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Banu-yi Ashraf's diary, 1924
Banu-yi Ashraf records her memories of the historical events that occurred in Ashraf (Bihshahr) in 1924, starting on May 6th. The events recorded include a conflict between Turkaman forces and those loyal to Riza Khan.
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Correspondence related to Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi and Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi, 1924-1925
See related items for each individual letter and its description.
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Delegation to Sayyidah Fatimah, 1918
Haj Sayyid Riza Baqir al-ʻUlum, on behalf of the late Haj Sayyid Muhammad Aqa, has delegated the task of performing two years of fasts and prayers to Sayyidah Fatimah in exchange for eight tumans
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Gawhari Khanum's will, 1923
Gawhari Khanum (daughter of Haj Zu al-Riyasatayn) makes her daughter, Batul Khanum, the executor of her will so that after Gawhari Khanum's death Batul Khanum has to sell the three-sixths of the mills in Murad Bak valley, or buy that share, and spend the money for the expenses in the year of Gawhari Khanum's death. Seven hundred tumans of subtenancy should be paid for fifty years of fasts and prayers. Five hundred tumans should be paid for the expenses of carrying the corpse to the holy cities in Iraq. If this was not possible, the corpse should be carried to Qum and be burried next to the...
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In memoriam of Isabella Brittingham and Doctor Musa Khan, 1924
Written by Susan Moody; a brief description of memorial prayers held for Isabella D. Brittingham and Doctor Musa Khan in Tehran
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Jamilah Khanum's endowment, 1908
Jamilah Khanum, the daughter of Husaynquli Khan, has endowed a school and a mosque she had built to the south of her own house and has appointed Qamar Taj Khanum, the daughter of Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah as the custodian. Qamar Taj Khanum will be responsible for assigning the prayer Imam and hiring the tutors, servants, and students, whose salaries, along with the other costs of the school and the mosque, will be derived from the revenue of some properties in the village of Suharin in Zanjan Rud district. Jamilah Khanum has also designated the custodianship honorarium for Qamar Taj...
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Legal documents belonging to Banu-yi Ashraf and Fatimah Khanum
Legal documents of Banu-yi Ashraf and Fatimah Khanum (Karbalayi Khanum), including: power of attorney from Fatimah Khanum and Ashraf al-Muluk [Banu-yi Ashraf] to Najaf Quli Mirza Aqa Sardar (Banu-yi Ashraf's uncle) to follow up the case of Ashraf al-Mulk's murder; settlement between Fatimah Khanum and Banu-yi Ashraf on behalf of children of Ashraf al-Muluk with Khan Baba Khan regarding Laktarashan's qanat and well; power of attorney from Fatimah Khanum and Ashraf al-Muluk [Banu-yi Ashraf] to ‘Abd al-Baqi Mirza Mu‘azid al-Dawlah Mu‘izzi (Banu-yi Ashraf's uncle) to sell two houses in Sangalaj...
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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 Sarah Clock to Miss Boylan, 1910
The writer talks about arriving to Batumi; their concern about carrying medicine in the trunk of their car without having permission, but the customs officers did not find them; getting a plate full of nuts and candied fruit from ‘Abd al-Baha’, saving most of it, and giving some to their host; and a promise to their host to get a letter from the addressee that describes the details about Meshkat el Azkar [Mashriq al-Adhkar].
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Letter from Tayirah to Isabella Brittingham, 1909
The letter discusses being proud of the addressee and other western Baha’i sisters for practicing their faith in the west, as well as the difficulties Tayirah faces practicing her faith in Persia because of the excess of calamities, persecutions, and lack of freedom, etc, and how faithful she has remained since she has been twelve years old
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