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Telegram from Jaʻfar to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1895
Talks about Agha Bashi putting pressure on him to finish some of the work such as repairing Surur al-Saltanah's kitchen and andaruni, his exhaustion and being heavily in debt, requests the addressee to ask Agha Bashi to give him more time to complete the work
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Telegram from Surur al-Saltanah to Najm al-Saltanah, 1895
Surur al-Saltanah has recommended her sister, Najm al-Saltanah, not hesitate about getting the fabric and making the deal in Tehran. She also mentions Muhammad Musaddiq is still young, so not to take his words seriously about this business.
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Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1890
Haji Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ (from Tabriz)'s petition discusses the pension of Mulla Yahya and ʻAbd Allah Bayg, the hardships the author went through during his pilgrimage to Mecca, and the delay in paying one-third of Mulla Yahya's belongings to his inheritors. This delay was caused by the heir of Haji Muhammad Baqir who is the Kadkhuda (village chief) of a village, which is owned by Surur al-Saltanah. His appointees sabotaged the payment despite the efforts of Mustashar al-Sultan. At the end, the author refers to the necessity of paying the one-third and asks the addressee to...
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Muhammad to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1894
The author writes about ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza’s distress caused by so much travel and suggests that to avoid more expenses and exhaustion, he should excuse himself and cancel his trip to Tehran.
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...