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Copy of letter from Fatimah Khanum to head of Customs House
The writer talks about the road construction on the fields belonging to his son, ‘Inayat Allah Khan, despite his wishes, and requests it be prevented. Water is also being prevented from coming to the farms which is brutal for the peasants. The writer also discusses the seizing of Sar Firuzabad farms. The author asks the addressee for justice and an investigation.
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Eight landowners to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Letter from eight landowners (from Charamlah) to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma. The letter includes a report about peasants of Charamlah buying sheep, the problems of this transaction for the peasants, the possibility of their migration to Kurdistan, and having twenty women sent among the peasants to stop them from migrating.
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Fatimah's petition
Petition by Fatimah, grandchild of the late Karbalayi ‘Ivaz ‘Ali from Kuh Kamarah to the Friday prayer-leader of Fars against Mirza Muhammad and Mirza Murtaza Bazzaz (cotton dealer) who have usurped the late ‘Ivaz ‘Ali's house which belonged to his inheritors
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Khanum Balqays' petition, 1931
Petition by Khanum Balqays against Mirza Ibrahim, known as Aqa Buzurg Taryaki [opium consumer], who has not paid the rent for a piece of land for four years. The petition asks the court to inform Mirza Ibrahim of the amount of money he owes to the petitioner.
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Khanum Muhtaram Mahmud-zadah Sabit's statement about renting her land, 1935
Statement written by Khanum Muhtaram Mahmud-zadah Sabit to the court of Fars requesting an investigation and an order against someone who rented her land for fifty tumans plus payment of the taxes, but has not paid part of the taxes and the rent, and does not cooperate with her.
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Letter asking for a lost rental lease, 1929
Letter written by Khanum Muhtaram to Sayyid Ahmad Pish-namaz [the prayer leader] asking him to write down the text of a lost rental lease that he had drafted four years ago. The lease was about renting Khilak lands to Mashhadi ‘Ali Akbar Dihkurah. On the margin, Sayyid Ahmad has written the rental lease.
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Letter to Imamquli Mirza, 1894
Letter to Imamquli, in which the writer asks for Imamquli's grace. The writer sends black mulberry syrup and eggplants. Imamquli writes in reply that he will not forget the writer and will give him a job, but needs to show his documents to Iʻtisam.
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Petition about inheritance dispute, 1904
Petition from the late Sayyid Javad's son-in-law regarding the writer's property that was in the hands of Muhammad Ibrahim, son of Mulla ‘Abd al-Husayn. Muhammad Ibrahim was son of Sayyid Javad's sister and has claimed this property as his mother's share of the inheritance. According to the writer, Sayyid Javad's sons had settled with the late Mulla ‘Abd al-Husayn and received one hundred tumans as their share. However, the writer had refused to settle at this price. In addition, the writer claims the ownership of a property that Sayyid Javad had bestowed upon his daughter (the writer's...
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Petition by Amir Nusrat's family, 1923
Copy of a petition by Amir Nusrat's relatives, requesting the freedom of Ghulamhusayn Khan and Shukr Allah Khan; Mirza Ibrahim Khan, the representative of Qazvin, has delivered this petition to the Majlis
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Petition by families of Amir Nusrat and Fars Humayun, 1923
Copy of a petition by the relatives of Amir Nusrat and Fars Humayun addressed to the Majlis, regarding their request from the Ministry of War for the return of their properties as well as grains, which had been seized, as well as the release of Shukr Allah Khan