's properties to be returned to him. He also asks ʻAzud al-Mulk to investigate the matter upon his return. The letter has Amin al-Sultan's seal and the accompanying envelope is...
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Police department to Nasir al-Mulk, 1910
A letter from the police department to Nasir al-Mulk asking him to cooperate with census clerks and give them the names and ages of the women of his household. Nasir al-Mulk had refused to give this information to them, saying that this contradicts his Islamic faith.
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