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Two letters
Two letters, one from Hajiyah, wife of the late Aqa ʻAli Asghar [the tailor], about the hardships she and her children are going through and asking for financial support. The other one is about a castle.
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Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum
Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum about the hardships he and his children went through despite his hard work reciting Rawzah and writing prayers in Yazd for ten months to make money. Then, he talks about his decision to go back to his hometown as he was not able to provide for his family in the harsh cold weather, and how he has lost his wife on the way and his two sons have become ill. He asks for Navvabah Safa’ Khanum’s generosity to get support for the expenses of their trip.
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Letter
After the greeting, the author writes about ʻAbbas, son of Hasan Qurban ʻAli, who secretly goes to see the daughter of Ghulam Husayn Mulla Ibrahim in her house. The author has to send Aqa Jan Bayg with a few guys to the house to get ʻAbbas when he hears about it. But, the daughter doesn't open the door and they have to climb the wall to get in the house. They catch ʻAbbas hiding in a trunk and take him to the author’s house. The author asks the addressee for a recommendation about what to do with 'Abbas. The author writes about several other issues as well.
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Two letters, 1948
On one side, in a letter dated July 5, 1948, Talʻat Kazimi writes to Fakhr Ruhi mentioning her illness for ten days and apologizes for her delay in responding, discusses Fakhr Ruhi’s work promotion, and sends greetings; on the other side is Fakhr Ruhi’s response to Talʻat Kazimi, expressing her concern about Talʻat’s sickness and wishing her recovery. She talks about the uncertainty of her job position and sends greetings.
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Letter to Sanam
Letter of greetings, in which the writer asks Sanam to take care of the children, especially Ghulam‘ali, and mentions that Shahrbanu Khanum gave birth to a boy, but she is not feeling well. Also, the writer says that Fatimah has gone to Karbala’.
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Two letters
Two letters, one of which includes information about receiving 16 units of a high quality commodity belonging to Aqa Mashhadi Afrasiyab Mukari, worth two hundred tumans, and the benefits of the purchase. The other letter is from Mirza Muhammad, which includes greetings and expresses how much he misses the recipient of the letter.
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Letter from Karbalayi Baqir
Letter from Karbalayi Baqir to Aqa regarding the triple divorce settlement of a woman, in his office/presence, and payment of the alimony during the waiting period under the condition that the woman stays with a Sayyidah woman who is his neighbor. The previous night he noticed that the woman was not with Sayyidah, and had claimed that she had Aqa's permission to go anywhere she wanted. He inquires about this claim and informs Aqa that if the woman were not entrusted to an honorable person, he did not wish to be responsible for her.
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Question and answer
After the death of the writer’s father, his inheritors become responsible for his debts. As the father's debts exceeded what he was owed by others, the mother sells all her property and belongings to pay the debts. After a while, she claims the money from the writer and Kalantar Khan, who decide, with the permission of the sisters, to give the father’s remaining belongings to the mother. Then, one of the sisters, Ghazal, and then the mother, passed away. Now the inheritors are Kalantar Khan, one sister, and the writer. He is wondering if they should give some part of the inheritance to...
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Prayer letter
A prayer letter from Muhammad Sadiq to the twelfth Imam, asking to fulfill his wishes. There are prayers written in Persian and Arabic at the beginning and end of the letter.
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Letter and list of expenses, 1918
Addressed to ‘Ali Asghar; includes greetings and expresses how happy the writer was to receive the letter from ‘Ali Asghar and beloved ones; talks about Husayn’s property and other issues; sends greetings to the uncle and his wife, Abu al-Qasim, Aqa Masih, Khanum Kuchik, Zahra Sultan, and others; on the back: the list of Mirza Muhammad Taqi's expenses for one month.
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