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Letter from Najm al-Saltanah to Nusrat al-Dawlah [?]
Expressing her sadness for the death of Nasir al-Saltanah, son of Surur al-Saltanah, and her great concern about the condition of her sister (Surur al-Saltanah) and how she is coping with the death of her son. She asks the addressee to take care of Surur al-Saltanah during this difficult time.
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Letter about selecting a wife, [late 19th century]
The unidentified author advises that Najm al-Saltanah's daughter is a better marriage prospect than Ashraf al-Muluk, the daughter of her sister, Surur al-Saltanah, and requests that this information be kept confidential.
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Letter from Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Discusses the delay in sending Ashraf al-Muluk's belongings because of Vazir Daftar's illness; delivering Shukuh al-Saltanah's gift through Haji Muhammad Khan; and her recommendation regarding Surur al-Dawlah's request to send the ring through Nusrat al-Dawlah
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Correspondence of Kishikchi Bashi, [late 19th century]
Kishikchi Bashi's letters to Lalah Bashi, Haji Khanum, perhaps Nusrat al-Dawlah, and others. Some of the letters concern Kishikchi Bashi taking measures to cultivate and maintain good relations with Shukuh al-Saltanah. There is a list of gifts given by Kishikchi Bashi to the entourage of Shukuh al-Saltanah. Many of the letters are related to family affairs.
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Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
From Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah to her brother, ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma; she talks about the property at Palayin, mentioning that Farmanfarma had expressed interest in selling or exchanging it for a property owned by Hazrat-i ʻUlya [Surur al-Saltanah] in Tabriz; discusses the relationship between the brother and sisters; mentions her daughter, Daftari [Daftar al-Muluk], and notes that her situation [the marriage to Farmanfarma's son] awaits Farmanfarma's decision. At the end, she talks about the illness of her husband, Vakil al-Mulk.
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Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 25 November 1895
Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah writes to her brother, ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, about the government of Ardabil, Nazm al-Saltanah, and ʻAyn al-Dawlah. ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma's response is written on the margins. The envelope has the seal of Najm al-Saltanah's husband, Mirza Fazl Allah Khan Vakil al-Mulk.
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Letters from various senders to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Letters to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about family, business, and financial affairs, including Najm al-Saltanah's consultations with her brother Farmanfarma about her children's marriages
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Letters from Najm al-Saltanah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Najm al-Saltanah's letters to her brother ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, including the following: one about a disease outbreak in Tehran and the health of various women at the court; one requesting her brother's advice on several properties, including Ismaʻil Abad and the qanat of Rustam Abad; some about the appointment of her husband Vakil al-Mulk to the Ardabil government; one about her decision to cancel her pilgrimage at Farmanfarma's request; one about her desire that Muzaffar al-Din Mirza (then the crown prince) permit his daughter (Ashraf Fakhr al-Dawlah, daughter of Surur...
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