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Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1914
Hamid al-Sultan to [Mirza Abu Turab Khan] ‘Amid Lashkar, the pay master of the Qahramaniyah regiment in Tabriz, regarding: payment of Nanah's loan; sending an allowance for the household; Ma‘sumah Khanum's loan; his sending two letters, one for ‘Amid Lashkar and another for his household, via Mashhadi ‘Ali ‘Abbas; sending four photos of himself, one as a memento to ‘Amid Lashkar, a box for the dear ones, some nuql [candy], and pussy willow; requesting that ‘Amid Lashkar forbid his sister to speak with Riza Quli from behind the door and to send Sadiqah with the answers when Riza Quli comes;...
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Letter, 1914
The writer [probably female] has received the addressee's letter of 22 of Ramazan; sends greetings on behalf of Hajiyah Khanum; she will send sour pomegranate and pomegranate paste that the addressee had asked for; talks about how Aqa Kuchak had wanted to let go of the male servants upon Aqa's order, but that the servants responded by saying that they do not want a stipend and are not leaving unless Aqa personally asks them; she sends greetings on behalf of Khanumjan [her mother] and mentions how Khanumjan is wistful about the past and regrets that with the servants gone, they have to wear...
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Family letter
After greetings, the writer talks about transferring money, the price of rice in Tehran, raining in the northern areas, unsold rice, and the addressee's visit from Tehran along with their aunt.
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List of daily expenses, 1909
List of daily expenses for the month of Rabiʻ al-Sani, based on the list of andarun, given to Aqa Mashhadi ʻAli Asghar: "sugar, tea, rice, oil, soap, henna, paint, shoes, cash, matches, cumin, pepper [...]." It also lists the expenses of Shujaʻ al-Dawlah ordered by Muzaffar al-Saltanah: "sheep, lamb. 250 tumans and 3850 dinars were received by the people of [...]."
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Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1914
Hamid al-Sultan to [Mirza Abu Turab Khan] ‘Amid Lashkar, the pay master of the Qahramaniyah regiment in Tabriz, bearing Hamid al-Sultan's seal and regarding: some debts and other financial matters; taking back his gun, which ‘Ali Akbar Khan had kept for safekeeping; his debt to Nanah; missing the dear ones; whether Safiyah still remembers him; Dabir al-Sultan's bringing his family to Urumiyah, though Hamid al-Sultan does not think it is wise; his worry about Safiyah and her illness; inquiring about the price of charcoal and butter; getting his document back from the female broker; sending...
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Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1925
Letter and envelope with Hamid's seal, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar the secretary of the army brigade; about: receiving the 26-tuman promissory note via Haji Muhammad Taqi the merchant from Dilmaqan and delivering it to ‘Amid Lashkar's mother to pay off his debts; Habib Allah Sultan's nausea and dizziness due to breathing the gas from the kursi charcoal; baking homemade bread from flour and Sultan's order to bring wheat from the village; other issues regarding letters, Muqtadir's assignments, etc.; ‘Ali Asghar Khan's suggestion for ‘Amid Lashkar's marriage noted in Mirza Muhammad Khan's...
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan; he writes that his only delight is hearing about his two children and family and that he gets worried when he has no letters from them and the addressee; expresses his condolences for the death of Zari Khanum and ‘Alaviyah Khanum's daughter; accepts Muntasir Lashkar's request to send some bottles of wine and arak, provided that he accepts the costs; discusses sending bottles of pussy willow water and rose water; mentions Safiyah's request for money to buy clothes and sending one tuman for the children to buy shoes and summer goods; informs the addressee of...
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1904
Letter, probably from Hamid al-Sultan, from Urumiyah to Tabriz; it conveys greetings for ‘Ayd-i Fitr; mentions that he has not received a response to the letter sent before the Ahya‘ [vigil] nights; notes sending fifteen qirans to his sister and five tumans to Karbalayi Muhammad the tailor; mentions ‘Amid Lashkar's letter; reports that he cannot find a pair of good-quality, golden upper-arm bracelets in Urumiyah, so he proposes to send the money (asking for a less expensive price) to the addresee in order for her to purchase them herself, as the ones in Tabriz are better; he further reports...
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Letter, 1924
The writer refers to the addressee's request for bringing his family to be with him, and explains his disagreement with it due to Anis al-Dawlah's mismanagement and worrying about leaving the house vacant with no family there, but at the end leaves it to the addressee to decide; mentions visiting the addressee's family, Raziyah, Marziyah; Buyuk Khanum goes to the Namus school and her progress in learning the alphabet; Safiyah and Tahirah will start primary school after the test, and they study well, but Buyuk is in prepatory; he then mentions Sawlat al-Saltanah's servant's delivery of some...
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Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1914
Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, the pay master for the Qahramaniyah regiment of Tabriz, with Hamid al-Sultan's seal; the letter discusses: the purchase of a gold embroidered outfit for his sister and a promise to send one for Sarkar ‘Illiyah if she likes it; his decision to come to the city for Ahya’ [vigil] nights and stay until ‘Ayd-i Fitr and, and if that is not possible, to return at the beginning of the fall and not go back; repair of the kitchen wall; Safiyah and Sadiqah, and urging their mother not to get angry during Ramadan since it would void her fast; sending, via Haji Abu...
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