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Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj
Letters from Sadiqah Dawlatabadi to her half-sisters, Fakhr Taj and Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, the daughters of Haj Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi and his second wife, Munis Aqa. The collection, spanning from 1923 to 1961, includes letters sent during her time in Europe, letters sent back in Iran, and letters sent during Qamar Taj's stay in London. The subjects include a reception for the Ambassador of Afghanistan, a party hosted by the Alliance School, and the Congress of the International Alliance of Women in Paris.
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Letters from the wives of the murdered and accused murderer to Iran-i naw, 1911
Letter from Nimtaj from Rasht regarding the murder of Lutf‘ali Mu’addab al-Sultan, head of the Anzali police department; and a letter from Fatimah (daughter of ‘Ali Akbar from Isfahan and wife of Mujir al-Iyalah) whose husband is accused of murder
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Letters, 1904
The first letter, dated March 10, 1904, is about departing from Pusht-i Misar, getting the list of pottery makers from Haji Mirza Yahya, the well-being of people of the andarun, whose letters are enclosed, Aqa Isma‘il Aqa's recovery and the decrease of the epidemic in the city, the rain and cooling of the weather, and requesting an almond-shaped agate seal. Another letter, in which the writer refers to the addressee's letter from the previous month, is about Aqa Kuchak's recovery and the decrease of the epidemic, the Shah's visit to the city for the Salam ceremony, sending four mans [unit...
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Marriage contract of Bibi Zahra Khanum and Mashhadi Mahdi, 1898
Marriage contract of Bibi Zahra Khanum, daughter of Mulla Salih (from Astanah and the resident of Rasht), and Mashhadi Mahdi Qadir, son of Mashhadi Hasan Qadir (the resident of Rasht). The mahr is fifty-one tumans.
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Marriage contract of Sayyidah Ummi Khanum and Karbalayi Mahdi, 1903
Marriage contract of Sayyidah Ummi Khanum, the daughter of Haji Sayyid Ahmad, and Karbalayi Mahdi, the son of Karbalayi ‘Abd al-Rahim; the mahr is four hundred and one tumans, which remains Haji Taqi (the brother of the groom)'s debt.
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Miscellaneous correspondence
Miscellaneous correspondence, including the following: a letter from ʻAlimuhammad Qasimi to ʻAliyah Khanum [Subh-i Azal] inviting her to visit Iran with a prayer on the verso; an envelope addressed to the Dawlatabadi sisters and sent to Mirza Muhammad ʻAli Khan Ansari's home address with a note on the verso: "there is a piece of handwriting by your late father [Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi];" a letter from a Bengali scholar to Subh-i ʻAzal requesting books on the Babi religion, so that he could decide about its validity; three letters and a prayer, two of them are written by Shaykh Ahmad [Ruhi...
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Miscellaneous letters addressed to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam
Miscellaneous letters addressed to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam concerning family and financial matters.
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Muʼayyid al-Muluk to Khanum Jan, 1907-1918
Collection of letters from Muʼayyid al-Muluk to Khanum Jan: a letter about visiting Hazrat ʻIlliyah before the trip, a description of the trip, a request to deal with the receipt of 80 tumans, sending Shakur Bayg's message, greeting Shakur Bayg's wife and Shahzadah ʻAmid, and complaining about Nanah's not accompanying the writer on the trip, (October 12, 1907); a letter about sending money for a dowry and talking about dowry issues, a request not to sell the items, asking for the care of the nanny, probably inviting her for the spring, and greeting her, complaining of Shakur's wife, and...
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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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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi in Najaf, sent from Rasht, about prayer and ablution after intercourse; power of attorney to perform divorce, marriage, and other legal contracts; ownership of dowries after the passing of either the parents or the daughter; responsibility for costs of food, medicine, and a doctor for a woman who is living in her parents' house
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- ʻAziz Khanum (Muʼayyad al-Muluk)(1)
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- Dust ‘Ali Khan Nizam al-Dawlah Mu‘ayyir al-Mamalik(1)
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