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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan
Envelope addressed to Hajiyah Khanum, with the seal of Hamid [Hamid al-Sultan]; letter addressed to the revered sister. After greetings, he refers to Haji Khanum's debt to him and asks her to pay it back via ‘Amid Lashkar and at the end, sends the greetings of Sadiqah's mother [his wife].
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Letter
About the writer's dispute with Haji Khan Yavar regarding the lands in villages of Qarasqal and ‘Ali Abad; the writer reports having bought the land for more than it was worth to help Haji Khan repay his debt to Mahdi Bayg's daughter, but that Haji Khan has not yet paid the debt and Mahdi Bayg is now asking for his daughter's money from the writer. S/he asks Sarkar Vala to send someone to find Haji Khan and ask him to pay the debtt.
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Letter from Fath Allah Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali
Letter with the seal of Fath Allah ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali [probably ‘Amid Lashkar], in which he inquires with the addressee about dealing with creditors and, at the end, sends greetings to Validah Maqami [a woman who is like a mother] Khalqizi [the cousin].
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Written on behalf of the addressee's mother, asking her/him to return to the city; discusses providing firewood and charcoal; placing the trees in their appropriate places; having received one hundred and thirty tumans in cash via Vakil [the representative]; paid the debt to the butcher.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar [Mirza Abu Turab]; about his preoccupation with work, Ijlal al-Mulk denying him permission to take a leave, and feeling tired and lonely; notes sending two promissory notes worth one hundred and fifty tumans and instructs ‘Amid Lashkar to use one hundred to repay a debt and give the remaining fifty tumans to the household, and to remind them to be careful with the money; discusses his preoccupation in Urumiyah, emphasizes that the mother of Mirza Mahmud Khan [probably his wife] is trustworthy, and asks ‘Amid Lashkar to respect her;...
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Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar (his seal is on verso) to ‘Amid Lashkar [probably Mirza Abu Turab Khan]; the writer asks about the stipends from the customhouse, the money kept by Malik Khan, the father's allowance, and the debt by Asad Allah Khan's relative in Tehran; sends greetings to his mother. Another letter in different handwriting on verso discusses the whereabouts of ‘Amid Lashkar's son.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar; regarding: the addressee's letters to Sitvat al-Saltanah, the delivery of wheat, ‘Alinaqi Khan the brigadier's debt to the writer and other financial matters, Mirza Mahdi's supervision of Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies, and a request for money for him and clothing for ‘Azimat Khanum.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar
On the letterhead of Accounting Office of the Ministry of War's Azarbayjan army; Muntasir Lashkar expresses his appreciation of the addressee' s contributions in dividing the inheritance and his concern at not receiving his payments and sends the news that the household folk and children are all well but miss the addressee.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar and others
This letter is in three parts; the first, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, sends greetings on behalf of Validah Maqami [a woman who is like a mother], Buyuk Khanum, Raziyah Khanum and others; advises him to be careful with his paper consumption, as the price of paper has gone up; mentions not having a chance to buy socks for him; and discusses some financial issues about the grains and sale of the Ahmad Abad property. This involves Hamid Khan and ‘Abd al-Razzaq Khan, who are addressed in the second and the third parts of the letter.
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Letter from daughter of ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan to ‘Amid Lashkar
The envelope and two pages of the letter are sealed by ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan's daughter and addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar; she discusses ‘Amid Sultan demanding the money they owe him; requests that ‘Amid Lashkar let her know if he cannot give her permission to handle the issues; reports the peasants' requests and that Habib Allah can only manage his own peasants; states that she has no credit left to buy things and has transferred all her belongings to ‘Amid Lashkar; mentions the drought; asks to determine the shares of property and keep the colonel's salary separate; she also sends greetings to...