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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar; the writer complains about not receiving any letters from him and expresses concern that he is not checking on the writer's house, reports that has not been able to take a leave and will be staying in Urumiyah for Muharram, and discusses delivery of the enclosed letters to their addressees.
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Letter
The writer has a few suggestions regarding the addressee's concern about not receiving letters, for instance, dating the letters and referring to dates in each letter; also discusses the delivery of some items from Khuy to Tabriz.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to his sister-in-law and ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar, in two parts: the first is addressed to his sister-in-law; it discusses the warm weather in Tehran; responds to her suggestion about purchasing a house, says he cannot afford seven hundred tumans and suggests that they could reach a decision together when he is back, and asks her to look for a rental house or a low-priced house to buy; points out that when they receive Baba Jan's salary, part of it will go to the mother and part of it to ‘Amid Lashkar; expresses concern about ‘Amid's education and his handwriting, which has not improved, in light of which he...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to Mirza Abu Turab ‘Amid Lashkar, regarding the writer's return from Maraghah, his short stay in Zaviyah village, visiting Ghafur Khan's house and Raskan, regrets over Amid Lashkar's departure, happiness for ‘Azimat Khanum, concern that Mirza Mahmud Khan has not written to him, getting flour from ‘Ata Khan, purchasing oil for both the addressee's and the writer's households and receiving the cost from the writer's wife, sending wheat after the roads are safe, requesting a pack of papers and a saddlebag to be sent via Haji, the money kept by his wife in...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar; praises ‘Amid Lashkar's handwriting and encourages him in his education; notes that, having the post of Lashkar-nivis [army accountant], a title, and a salary, ‘Amid Lashkar should make progress every day and says the writer's sister-in-law will take care of ‘Amid Lashkar and that he should obey her in return; expresses happiness about ‘Amid Lashkar's travels and congratulates him on the new horse; gives some advice on getting the shares of grain, wheat, and cotton and on collecting Malik Khan's debt to ‘Amid Lashkar; mentions sending the accounting booklet...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar and others
This letter is in three parts; the first, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, sends greetings on behalf of Validah Maqami [a woman who is like a mother], Buyuk Khanum, Raziyah Khanum and others; advises him to be careful with his paper consumption, as the price of paper has gone up; mentions not having a chance to buy socks for him; and discusses some financial issues about the grains and sale of the Ahmad Abad property. This involves Hamid Khan and ‘Abd al-Razzaq Khan, who are addressed in the second and the third parts of the letter.
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Letter
The writer, Mahmud (according to the seal on the back), complains that the addressee has not written to him since leaving for Tehran and wonders if it might be due to the cost of pen and ink, given the addressee's austerity; mentions that Shah Baji Khanum, Haji Khan ‘Amu's wife, and her son, Haydar Quli Khan, are traveling to Mashhad via Tehran, that Karbalayi Jalil and Mashhadi Ahmad Qarajah Qali are staying at the house of Mu’taman al-Sultan Aqa Riza Khan the colonel, son of Qasim Khan Sartip Qarah Baghi; and asks the addressee to bring Haydar Quli Khan to their house. He has enclosed...
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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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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to Mother
Complains about not receiving letters from the addressee; mentions his recent trip to Shimiran and the hot weather in Tehran; advises sleeping in the courtyard rather than on the roof when it gets hot in Tabriz; discusses taking a leave in 4 months and visiting them; expresses concern over the well-being of Ma‘sumah Sultan and Ruqiyah Sultan since the addressee has not been writing about them over the past two years; inquires whether they have received the promissory note for fifty tumans that he sent earlier and mentions getting the fifty tumans and giving it to Fatimah Khanum; expresses...
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Letter, 1901
The letter mentions arrival on Monday, taking care of the goats and horses, delivering hay for peasants of Varaghah and barley as rent, Vusuq Lashkar delivering a document to Amin al-Dawlah, delivering grains to Tabriz, getting sugar cones, wishing recovery for the addressee, well-being of the beloved Sar Rishtah Dar [pay master] and requesting clothing and a shawl for his mother, ‘Ismat Khanum's request for a clothing, a wrapping cloth, and a bracelet, and greetings from Baygum Baji and others
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