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Letter from Najm al-Saltanah to Nusrat al-Dawlah [?]
Expressing her sadness for the death of Nasir al-Saltanah, son of Surur al-Saltanah, and her great concern about the condition of her sister (Surur al-Saltanah) and how she is coping with the death of her son. She asks the addressee to take care of Surur al-Saltanah during this difficult time.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar [Mirza Abu Turab] in Tabriz; he sends greetings, inquires about receiving the salaries and grains; says that he is not hopeful about getting a leave, especially now that is winter; asks ‘Amid Lashkar to look after the household and report to him; asks him to pay a visit to Satvat al-Saltanah; expresses hope that Mirza Ahmad Khan will help ‘Amid Lashkar get the salaries; and sends greetings to mother and sisters.
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1914
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan; discusses: news of Mudir al-Iyalah's departure to Tabriz on Friday to bring his son, Baqir Khan, to his own house; having sent a letter and an outfit with him and asking the addressee to give the outfit to his sister and to let him know if Sarkar ‘Illiyah likes it so he can send one for her as well; sending six bottles of rose water, six bottles of pussy willow water, and one bottle of yarrow water, which is good for stomach pain, via Abu al-Qasim Aqa and advises the recipient to make sure that Ma‘sum receives the package and not to accept any broken bottles;...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar; complains that ‘Amid Lashkar does not write to him and urges him to check on his household every week; also discusses financial issues such as ‘Amid Lashkar's salary and promissory notes; mentions the enclosed letters; and sends greetings to his sister-in-law and sisters.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
About delivering flour, split peas, and peas to ‘Amid Lashkar and Hamid al-Sultan's households, ‘Azimat Khanum's request for flour, receiving forty-five tumans of the previous year of ‘Amid Lashkar's salary and giving it to his family; the writer then conveys a message from ‘Amid Lashkar's mother, who requests oil, kashk [whey or dried yogurt], cheese, and lamb, discusses the shortage of flour and bread in Tabriz, and conveys Muluk Khanum's message about missing Aqa [probably ‘Amid Lashkar?].
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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 ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
Includes the hardships Egyptians have been through; the death of the author's mother-in-law and the depression of the family because of this; his family's devotion to Mahd-i ‘Ulya (Umm al-Khaqan) and ‘Izzat al-Saltanah. After talking to Haji Aqa Buzurg about selling the exquisite carpets in Egypt, they agreed that the market is overwhelmed by the carpets and there is no benefit to selling their carpets there anymore. The author also mentions the devotion of his brothers, Mirza Husayn Khan and Mirza Mustafa Khan, to the addressee.
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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 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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