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Letter about Major Imbrie's injury
Letter on the letterhead of the Prime Minister reporting the murder of the U.S Vice Consul in Iran, Major Imbrie. According to the report, after the news of a miracle at the Saqqa Khanah on Shaykh Hadi avenue arrived and people start gathering in front of the Saqqa Khanah, Major Imbrie, along with another American friend, went to the scene and started photographing the crowd. Some people who were offended by the fact that their women were being photographed attacked him. He was injured and was taken to the police hospital and, despite the attempts of European and Iranian doctors, died after...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to Validah [mother]
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar, addressed to Validah [mother]; he complains about the troubles of his trip, expresses concern about the unrest in Tabriz, asks whether Haji Khan has sent the flour or not, and refers to ‘Amid Lashkar's mention of Mashhadi Bayram‘ali's visit, promising to compensate him if he serves [the family] well; talks about Mirza Mahmud Khan and Mirza Ahmad Khan's education, inquires about Muhammad Khan, and tells her to have ‘Amid Lashkar write on their behalf; instructs them to get wheat from ‘Amid Lashkar, store flour if Haji has not yet delivered any flour and obtain...
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1909
Letter about upheavals in Azarbayjan, Fars, Khurasan, Mazandaran, Gilan, and Kirmanshah. The writer asks ‘Abd al-Husayn Farmanfarma to go out amongst the protesting crowd and reassure them that they will get their requests for the sake of government popularity and less casualties. Also, the author writes about people’s demands for constitutional reforms and the Iranian parliament.
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Pages of a calendar with predictions based on astrology, 1877 to 1920
Some pages of calendars of the years 1877 to 1920 that include some events and some predictions based on astrology