Mirza Ibrahim the merchant, the son of Haj Mir Husayn, transfers all of his belongings, including his house, garden, the shops in Sarab, and the bath, to his three sons, Karbalayi Mir Aqa, Aqa Mir Baqir, and Aqa Mir Abu al-Qasim in exchange for a pair of leather shoes worth five thousand dinars and one man [unit of weight] of wheat, provided that he benefits from the income of the above properties while he is alive and that after his death, his sons pay one hundred tumans to his two daughters (fifty tumans each), Saltanat Khanum and Sitarah Khanum, and spend one hundred tumans on [Mirza...
Marriage contract of the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali from Usku and ‘Abd al-Khaliq, son of Ustad Muhsin from Usku; her mahr is one-fourth of a house, one-fourth of a garden, a set of bedding worth three tumans, a gold ring and a bath bowl worth one tuman, a candlestick worth three thousand five hundred dinars, all belonging to groom's mother and father. On November 25, 1876, the daughter of Shaykh ‘Ali settled with ‘Abd al-Khaliq over one-fourth of the mentioned garden in exchange with one-third of another piece of land. On the same date, Ustad Muhsin transferred a tray to the daughter of Mulla...
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...
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