Letters from Mah Talʻat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan covering the following topics: a request for purchase of honey and potatoes, sending him a pair of socks, and finances; a request for the purchase of fabric and gold, the overseer ʻAbd al-Karim, Salar Fatih's debt, the political turmoil [in Kurdistan]; how some people are inviting Sardar Rashid to oppose to the local government; a reply to his previous letter, giving him advice and writing about a marriage; Muluk Khanum's giving birth to a stillborn; the marriage of the daughter of Shahzadah and Iʻzaz al-Mulk--Saʻid al-Sultan's sisters and...
Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan, covering the following topics: expressing her happiness at Saʻid al-Sultan's recovery and receiving permission to enter Kurdistan at the end of Ramadan, appreciating Asif Aʻzam's sympathy; writes about Muzaffar al-Din Shah's visit along with Asif Aʻzam family; about how the army forces people to pay taxes on wheat and oat in their villages; asking about Saʻid al-Sultan's teeth, talking about her own illness (whooping cough) and mentions she has to look after Afaq as well, asking for a good doctor or sending good medicament [from Tehran]; about...
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