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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar; topics include: the addressees' letter to Mashhadi Muhammad Aqa; the uniform that was sent on 25th of Rajab; ‘Alinaqi Khan the colonel and his new title, brigadier; collecting what was owed to them and informing Sitvat al-Saltanah of it; Shahzadah Dara's twenty tumans, the arrest of Bayram‘ali Kadkhuda in the village of Varaqah by Asad Allah Khan Yavar; Zahra Sultan's arrival in Tabriz; overseeing Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies and learning of the Qur’an; requesting money to purchase clothing for Zahra Sultan, ‘Azimat Khanum, and others;...
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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 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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Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali to ‘Amid Lashkar
Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali [probably Muntasir Lashkar] to ‘Amid Lashkar; about: the well-being of Mirza Abu Turab Khan and others; politics, governance, and finances; asking ‘Amid Lashkar to return to Tabriz, given that staying in Tehran will reduce his compensations; Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies and requesting photos of ‘Amid Lashkar, a watch, and clothings on his behalf; Abu Turab Khan's mother's request for more letters and a question about sending her son to Tehran with Mirza Mahdi Khan if ‘Amid Lashkar does not visit Tabriz by the new year.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar; regarding: Mirza Abu Turab Khan's progress in reading and a request for a khal‘at [the robe of honor] for him; a request for weekly letters by the addressee; grain; the purchase of ‘Ata Bayg's share of Varaqah village; the resolution of the issue of Nazar ‘Ali Bayg and Ghaffar Khan Sultan upon Sitvat al-Saltanah's request; the expenses of winter and being short of money; the colonel's debt to the writer; and other work and finance related issues; the writer sends greetings to Iqbal al-Mulk, Sawlat al-Saltanah, the colonel, and Haji Khan Yavar.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar; about work and family matters, including: the financial accounts of the villages of Kandi and Vali Hasan in the Hashtrud district; meeting with Basir al-Dawlah; the promissory notes to Sayyid Murtaza Lashkar-nivis; the Mukri account books; the appreciation of ‘Amid Lashkar in Tabriz; Mirza Abu Turab Khan's well-being, his studies, and his request for a coat and a photo of the addressee; Asad Allah Khan Yavar's promise to deliver wheat; sending Baygum Baji's greetings; and a request from Mirza Abu Turab Khan's mother for more letters from the addressee.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar; about collecting taxes, promissory notes, Baba Khan's salary, and sending money to ‘Amid Lashkar; sends greetings to Validah Maqami [a woman who is like a mother]; another page discusses sending lamb for the household's meat consumption, delivery of grain, oil, cheese, kashk [whey or dried yogurt], and chicken, and some financial issues; the last page bears Muntasir Lashkar's seal and is about writing the order to receive ‘Ali Bayg Nayib's promissory notes and asks ‘Amid Lashkar to deliver the enclosed letters to their addressees.
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Letter from mother and Muntasir Lashkar
Letter in two pages, probably to ‘Amid Lashkar: the first page, written by Muntasir Lashkar on behalf of the mother, includes greetings, news of receiving the flour, socks, partridges, and allowance money; reports Hamid al-Sultan's complaint about not receiving any letters from the addressee; mentions sending wheat and oil; discusses flowers and planting the garden; shares that Muluk Khanum, Raziyah, and others are doing well; discusses making bread for the house; and asks for ten tumans to pay back their debts to Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali; on the second page, Muntasir Lashkar requests that...
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Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1898
Letter form ‘Amid Lashkar's brother [probably Muntasir Lashkar], probably to ‘Amid Lashkar, regarding financial and work-related issues, including: the Mukri booklets, the addressee's wages, the sending of the promissory notes of the governor of Hashtrud by Haji Khan Yavar, sending Bayram‘ali to Pasha Bayg in Tabriz, whether the addressee is interested in buying the properties of Abu al-Fath the sheriff, and household news, such as Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar; discusses problems with receiving his salary, shares of grain, and Mirza Ja‘far Khan Jala’ al-Mulk, the Minister of Maraghah; asks the addressee to inform Haji Satvat al-Saltanah, ‘Amid Lashkar's employer's displeasure with his stay in Tabriz, the writer's warning that continuing his absence from service may result in being forgotten, that the writer is sometimes in Tehran, in Chahar Uymaq at others, and might be sent to Kirman; sends his greetings to Validah Maqami [she who is like a mother to the writer, possibly his sister-in-law].
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