Marriage contract of the oldest daughter of Karbalayi Muhammad ʻAli [son of] Ustad Ibrahim and Salar ʻAli, the son of Nazar ʻAli, with a mahr of: some pieces of land, 20 tumans for buying a house, five mans of copper worth four tumans, four tumans' worth of clothes to be bought, 10 mans of carpets worth five tumans, a set of bedding worth two tumans and 5000 [dinars], and two tumans and 5000 [dinars] in cash. The mentioned land were rented by Karbalayi Muhammad and Qanbar ʻAli, brothers of the groom. On verso, the name of bride's father is written as Karbalayi Muhammad ʻAli Chah Ju
Marriage contract of the youngest daughter of Ustad Yusuf Muhammad ʻAli [whose name is not recorded] and Haj Muhammad, the son of Karbalayi ʻAli Mulla Muhammad Ustad ʻAli. The mahr includes: some pieces of land, two sixths of a house to be bought later for ten tumans, three outfits to be bought for four tumans, five mans of copper worth five tumans, carpets, kilims, and felt for five tumans.
Marriage contract between the daughter of Karbalayi ʻAbidin [her name is not mentioned] [son of] Ustad Rajabʻali and Mulla ʻAli, the son of Ustad ʻAbd Allah [son of] Ustad ʻAli Asghar, on January 19, 1900. The mahr includes some pieces of land, copper, carpets, clothings, a set of bedding, and a house to be purchased later.
Marriage contract of the daughter of Muhammad (son of ʻAbbas Fathʻali Karbalayi Dust Muhammad) and Haj Muhammad, the son of Karbalayi Baqir. The bride's name is not recorded. The mahr includes: two outfits to be bought for seven tumans, ten mans of kilims and felt for four tumans, five mans of copper for five tumans, ten sheep for eight tumans, and 10 tumans remain on [groom's] debt.
Marriage contract of Ruqiyah Khanum, the daughter of Mulla Muhammad Haj ʻAli Salih, and Ustad ʻAli Asghar, the son of Karbalayi Yusuf Kar. The mahr includes: parts of gardens and some pieces of land, half of the house of the groom's father, in which he lives now, ten mans of copper worth seven tumans, carpets to cover a room, worth six tumans, two outfits to be bought for three tumans, and another outfit to be bought for two tumans. In 1907, Karbalayi ʻAli gave Ruqiyah another piece of land instead of the one that he had sold with her permission.
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