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Division of Iskandar Khan's belongings, 1915
Two copies of a document dividing the listed properties owned by the late Haj Iskandar Khan the Colonel among his inheritors: Hajiyah Baygum Khanum (Iskandar Khan's wife), Habib Allah Khan Sultan (Iskandar Khan's brother), and Haj Mir Aqa on behalf of his wife [Taj Amal Khanum] (Iskandar Khan's sister). The undivided belongings should be sold to pay Iskandar Khan's debts and the remaining should be divided among the mentioned inheritors. Hajiyah Baygum Khanum keeps the will. On the margin, it is noted that grain crops should also be divided among inheritors.
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Lease between Haji Khan Yavar and Sakinah Sultan Khanum, 1904
Agreement between Haji Khan Yavar and Sakinah Sultan Khanum, the daughter of ‘Abd al-‘Ali Khan, regarding a one-year of crops from some land in Aqdagh-i Sufla in exchange for 20 mans [unit of weight]. The crop should be delivered to Sakinah Sultan's servant or representative. Taxes, wages for the guards, and damages caused by natural disasters or pests are the responsibility of the tenant.
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Lease between ‘Izzat Allah Khan Sultan and Sakinah Sultan Khanum, 1902
Rental agreement between ‘Izzat Allah Khan Sultan and Sakinah Sultan Khanum, the daughter of ‘Abd al-‘Ali Sultan, for the summer and winter crops of Sakinah Sultan's inherited property in Aqdagh-i Sufla in exchange for 6 kharvar [unit of weight] grains for two years. The lessee is responsible for damages due to pests or natural disasters. The price of a dozen trees in the land was determined to be twenty tumans.
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Letter
Addressed to his brother; the writer expresses regret at neglecting his warning, says that he cannot go back to Tabriz because he has a good position in Tehran, claims that his brother and his-father-in-law were after his properties, describes the hardships he has faced, requests that the addressee help him manage the revenue and crops from the properties in Nahran, Khanqah, and Ganjinah Kitab, mentions his debt to Validah Maqami [a woman who is as a mother to him] and two other people, asks him to send the writer's family to Tehran to be with him, expresses the desire to cut financial ties...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to Ghaffar Khan Sultan
Muntasir Lashkar complains about Ghaffar Khan Sultan ignoring his previous requests about sending money and flour via Muhammad Quli and Bayram‘ali and emphasizes the necessity of receiving those items before winter. He also mentions that he has sent Muhammad ‘Ali this time and says that the addressee has no more excuses for not sending the items.
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Letter from mother and Muntasir Lashkar
Letter in two pages, probably to ‘Amid Lashkar: the first page, written by Muntasir Lashkar on behalf of the mother, includes greetings, news of receiving the flour, socks, partridges, and allowance money; reports Hamid al-Sultan's complaint about not receiving any letters from the addressee; mentions sending wheat and oil; discusses flowers and planting the garden; shares that Muluk Khanum, Raziyah, and others are doing well; discusses making bread for the house; and asks for ten tumans to pay back their debts to Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali; on the second page, Muntasir Lashkar requests that...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar about professional and family matters, including: taking a leave from the army in Tabriz; the booklet for registering the wages, the death of Hazhir al-Mulk's wife, seeing Mirza Abu Turab Khan, the suggestion to give the position of pay master of the Nasir regiment to ‘Amid Lashkar, the writer's service in his trip to Chahar Uymaq and Salmas, family news, getting wheat from Vali Hasan village, ‘Ata Bayg's intention to sell his property, the letter from Abu Turab Khan's mother, and the promise to ‘Azimat Khanum and Mirza Abu Turab Khan.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar; about work and family matters, including: the financial accounts of the villages of Kandi and Vali Hasan in the Hashtrud district; meeting with Basir al-Dawlah; the promissory notes to Sayyid Murtaza Lashkar-nivis; the Mukri account books; the appreciation of ‘Amid Lashkar in Tabriz; Mirza Abu Turab Khan's well-being, his studies, and his request for a coat and a photo of the addressee; Asad Allah Khan Yavar's promise to deliver wheat; sending Baygum Baji's greetings; and a request from Mirza Abu Turab Khan's mother for more letters from the addressee.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, probably from Muntasir Lashkar; about receiving the papers, envelopes, promissory notes, and clothing; inquires about Baba Khan's salary; discusses taxes, grain receipts, and other related financial issues; declares that he is sending a fifty-tuman promissory note in preparation for winter and asks ‘Amid Lashkar to give five tumans of it to Karbalayi Khanum; sends greetings to Hamid al-Sultan; expresses his worry about Ma‘sumah Sultan's illness, thanks his sister-in-law for taking care of her, and then says that he is concerned about the increasing expenses of...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1924
Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar the secretary of the army brigade in Urumiyah, dated November 17, 1924; the letter shares some news and requests in an itemized format, including the whitewashing of all rooms' walls; payment of debts; an attempt to obtain payments from Ghaffar al-Sultan, son of Hasanlu; failing to receive money from Mr. Sawlat; that the brigadier has sent a pair of geese and a six-month old lamb; obtaining the remaining seven thousand [dinars?] from the mirror makers and giving it to Sarkar ‘Illiyah; not receiving wheat and flour from the villages of Zaviyah and Varaqah...