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Letter from Sarah Clock to Miss Boylan, 1910
The writer talks about arriving to Batumi; their concern about carrying medicine in the trunk of their car without having permission, but the customs officers did not find them; getting a plate full of nuts and candied fruit from ‘Abd al-Baha’, saving most of it, and giving some to their host; and a promise to their host to get a letter from the addressee that describes the details about Meshkat el Azkar [Mashriq al-Adhkar].
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Letter from a Baha’i woman from Rasht, 1910
Addressed to Isabella Brittingham and some other Baha’i women; it includes the writer's happiness regarding the unity of East and West through the Baha’i faith and discusses the importance of promoting this religion
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to his wife, Azarmidukht, 1964
Includes greetings and talks about departing from London and arriving in New York, visiting a college and considering signing up Ghulamhusayn there, his return plan to London and then Tehran, and asks Azar to be in charge of work issues and send him the news; along with the envelope
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Letter from Sarah Clock
Last four pages of a letter from Sarah A. Clock likely to Mrs. Platt, regrading sending sewing supplies, crayons, maps, and other school supplies, as well as what subjects they are teaching at the school
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Letter from Evelyne Caldwell to Mrs. Platt, 1916
Letter from Evelyne Caldwell to Mrs. O.A. Platt in New York. Mrs. Caldwell thanks Mrs. Platt for the package she sent to the Tarbiyat school in Tehran, talks about her great voyage, and says she hopes to see her again.
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt, 1921
Mentions the return of Mrs. Caldwell, her children, and her brother, Mr. DeLambert, to America via India; Mrs. Caldwell will bring the nicest Persian flag made in the school under the supervision of the beloved Mrs. Kappes; and discusses the author's living situation after the death of Mrs. Kappes, and looking up someone the writer used to know in New York who then lived in Los Angeles and lost her husband
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt
Includes the story of a man who converted to Baha'ism after a defeat by a small Baha'i man in a wrestling match, the same small man carrying ‘Abd al-Baha’'s tablets; a package they received from the addressee; and activities and funding for the school.
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Letter from Lillian Kappes, 1920
Letter from Lillian Kappes, likely to Mrs. Platt, which mentions her trip to the mountains with lengthy descriptions of the mountains and natural scenery outside of Tehran, how the money sent to the Tarbiat School is being used, the importance of having a school building of their own, and discussions of her Baha’i friends and colleagues
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to his wife, Azarmidukht, 1965
Includes greetings and talks about his trip to New York and Florida, visiting Ghulamhusayn in London, describes life in America and his visit to a citrus farm in Miami, his preference to live in Iran, some property related issues such as the pistachio and beetroot farms, and asks for news of Kirman; along with the envelope
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to Azarmidukht and Faridah, 1968
Includes greetings and talks about staying with Fatimah and her husband, Ghulamhusayn's decision to go to a college in California, their travel to Los Angeles and San Diego, visiting Mihran in Fresno, their medical exams, his plan to return to New York and then London, some work issues related to their properties, and complains about Gulnaz not answering his letters; at the end, he has addressed Faridah in a few lines.
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