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Correspondence of Tajmah Khanum
Correspondence of Tajmah Khanum, daughter of I‘tizad al-Saltanah, including a letter from her father discussing the use of mineral water and his return to Tehran in the near future, July [27?], 1880; a letter to Nasir al-Din Shah regarding a property in Khani Abad; guest lists and letters to her husband ‘Izz al-Dawlah Salur regarding the weddings of their daughters.
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Kamran Dowlatshahi's Interview
Kamran Dowlatshahi's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar in Davood Mirza Muzaffari Qajar's house on 30 October 2009. He shares his memories of family members, acquaintances, and the daily life and rituals of people, especially women, in the Qajar era.
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Letter about Tuti Khanum's claim
Mentions receiving the addressee's letter; Tuti Khanum (wife of Khazim Khan)'s claim on her paternal inheritance, acting on it, and accusing Aqa Sayyid Hasan the Friday prayer-leader of seizing her shares; Tuti Khanum's daughter (wife of Haydar ‘Ali Khan Sartip (brigadier)) attempts to stop her mother; and the author asked Tuti Khanum to take her claim to Kirmanshah but she refused to do. Also, the author talks about Haydar ‘Ali Khan Sartip (brigadier)'s request to be sent to Hamadan in order to be further from Tuti Khanum as she will not give up on her claim and will create problems for him.
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Letter from Fathʻali to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The writer pays the debt of his deceased wife, daughter of Aqa Sayyid Zaki, to her daughter, wife of Samad (son of Haji Hamd Allah), and she has transferred the ownership of a house worth forty tumans to him. After a while, Samad makes an official complaint to the Court of Justice claiming the house. The writer asks the addressee for justice.
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Letter from Haj Mirza Husayn Sarraf to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
Discusses the issues around Hasan Khan's property sales settlements, including complaints about the settlements from his sister and another person; the writer is holding money from these settlements for clarifying the complaints; he asks the addressee to give him permission to give some of the money to Hasan Khan's sister and the other person for reconciliation.
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Letter from Mirza Lutf Allah from Asadabad to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
The writer, after sending his gratitude and expressing his service and devotion to the addressee, writes about his work for Muhammad Husayn Khan, grandchild of Sahib Ikhtiyar, per Sahib Ikhtiyar's request. He notes the difficulties of working for Muhammad Husayn Khan and his delay and incompetence in paying workers' wages; despite promising the author to pay his salary, Taji Khanum is reluctant to do so. At the end, he asks the addressee to order that his salary be paid.
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Part of a long letter; includes ‘Izzat al-Saltanah's request to take a different road other than Hamadan for her trip, Dadah Khanum and Aqa Naqi Khan staying in Tehran, and the writer's estimation of the expenses of their stay in Tehran; some of the pages are missing.
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
The author includes Hasan Khan Kalantar (sheriff)’s claim over properties in Rashtiyan and Taj Khanum’s debt to him. Also, they mention that Taj Khanum can pay off this debt by selling the Rashtiyan properties through the authorization given to her by Haji Muhammad Ibrahim.
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Letters from Nizam al-Saltanah to Riza Quli Khan Mafi
Letters from Husayn Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi to his nephew Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah Mafi regarding the political situation of the country; his marital life; requesting food from Tehran; sending a horse to Sardar Arfa‘; sending Qavam al-Dawlah's documents; the cook's complaints and the price of goods; management and selling of his property to pay for his debts; the animosity of ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak Amin al-Sultan; his intention to travel to England; his son, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan and his travel to Belgium; insecurity in the borders of Azarbayjan; his relations with the...
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Miscellaneous letters, late-19th century through early-20th century
Letters include the following: a report on earnings from Farmanfarma's properties, a letter about a meeting with Farmanfarma, a letter concerning an order for bullets, a report on crop sales, a letter about Sayf Allah Mirza and financial matters, a letter about a meeting with Nizam al-‘Ulamaʼ, a telegraph sent by Bahaʼ al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a letter from the mother of Nasir al-Dawlah to an unidentified party, a unidentified party's letter about death of a spouse, a letter from an unidentified party to Mirza ʻAbd Allah Khan Mustawfi, a letter from an unidentified woman about...