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Letter about visiting the Crown Prince in Tabriz
The writer talks about his mission to Tabriz and visit to the Crown Prince [Muzaffar al-Din Mirza], how this mission had failed and the Crown Prince had refused to see him, saying that he did not need a tutor. He describes the Crown Prince's outrage and adds that Shukuh al-Saltanah knew all along that this mission was doomed to fail. He then gives an account of how he had paid his debts to the butcher, the grocer, and the draper before leaving Tabriz as well as his meeting with Zill al-Sultan. He also mentions Shukuh al-Saltanah's complaint and disappointment about how the Crown Prince did...
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Testimonial concerning Sughra Khanum, 1885
The Prayer Imam of the Vijuyah neighborhood [Tabriz], Haj Shaykh Majid Aqa, verifies that Sughra Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi, resident of the alley of Sifid [white] Mosque, region number 7 in Vijuyah, is a healthy person, and an accredited tailor. On the margin, Haj Mir Hadi, the notary public has confirmed the Imam's signature and seal.
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Epitaph for ‘Izzat al-Nisa’ Baygum, 1885
Writing for the tombstone of ‘Izzat al-Nisa’ Baygum known as ‘Izzat al-Hajiyah, the daughter of Haji Aqa Mir Mu’min ‘Alavi from Shiraz [and the wife of Shaykh Abu Turab], on September 19, 1885.
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Stipend of the library janitor and a list of wedding purchases, 1893
Record of Mirza Muhammad's receipt of four tumans and 100 mans of wheat and goods for Muhammad Husayn the librarian through Mulla Muhammad ʻAli, the library janitor. There is a list of wedding purchases at the end of this document.
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Flyer listing the drugs available at the Central Pharmacy of Tehran, 1894
Announcement from the drugstore owned by the pharmacist of his majesty [Nasir al-Din Shah] about the medicines currently available at the Central Pharmacy of Tehran, including the instructions, price, weight, and packaging information for each drug.
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Regarding letters sent to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1868
Letters received by Nasir al-Din Shah in January or February of 1868 in Saltanat Abad, Tehran, and he has answered them
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Regarding letters sent to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1870
Letters received by Nasir al-Din Shah on August 11, 1870 in Chinar Gul Hinduk, and he has answered them
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Qur’an with birth records of Ansari family, 1854 or 5
First and last pages of a Qur’an inscribed with birth records and genealogy. Opening two pages have following birth dates recorded: Sadiqah Khanum Mahin Banu, 12 Shavval 1334 [11 August 1916]; Sultan Ahmad Khan, 29 Sha‘ban 1336 [9 June 1918]; Nush Afarin, 7 Sha‘ban 1358/22 September 1939/30 Shahrivar 1318 in India; Parviz, 1 August 1928 [10 Murdad 1307]; ‘Alimurad, 3 Bahman 1327 [23 January 1949], Isfahan; Amir Khusraw 5 Aban 1333/28 October 1955/11 Rabi al-Avval [1375], Tehran. A following page indicates the Qur’an originally belonged to Muhammad Mahdi ibn Farrukh Ghaffari. On the last...
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Diary of Basir al-Mamalik, 1890-1995
Diary of Mirza Muhammad Tahir Mustawfi, known as Basir al-Mamalik. The diary offers interesting information and covers some material about inner court interactions some of which relate to Anis al-Dawlah. There are three volumes, covering years 1890-1895, 1895-1901, 1902- 1908. This volume covers 1890 to 1895.
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Vaqayiʻ al-ayyam
This is a travelogue of Shaykh al-Islam Mansur Qazvini in which he gives accounts of the lives of people. In the beginning it is indicated that the manuscript is in his own hand writing, but at the end it is mentioned that the scribe of this volume, which was finished in 1893, was Mirza ʻAli Akbar, the son of Karbalayi Ghulamʻali.
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