A request to give thirty tumans to Shaykh ʻAli's wife in exchange for the addressee's annual tax; the reply to this telegram, on December 29, 1881: the money was sent to Shaykh Ali's wife
Kadkhuda (village chief) Gulmuhammad from Tilku forcibly took about five hundred tumans as well as some goods belonging to a woman, and his son Habib also harassed and assaulted the woman; the author imprisoned them, and they will remain in the prison until the recipient arrives to issue the final verdict.
Talks about his brother's death, Majd al-Mulk's greed for his brother's stipend, and asks the addressee to give his message to the Crown Prince and keep the stipend for his late brother's family
Mihr Mah Khanum writes to her cousin, ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, complaining about his unkindness for not visiting her during his trip to Tehran. She also talks about her property shares and the delay in receiving her payments from them.
Includes ʻIzzat al-Dawlah's travel accompanied by the writer, and some financial matters related to Mirza Abu al-Qasim Tajir (merchant)
Haji Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ (from Tabriz)'s petition discusses the pension of Mulla Yahya and ʻAbd Allah Bayg, the hardships the author went through during his pilgrimage to Mecca, and the delay in paying one-third of Mulla Yahya's belongings to his inheritors. This delay was caused by the heir of Haji Muhammad Baqir who is the Kadkhuda (village chief) of a village, which is owned by Surur al-Saltanah. His appointees sabotaged the payment despite the efforts of Mustashar al-Sultan. At the end, the author refers to the necessity of paying the one-third and asks the addressee to...
Includes issues facing several villages such as in Qaysar Abad village, where Najm al-Saltanah has issue with Karbalayi Mahdiquli, as a tenant, on it crops; the great functionality of a qanat; and increasing prices in Tehran. The writer talks about his role in the transactions of Isfandiyari and ʻAli Abad properties and several houses, as well as Najm al-Saltanah's role; the interest for Munavvar al-Saltanah's property worth forty-five thousand tumans and her willingness to sell it; and Shukuh al-Saltanah being not well.
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