Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about his travel to Narmashir, end of rawzahs, speaking with Husayn about Rubabah, the addressee's illness, instructions for the gardener, and sending promissory notes
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about departing Mahan, sending back the velvet cushion cover Mulla Ma‘sumah had included in his package by mistake, the promissory notes by Qamar al-Muluk, and asks her to be careful with the bullets and the gunpowder that he had forgotten to bring
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, regarding some household affairs such as Ni‘mat Allah's tasks and his remuneration, getting a new donkey, and a request for some pocket bottles of wine to invite the head of the telegraph house to their home
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 his travel plans to Narmashir and sending promissory notes for Shahriyar, asking her to kick out Khvatu [Khatun?], wife of Karim, and her mother from the stable, advising Qamar al-Muluk, who is pregnant, to cover herself against the cold by wearing his fur coat, and complaining about Husayn, who has contracted syphilis
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, discussing his travel plans, punishment of Husayn due to finding ants in the food he had cooked, advising Qamar al-Muluk on keeping Khanum Kuchak with her as company, keeping all doors locked at all times and safekeeping of the keys, about sending cotton, paste, dates, legumes, etc., to ask Mir’at al-Saltanah to punish Firuz, Faridun, and Muqbil if they disobey, and expressing affection for the expected child
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about her recovery and Nasir al-Mamalik’s instruction to drink milk and take phenacetin, Husayn finding out about his mother’s death and stopping his wedding, complaining about Husayn, payment of debts, asking to sew the cushions, and sending eight pairs of socks, from which the two smaller pairs belong to Qamar al-Muluk and the rest are for Khanum Buzurg and Mirza ‘Abd Allah Khan.
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
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