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A Petition to the King by Faramarz, the Royal Barber
A petition by Faramarz, the royal barber, to the king, in which the writer mentions that he learned his job in Istanbul and Egypt, moved to Iran and has been working as the royal barber for the ambassadors for the last two years. The writer has been ill and would like to ask for help with the expenses related to his illness.
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About moon sighting
Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about the moon sighting and its conditions
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About the murdered Khvurshid Khanum
Documents include the following: the Majlis writes to the Ministry of the Interior about a letter from Khvurshid Khanum, the servant of ʻAziz Allah Khan Garusi and explains that the letter was sent deliberately with the purpose of referring the issue to the Ministry of Interior for more investigation; a letter to the Majlis with about Khvurshid Khanum's murder, which was written from Khvurshid Khanum's point of view; the Majlis asks the Ministry of the Interior to deal with the case; the Ministry of the Interior confirms to the Majlis that it has received the letter written from the point...
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Anji Baygum's petition, 1911
Anji Baygum complains to Majlis about the new governor of Garus, ʻAliriza Khan, who has beaten her son-in-law (who is a descendant of the Prophet) and injured her as well. Anji Baygum sends her scarf and part of her hair that was pulled out by the governor of Garus to the Majlis as evidence and to object to his selection as governor.
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Baba Ganjah Muhammad'uf's petition to Russian Consulate, 1920
The writer describes the way that Haji Javad took advantage of his illness and deceitfully obtained his signature on a petition; the division of properties among the inheritors leaves out the share of the late Sughra Khanum, the daughter of the late Aqa Mashhadi Najaf, whose inheritor is her husband Sulayman Bayg; the usurpation of the writer's properties by Haji Javad and Aqa Riza [his nephew], the share of Aqa Riza's late mother, who was also the writer's wife; and Hasan Aqa's share (one-fifth from his partnership in addition to his mother's inheritance); he requests that the consulate...
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Complaint against Fath al-Dawlah, 1920
Two brothers, Karbalayi Muhammad ʻAli and ʻAli Akbar, complain to the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, against Fath al-Dawlah, who left his wife, the sister of these two brothers, and his child 15 months ago. In this period, his child died and these two brothers, who have their own families to feed, must now provide for their sister too; the office [of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] in Hamadan writes to this Ministry that Fath al-Dawlah, who works for the British and had been in Hamadan for business, had married, but left his wife after the business was completed. These brothers...
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Complaint against Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman camp, 1915
Includes a petition to the Majlis regarding the harassment by Husayn Ra’uf Bayg and the Ottoman army in Karand, ruining and pillaging villages, the arrest and execution of the people of the Kalhur, Sanjabi, and Guran clans, and the capture of fifty women from the families residing in the vicinity of the Karand caravansary and accusing them of theft. Also includes a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Ra’uf Bayg and Ottomans harassing people who live near the borders and the attack by Isma‘il Haqi Bayg on the Sanjabi clan, ruining and setting fire to the village of Hajim...
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Complaint by Khvajah Ghukiz about a Chaldean woman, 1909
Complaint by Khvajah Ghukiz, son of Khvajah Minas Tajir Bashi (merchant), to Kashif al-Saltanah in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding his annoyance with a Chaldean woman. He threatens to kill the woman if she comes to bother him at his house or in the street again.
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Complaint by people of Saqqiz, 1915
Includes two petitions by the people of Saqqiz to the Majlis regarding the troubles caused by the new government, for instance housing the government riders in the peasants' houses and taking their household furnishings and never returning them, the evacuation of a residential place where about forty people, including women and children, lived, and sending agents to the peasant houses when the men are at work and the women are alone at home; along with a letter of inquiry from the Majlis to the Ministry of Interior regarding these claims.
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Complaint by ‘Ali Ashraf and Ya‘qub's wife, 1930
A petition by ‘Ali Ashraf and the wife of Ya‘qub from Shukuh Abad, on the actions of Karimi, the steward in Shukuh Abad, claiming that he has colluded with the village chief to plunder the authors' properties and expel them from the village; and a letter from the Majlis to ‘Ali Ashraf and Ya‘qub's wife notifying them of sending their petition to the corresponding court
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