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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1925
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar; discusses receiving a twenty-five tuman promissory note via the merchant of Dilmaqan and delivering it to Sarkar ‘Illiyah, the delay in the payment of their salaries and other work-related issues, the cold weather, leveling of the roads, the new street, demolition of Nawbar bazaar; notes that the repairs have not yet reached their neighborhood and that the writer has not received any news from the villages because of the cold weather and closed roads; reports that Muhammad Khan and Haji ‘Abd Allah Khan have come on foot and that Sawlat...
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Letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Regarding the Appeal Court's decision in Tehran concerning the validity of a will. The writer complains about Nuzhat al-Dawlah's father [Sa‘id al-Mulk]'s having invovled her/him in this issue. S/he requests money from Nuzhat al-Dawlah due to the costs this ordeal has caused her/him.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar; regarding: household and local news -- receiving the payment of a debt from Abu al-Fath Mirza and spending all of it on charcoal, etc.; the purchase of sheep; responding to Jalal Lashkar; Haji Mirza ‘Ali Aqa is interested to buy Zaviyah and Varaqah; not having received the two tumans that addressee had sent for [his] sister, Fatimah Khanum; the Department of Health's ban on abortion and summoning doctors and midwives, including Fatimah Khanum, to the Department to inform them about the mandate; asking the addressee not to write with pencil; the writer can send pen...
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Letter, 1925
Mentions: greetings; receipt of the 27-tuman promissory note via Haji Muhammad Taqi the merchant from Dilmaqan, giving it to ‘Illiyah [Khanum], and instructions on behalf of the addressee on how to spend it; Habib Allah Sultan borrowing one hundred and fifty tumans with a repayment plan of three installments; the difficulty of transportation due to the cold weather; that the writer is not able to attend parties as much as before; a request to send some herbal drinks and medicine for his illness; advising that the addressee seek help from Aqa Mirza Husayn Khan the notable of the neighborhood...
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Letters regarding Ziba Khanum's mahr and dowry list, 1935
Letter signed by Abu al-Qasim, dated January 31, 1935, about delivering Ziba Khanum's mahr and dowry registries to her, apologizing on behalf of Aqa Mirza Javad Aqa and Hujjat al-Islam for the delay, and Ziba Khanum's gratitude. Abu al-Qasim will send the receipt to the addressee. He then writes about his problems with Mir Jalal and ‘Ali Khan's trial. Letter dated February 7, 1935 referring to his letter from the past week about sending the receipt for the delivery of Ziba Khanum's mahr and dowry registries to the addressee in Ahar, the rent of caravansary in Maraghah, his debts, giving...
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Petition to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Petition by ‘Abd Allah Qazzaq (cossack), resident of Sifidan village, to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding the cheating and bribery by Hasan Sultan over the grain. At the end, he requests a thirty-tuman loan from Nuzhat al-Dawlah.
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Questions and answers, 1926
Addressed to Hujjat al-Islam Aqa Mirza Sadiq, concerning Sawna Khanum selling a house to Muslim on behalf of her husband ‘Ali Asghar, her subsequent death and ‘Ali Asghar's insanity. The writer asks permission to divide the mentioned house and give Muslim his share. The next questions are regarding a debt and a person's will on his deathbed about being buried.