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Fatimah Khanum's complaint against the head of the Ottoman customhouse, 1904 or 1905
Fatimah Khanum, ʻAbd al-Rahim's inheritor, complains to the Ottoman Embassy that Karim Bayg, the head of Ottoman customhouse, with the help of Imam Jumʻah (the Friday prayer) and Ismaʻil, has unjustly sold part of her deceased husband's property to Muhammad ʻAli Muʻin al-Tujjar for less than its actual value. Fatimah Khanum claims that Muhammad ʻAli's loan to ʻAbd al-Rahim is a fraud and that despite her complaint against Karim Bayg she has received no response to her call for justice. In the other document, Karim Bayg Bash defends himself against Fatimah Khanum's complaint.
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Ihtiram al-Dawlah's invitation for Farmanfarma
Ihtiram al-Dawlah writes to Farmanfarma, inviting him to her house and telling him that it and its belongings are ready for his use.
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Daughter of Muhtasham al-Dawlah's complaint, 1904
Daughter of Muhtasham al-Dawlah complains about her father's inattention, comparing herself to Muhtasham al-Dawlah's daughter from his [temporary] wife from Hamadan and expressing that she is upset about living at the home Zahir al-Mulk. She writes that if the situation does not change, she will have no choice but to work in Farmanfarma's hospital.
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Petition of Sulayman Khan's daughter and grandchild to Muzaffar al-Din Shah
The daughter and grandchild of Sulayman Khan Sahib Ikhtiyar complain to Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar about the assault on and plunder of their properties in Hamadan by Shujaʻ al-Mamalik and ʻAbbas Khan.
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Anvar al-Saltanah to Farmanfarma
Anvar al-Saltanah writes to Farmanfarma and asks him to give the government of Malard to Salar Firuz.
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Umm al-Khaqan's debts
After the death of Umm al-Khaqan (wife of Muzaffar al-Din Shah), Farmanfarma's mother-in-law, Malakah Jahan (wife of Muhammad Ali Shah) asks him to pay Umm al-Khaqan's debts to her. According to the documents that Malakah Jahan holds, Umm al-Khaqan once borrowed 4000 tumans from Malakah Jahan and borrowed 800 tumans from her on another occasion. Another document (dated November 2, 1908) is a request from Iftikhar al-Tujjar to give 4000 tumans to Umm al-Khaqan's agents. The third document (dated November 14 and 16, 1908) is a receipt recording the payment of 800 tumans to Umm al-Khaqan's...