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Offering for a wedding, 1911
Regarding the tradition in the villages of Gilan, in which young women are forced to give offerings to the village chief or others to be able to get married
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Family letter
After greetings, the writer talks about transferring money, the price of rice in Tehran, raining in the northern areas, unsold rice, and the addressee's visit from Tehran along with their aunt.
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Correspondence regarding the complain by Nim Taj Khanum and Zarrin Khanum, 1919 to 1924
Regarding complaint by Nim Taj Khanum and Zarrin Khanum, daughters of Mirza ‘Abd al-Rahim, against Ghulamhusayn Khan, son of Mirza ‘Abd al-Rahim, over inherited land, Gurab, and his conviction by the court for dispossession and payment of ten thousand tumans to the plaintiffs; Haj Sayf al-Shari‘ah, with power of attorney from Ghulamhusayn Khan, requests dispensation from the mentioned payment and the court expenses, and the court votes in his favor.
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Correspondence regarding Jalil al-Mamalik's claim against Hajiyah Shah Baygum's inheritors, 1915
Documents include a letter written by Jalil al-Mamalik from Gilan to the Ministry of Finance regarding his complaint about the verdicts and the annoyance caused by the inheritors of Hajiyah Shah Baygum, wife of the late Haji Hakim from Rasht. He asks the Court of Gilan to execute the order. Letters from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting an investigation of Jalil al-Mamalik's claim are also included.
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Regarding Sahib Khanum's salary, 1911
Documents include letters of salary confirmation for Sahib Khanum (Hajiyah Khanum), who is the daughter of Haj Hasan‘ali Khan Ajudan Bashi, the niece of Mirza Muhammad Qavam al-Dawlah, and the wife of Mirza ‘Abd al-Vahhab Khan Asif al-Dawlah; her power of attorney to Mirza Husayn Khan to represent and receive her salary; and her identity verification and salary form
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Regarding Sayyidah Sultan's salary, 1911
Identity verification and salary form for Sayyidah Sultan, daughter of Sayyid Naqib al-Sadat, eighteen years old, from Gilan and residing in Rasht, for twenty tumans
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Will of ‘Ali Khan Amin al-Dawlah, 1911
Will of Mirza ‘Ali Khan Amin al-Dawlah, in which he assigns his wife, Muhtaram al-Dawlah as his atorney and administrator of his will. He emphasizes the maintenance of Rushdiah, the school he had founded, and encourages his son, Mirza Muhsin Khan Mu‘in al-Mulk, to establish a similar school in Lasht Nishasimilar.
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1909
Letter about upheavals in Azarbayjan, Fars, Khurasan, Mazandaran, Gilan, and Kirmanshah. The writer asks ‘Abd al-Husayn Farmanfarma to go out amongst the protesting crowd and reassure them that they will get their requests for the sake of government popularity and less casualties. Also, the author writes about people’s demands for constitutional reforms and the Iranian parliament.
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Petition by Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, 1912 to 1917
Correspondence including petitions from ‘Aziz al-Saltanah [probably Nasir al-Din Shah's sister] and Mahbub al-Saltanah, Fatimah Sultan Khanum, and Farangis Khanum, Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, regarding their delinquent salaries, which were supposed to be issued in Gilan; they complain about Mukarram al-Dawlah's negligence. There are also letters from Mukarram al-Dawlah, the Ministries of Finance and Interior, and the Treasury Department.
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- money(5)
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- politics and government(3)
- letter writing(3)
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- property and property management(2)
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- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
- ʻAziz al-Saltanah(1)
- Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Muhtaram al-Saltanah (daughter of Sitarah Khanum and Pasha Khan Amin al-Mulk)(1)
- Muhsin Khan Mu'in al-Mulk (Amin al-Dawlah)(1)
- Mirza ‘Ali Khan Amin al-Dawlah(1)
- Mirza Fath ‘Ali Khan Vakil al-Mulk(1)
- Mahbub al-Saltanah(1)
- Fatimah Sultan Khanum (wife of Nasir al-Din Shah)(1)
- Farangis Khanum (Nasir al-Din Shah's wife)(1)
- Ashraf al-Muluk Amini (Fakhr al-Dawlah)(1)
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