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Petition by Mir Kazim the grocer
Mir Kazim the grocer writes to Hujjat al-Islam to tell him that he had to sell his sugar cube shop to provide for his family, that he has lost all his capital, and while he has opened a grocery shop, he is still unable to afford the cost of living, despite having sold his household furnishings, and even his wife's clothing, three years ago. He has been so desperate that has even pondered killing himself and his family. He requests assistance.
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Refuting the news of the sale of women and children in Morocco, 1913
The French army rejects the report of the sale of women and children in Morocco, claiming that only two or three small children had been sold and the children were found and returned to their families.
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to his wife, Azarmidukht, 1941
Discusses longing for his wife during their first time being away from each other after their wedding and talks about his work travels, sending the bags with the camels, sending wheat and legumes, and a reminder to get permission before importing flour to Kirman
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Questions and answers
Questions regarding prayer, ablution, and fasting, as well as transactions with people who have haram (unlawful) income. Also addresses the sale, listening, and recording of the Qur’an or other religious verses on a sound box, in addition to playing the drum, trumpet, and cymbals in religious ceremonies.
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About selling ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah's female slave, 1909
Published in issue no. 45: ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s female slave was given to Haji Mirza Aqa Bardah-furush (slave seller) to be sold in the bazaar. She had fled but later was captured by police and given back to Haji Mirza Aqa; issue no. 46: three woman have stepped in to raise money for the slave’s freedom; issue no. 47: ‘Ali Muhammad Khan, ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s agent, comes to the office of Iran-i naw and states that the female slave, named Ziba, actually belonged to ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s wife, ‘Azimat al-Dawlah, who had granted her freedom a few days earlier. ‘Ali Muhammad Khan holds her letter...
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Complaint by Unsiyah Baygum, 1910
Alaviyah Unsiyah Baygum, wife of Nayib Javad, talks about being evicted from her own house, along with her five young children, after her husband abandoned them
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Sayyid Hamid Sayyid Imami's interview
An interview with Sayyid Hamid Sayyid Imami, which was conducted on December 15, 2014 by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi in his house in Tabriz. He shares his memories of the previous generation of his family.
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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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Zahra Khanum's will, 1920
Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, the daughter of the late Haji Allahyar Ganjah and the wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the merchant from Ganjah, makes a claim against her brother, Mulla Najaf, regarding her inheritance from her father and her mother, Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mustafa. Because all of Mulla Najaf's properties have been in a state of ruin due to the unrest in Caucasus and their value has depreciated since his death, Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, thinking of her brother's children, has settled her claims with them: Mashhadi Musayyab Aqa, Mashhadi Haji Bayg Aqa, and Muhammad Hasan...
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Letter to Yusuf
Regarding Yusuf's stipend, his stay in Tehran, sending Yusuf's belongings from Khuy to Tabriz, property issues, the carpet trade, Sadiq Hazrat quarelling with Mumtaz al-Dawlah over the latter's maltreatment of Sadiq Hazrat's temporary wife, and the problems faced by Armenians
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