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Letter, 1912
Letter from Istanbul, explaining the reason for the delay in responding to the addressee's letter: problems in Iran and Ottoman Empire and education and family issues. The writer also mentions Ihtisham Humayun's appreciation of the addressee, inquires about addressee's going to Tehran, and sends greetings to ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan
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Zahra Khanum ʻArab to the head of the Ottoman Customs House, 1912
The author complains about the unauthorized presence of some Bakhtiyari men in her two houses and asks Shahbandar (the head of the Ottoman Customs House) to force an evacuation of the two houses
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Regarding the nationality of two thousand families in Kurdistan, 1910
Letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from their office in Kurdistan regarding the nationality of about two thousand families with Ottoman nationality, and restoring their Iranian nationality
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Letter of greetings and news of war
Letter about family related news and news of the progression of the war [World War I], talking about fasting in the month of Ramazan, the writer's letter to the addressee sent with Aqa Sadr, for which s/he had not received any response. S/he talks about the news of the German and Ottoman forces progressing into Iran and taking control of Kirmanshah and Hamadan and moving toward Tehran and how this news has raised the price of goods in the city; the highway robbers from Fars; the British moving towards Isfahan, and finally the hot weather in the city. The writer ends the letter with sending...
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Letter from Isma‘il Mu‘azid al-Mulk to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1913
Discusses receiving a letter from the head of the Customs House regarding the matters of Fatimah Khanum, mother of ‘Inayat Allah Khan (son of Vakil al-Sifarah); handling the affairs of the Customs House; and sending a copy of the letter from the head of the Customs House and asking the addressee about the affairs of Fatimah Khanum
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Zahra Khanum's petition, 1912
Zahra Khanum has two houses which have been occupied by several Bakhtiyari men. She asks the addressee to give an order to evacuate her houses.
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Correspondence regarding Maryam Khanum's claim, 1912
Daughter of Karim Khan complains about the illegal construction conducted by Simon (Ottoman merchant) on the lands which belong to Karim Khan's daughters; Simon also complains about Ustad ‘Abd Allah (architect), who with the help of the Police has obstructed his wall construction on the land. Documents include correspondence amongst Karim Khan's daughter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Police Department, and the Ottoman Embassy.
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Copy of letter from head of Customs House to Mu‘azid al-Mulk, 1913
The writer discusses Fatimah Khanum's complaint regarding the shares of her son, ‘Inayat Allah Khan, of a few farms, and mentions sending Fatimah Khanum's complaint to the addressee before, as well as affairs of the Ottoman citizens. But, the addressee has not been responsive, and the author asks him to resolve the issues.
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Complaint against Muhammad Baqir Bayg, 1910
Correspondence regarding a complaint against Muhammad Baqir Bayg, a Russian national, for plundering peasants from the Kutkuti clan, which resulted in the killing of a woman and the injuring of a girl
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Letter from head of Customs House to Farid al-Mulk, 1912
Talks about issues related to the farms belonging to the heirs of Haj ‘Abd al-Rahim Vakil al-Dawlah, and mentions a settlement which indicates that these properties formerly owned by the late Umm al-Khaqan are now owned by Sardar Mu‘tazad; the properties rented by the late Mu‘in al-Ra‘aya and later Haji Mu‘addil, the attorney of ‘Inayat Allah Khan, had taken the properties from the heirs of the late Mu‘in al-Ra‘aya. The author complains to the addressee for not addressing these issues and asks him for an investigation and to give these properties back to the heir of the late Vakil al-Dawlah.