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Interrogation of Hasan Aqa about removing virginity of a female servant, 1915
Questions and answers between the provincial ruler of Azarbayjan and Hasan Aqa, the son of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim Khvajah, regarding removing virginity of a female servant.
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Petition about a murdered man
Petition to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam from the mother of a murdered man. Includes his reply at the top of the page.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Mullabashi Taliqani's daughter
Ibrahim Khan's wife wanted to go to the public bath, but her husband refused to let her. While they were disputing, a relative of the husband arrived and the two men killed the wife, disposing of her body that same night. After a few days, when the corpse was found, her father, Haj Mullabashi Taliqani identified her and found out that the couple had had a fight on the day of the murder. He asked Husayn Khan to investigate the case. The documents involve Husayn Khan's reports to the Majlis, correspondence among the Majlis, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, and...
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Power of attorney regarding divorce and mahr, 1916
Hasanquli, the son of Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim, has given his paternal uncle, Mulla Haj‘ali, power of attorney to take the necessary action regarding the mahr of his now-divorced wife, her dowry, and the objects that he claims she stole from her husband's house.
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Request of Bahadur al-Saltanah's wife, 1922 or 1923
Documents include the following: letter from the Ministry of Finance to the Majlis, stating that Bahadur al-Saltanah's salary was cut because of his theft from the customhouse of Saqqiz and requesting that the Prime Minister accept the request of Bahadur al-Saltanah's wife and add her name to the list of stipendiaries if he accepts the request; letter from Bahadur al-Saltanah's wife, in which she writes that due to her husband's salary being cut off, she and her two sons, who are five and nine years old, are having financial difficulties because payments of stipend that they were supposed...
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Muhammad Husayn Haji Ghulami's petitions to Nuzhat al-Dawlah, 1916
1- Muhammad Husayn Haji Ghulami writes to Nuzhat al-Dawlah to intercede on behalf of Mashhadi Lutf Allah, who has sought his aid. He denies the reports against Mashhadi Lutf Allah and requests Nuzhat al-Dawlah's forgiveness. He promises that he himself will bring Mashhadi Lutf Allah to her for whatever punishments she deems suitable; 2- in another letter from the Security Office of Azarbayjan, signed by Muhammad Husayn Haji Ghulami, he expresses gratitude about Nuzhat al-Dawlah's order to the agents regarding Mashhadi Lutf Allah and, while defending him, again asks Nuzhat al-Dawlah to see...
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Regarding the petition of Safar and Ruqiyah against the wife of Lutf ʻAli Khan, the officer of the army
Safar and Ruqaiyyah write that their twelve year old daughter was killed by the wife of Lutf ʻAli Khan, the officer of army, the master of the house in which they worked as domestic servants. The girl was alive for a week and doctors could witness that she died because of being beaten by Lutf ʻAli Khan's wife. Lutf ʻAli Khan confessed that his wife beat the girl, but no one was willing to pursue the case, so Safar and Ruqaiyyah asked the Majlis to investigate the case and help them in achieving justice for the poor girl.
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Regarding Balqays Khanum's petition
Correspondence about Balqays Khanum's petition regarding her nephew, Muhammad. Balqays writes that Muhammad was falsely accused of murder. Therefore, she sought help to save him.
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Regarding Nargis Khatun and Fatimah Khatun's salaries, 1910
Documents include letter of salary confirmation for Nargis Khatun and Fatimah Khatun, wife and daughter of Mashhadi Taqi who was killed; and Fatimah Khatun's identity verification and salary form
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Regarding Zahra Khanum and Hajar Khanum's salaries, 1910
Documents include letters of salary confirmation for the wife and daughter of Mirza Ghulamhusayn who was murdered: Zahra Khanum (daughter of Mirza ‘Ali from Mirza Musa's family) and Hajar Khanum (wife of Haji Mirza Mahmud); and their identity verification and salary forms
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