Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about his insomnia, his yearning to see her, advising her to lock the doors of the stable, bath, and safekeeping the keys, cashing the promissory note if she runs out of money, the news of his arrival from Mahan, and about losing the small and beautiful cardboard pocket box he used for keeping cardamom
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about the delay in receiving her letters due to the death of the mail courier; Qamar al-Muluk’s fever, travel to Narmashir and the arrangement of her housing, receiving the tangerines, pickles, and rice, asking her to send him the news of her health after childbirth via ‘Adl al-Saltanah, and sending some ghee for the summer so Ibrahim can put them in pots
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about the well-being of their daughter, ‘Ishrat, and whether or not she walks, Qamar al-Muluk’s pregnancy, the stolen rug in Sar Asiyab and advising her on how to store their rugs, receiving the tangerines and dates, sending money and getting dates, legumes, pickles, and rice, also the news of Shawkat Nizam's marriage with the daughter of Akram al-Saltanah, and Akram al-Saltanah himself marrying the daughter of Haji Bibi from ‘Abbas Khan, and Haji Bibi’s concern about the widespread polygyny in Bam.
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