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Letter from Amir ‘Ala’ al-Din to Mufarrah al-Dawlah, 1911
The writer talks about receiving a telegram and letter from the addressee, his happiness about the addressee's well-being, his wellness, and some property matters
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Mu‘tamad Amin to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1947
Mu‘tamad Amin writes to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah about his illness, the work's progress, the situation in Tabriz, the taxation of the properties, the agricultural products, some financial issues, management of the properties, and how people are migrating to Tehran. He also talks about the peasants, their strikes, and how they are oppressed by the police.
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Telegram from Hajiyah Malakah Khanum to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
After the greeting, Hajiyah Malakah Khanum, cousin of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, talks about Aqa Sayydi Hasan Khan, the tenant of her three villages, who went to Tehran to receive and deliver an order. She asks her cousin to order the Lieutenant Governor of Burujird to leave her tenant and the peasants of these three villages alone and allow them to live the way they are now.
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Ibrahim Qaraguzlu to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Ibrahim Qaraguzlu writes affectionately to his wife, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, telling her how he misses her and wishes she had not left him so early, mentions his illness and a surgery that needs to be performed, discusses some future plans, reports on his business, and expresses his desire to go hunting. The accompanying envelope is addressed to: Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, the household of Nizam al-Saltanah.
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Regarding Malakah Jahan's property tenant
Letter by Quch‘ali Muvaffaq al-Mulk, Malakah Jahan Khanum's steward, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recounting the actions of Riza Quli, a tenant of the Sa’in Qal‘ah and Nasir Abad properties, who has stolen some grains and refused to pay his rent, ousted Mirza ‘Ali Khan from the village, seizing his guns, horses, and household furnishings, harassed the village peasants, and captured and chained Haj Kalb‘ali and Haj Sabz‘ali, Malakah Jahan's stewards.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Haydar Quli, 1919
Investigation of the murder of Haydar Quli with the order of Hisam al-Mulk's wife. Includes correspondence among the Governors of Savah and Zarand, Tehran, and Hamadan. According to a report by the gendarmerie, Hisam al-Mulk's wife stopped at Gharq Abad village on her way to Hamadan. During the night, Haydar Quli entered her house intending to commit robbery but one of the servants arrested him. In the morning, while he attempted to escape, he was shot in the back by the servant. However, the peasants of Gharq Abad claimed in a petition that there was a fight between Haydar Quli and one of...
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