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Settlement of Zivar Khanum and Mirza Musa Khan Amin al-Kuttab, 1893
Settlement between Zivar Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Ishaq Khan, and her paternal uncle, Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Mirza Musa Khan Amin al-Kuttab, regarding the inheritance of her father from the village of Nujah Dih, in the district of Khanumrud, in exchange for one hundred and eighty five tumans.
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Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum and Ghulam Riza Khan, 1905
Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum, the daughter of Muʻtamad al-Sultan Aqa Ghulam Riza Khan, and Aqa Ghulam Riza Khan, the son of Haji Aqa Muhammad Khan Amin al-Raʻaya. The mahr was twenty mans [unit of agricultural land] of a property and the use of water from a qanat, some pieces of land, as well as some rugs, copperware, bedding, and gold worth six hundred tumans in total. On verso, it is noted that Hajar Khanum transferred the money to Aqa Mirza ʻAli Aqa, the son of Haji Muhammad Riza to use as he sees fit on September 9, 1927.
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Sale document between Fatimah Khanum and Karbalayi Riza ‘Attar, 1923
Fatimah Khanum has rented half of a common property, a house and a garden, in the Armanistan neighborhood of Darvazah Gajil, to Karbalayi Riza ʻAttar [the herbalist], the son of Aqa ʻAbd al-Samad, for two hundred and twenty tumans for one year, including the revocation right for one year and the monthly rent of two tumans and two thousand dinars during this time.
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Petition by peasants of Aranjan
Petitioners urge the addressee to persuade Haji Musa Khan, the head of the Azarbayjan army, that the amount of alfalfa he has requested is impossible and ask him to either call off the order or give them more time, so they could deliver some from Qarachah Dagh after the snow melts.
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Sale settlement between Zahra Khanum and Mashhadi ‘Ali, 1894
Mashhadi ‘Ali Sarbaz (soldier), son of Mashhadi Muhammad from Mamaqan, has sold a house in Mamaqan village to Zahra Khanum, wife of Karbalayi Mustafa from Mamaqan, for eight tumans
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Letter to family
The writer recounts her/his trip to Usku and Dihkhvarqan; reports disappointment at being unable to be with the family during the ‘Ayd; sends greetings to Mirza Riza Khan, Mirza Faraj Khan, Mirza Taqikhan, Shams al-Taj Khanum, and Zarrin al-Taj Khanum; informs about sending the animals and horses and requests that his/her possessions held by Amin al-Kuttab to be sent to him/her; asks for some white under-garments to be sewn for her/him; points out the disruption caused by ‘Imad al-Tujjar; and requests that the addressee pay the carriage fee to Karbalayi ‘Abbas.
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Letters from Abu Turab Khan and Muntasir Lashkar
Two letters on two sides of a paper. One most likely from Abu Turab Khan to Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar, which includes greetings, a report of daily activities, asks for a shawl for his mother since he has taken the one the addressee had sent her, asks for money to purchase winter clothing, mentions Rubabah Khanum's complaints, and paying three tumans to his sister, Fatimah Khanum. The other letter is most likely from Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar with the seal of Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali, which includes greetings, mentions Abu Turab Khan and other's well-being, requests for money by Aqa-yi Sar...
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Regarding the affair of Khanum Taj and Sayyid Karim, 1925
In a letter to Hujjat al-Islam Mirza Sadiq Aqa, the writer describes how Sayyid Karim has faked the divorce of Khanum Taj, daughter of Riza Khan Shuja‘ Lashkar and wife of Mirza Habib Allah Muntakhib Daftar, and they have fled from Amirabad village to Tabriz. After Mirza Habib Allah's complaint, Sayyid Karim bribed two Mullas and forced Mirza Habib Allah to divorce his wife in exchange for two villages, owned by Khanum Taj. Subsequently, it becomes clear that the two villages had already been sold to someone else and that Khanum Taj was four months pregnant prior to the divorce. Mirza Habib...
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