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About repairing a building
Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma explaining the repair and maintenance of the andaruni [inner quarters] and other parts of a building and Salariyah residence
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Affidavit
Affidavit from merchants and farmers of Shiraz, requested by Muhammad Karim from Padank to confirm that his house was robbed during ‘Ali Khani chaos, and he spent his remaining money on repairing the building in Padank village with the promise from Mashhadi ‘Ali to pay him back, but Mashhadi ‘Ali passed away and now Muhammad Karim and his family suffer from poverty
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Bibi Husni Jan's request to build a shop and a hallway, 1902
Letter written by three architects named Haji Muhammad Isma‘il, Karbalayi Muhammad Kazim, and Ustad Aqa, to the chief of Sarduzak neighborhood, Aqa ‘Ali Muhammad, asking for permission to build a shop, a door, and a hallway in front of the house of Bibi Husni Jan, daughter of the late [illegible]; along with permission note on the back, allowing the construction to be built on the land up to where it reaches the road
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Collection of tales
This collection consists of different pieces with different styles. Parts of it are written in a history book style. There might be parts of ʻAzudi History or older histories going back to Safavid and Zand eras. There are some tales and proverbs. Another piece is about military education. There is a record of a meeting about Shahi Bank in which Nasir al-Din Shah has been present and then a complimentary explanation about banks in general and how they work. The last part, Latayif and Zarayif, consists of jokes and tales and seems to be from Nasiri era.
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Correspondence about property management
Includes greetings and discusses the delay in replying to the addressee due to the author's illness; asks for permission to build a door in the garden to facilitate traffic; and in order to build the door the writer asks the addressee to tell Bihjat al-Saltanah to hire an architect to determine the price. The addressee's reply indicates there was a delay in writing back due to the writer's illness; they approve the door request and Bihjat al-Saltanah bringing an architect to determine the price.
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Deposition of Husayn Muʻin al-Raʻaya, 1906
‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma gave permission with conditions to Husayn Muʻin al-Raʻaya about managing the properties of the late Vakil al-Dawlah, which are owned by Umm al-Khaqan. The deposition mentions this permission can be revoked anytime by Farmanfarma. In addition, Husayn Muʻin al-Raʻaya cannot transfer the ownership of these properties to any foreigners.
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Invoices from Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali for Bibi Hajiyah Zivar Sultan, 1903 to 1904
Invoices for what Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali, known as Aqa Guli, has collected for what is owed to Bibi Hajiyah Zivar Sultan, wife of the late Haji Muhammad ‘Alaqah-band [the silk maker], from March 30, 1903 to July 18, 1904
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Khadijah Sultan to her son Muhammad ‘Ali Khan
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her son, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan: a letter in which she informs Muhammad ‘Ali Khan of her own wellbeing and of that of her younger son (Mahmud) and asks her husband not to send their son (Muhammad ‘Ali Khan) to Beirut (because of an epidemic); a letter describing Khadijah Sultan's happiness about the news of her son (Muhammad ‘Ali)'s arrival in Saint Petersburg and also her other son (Taqi)'s decision to join him there; a letter of gratitude for her son's gifts (a mirror and a comb); a letter about the well-being of the members of her family, travel to...
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Lease of Bibi Khanum Buzurg's property, 1907
Bibi Khanum Buzurg, wife of Haji Baha’ Allah, rents two shops, located at Bala-guzar neighborhood in Shiraz, to the son of Karbalayi Haji ‘Ali ‘Attar (herbalist) for three years in exchange for one thousand dinars a day
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Letter
Part of a letter requesting payment of a loan by Hajiyah Khanum
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