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Letter, 1924
The writer sends greetings on behalf of herself/himself and her/his mother, brothers (Mustafa Khan and Murtaza Khan), and younger sister (Kubra Khanum); sends greetings and apologies to her/his brothers, ‘Ali Asghar Khan and Muhammad Baqir Khan, for not writing separately to them.
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash)'s letter to Surur al-Saltanah, writing about the relationships of men and women in Europe, that Iranian men dismiss their own wives and look for love and pleasure outside of their marriage while it is different in Europe, as men and women love each other and they prefer to spend their time with each other rather than with others. However, this is not Iranians' fault either, as they sometime are married when they are five or six, without their personal choice. He then thanks God that Surur is a perfect mate and says that he truly loves her....
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash)'s letter to his wife, Surur al-Saltanah, telling her that he was writing this letter in the middle of the night while she is either asleep or in mourning [for Tasu‘a] and is not thinking of him, yet Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk is only thinking of her even though it is Tasu‘a [the 9th day of Muharram] instead of mourning for Imam Husayn. He apologizes for not being able to come to the Rawzah and tells her that he will bring this letter himself tomorrow since he is going to see Fakham al-Saltanah, so that they would go to Sardar Hishmat together. He states...
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Settlement of Layli with Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, 1920
Settlement between Layli, the daughter of Muhammad Vali Bayg, and Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, in which she settles all of her belongings--clothes, dishes, cash and bonds, properties, and household furnishings--for some salt and pennies in order for Mirza Muhammad ʻAli to spend 11 tumans for taʻziyah and 10 tumans for prayers [to be said for her] after her death. After payment of the religious tithe, he should spend the rest on taʻziyah for Imam Husayn.
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Settlement between Baygum, Mirza Muhammad, and Mashhadi Asad Allah, 1911
After Nayib Ibrahim, son of Haji Muhammad Baqir from Khuzan, died without leaving a will, there was a problem handling the related ceremonies. So, Baygum, daughter of Nayib Ibrahim, transferred ninety tumans to Mirza Muhammad, son of the late Haji ‘Abd Allah, and his son, Mashhadi Asad Allah, in exchange for one hundred dinars and some wheat. The condition was that they spend this money, with approval of Karbalayi Yad Allah, son of the late Karbalayi Husayn, for ta‘ziyah and other ceremonies.
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Mashhadi Habib's will, 1921
Mashhadi Habib, the son of the late Husayn ‘Amu, appoints his younger brother, Ni‘mat, as the executor of his will and Karbalayi ‘Askar, the son of ‘Ali Pasha, as the overseer while he [Mashhadi Habib] travels to Karbalaʼ. They are responsible for giving ten mans [unit of area] of his share of a garden to his wife, Munavvar, as her mahr. A third of his belongings should be in Ni‘mat's hands for use on khums, the payment of his debts, ta‘ziyah, and charity.
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Report of the Fars Police Department, 1918
Discusses preventing women leaving town during the afternoon and stopping the carriage of Khanum Fakhtah and her servant
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Settlements of Hajiyah Baygum Khanum and Mirza Abu Turab ‘Amid Lashkar, 1915
Settlements of Hajiyah Baygum Khanum, the daughter of Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn Sar Rishtah Dar [the paymaster], with Mirza Abu Turab Khan ‘Amid Lashkar, the son of Mirza Fath Allah Khan Sar Rishtah Dar [the paymaster]: 1- parts of the village of Zaviyah in exchange for seventy-nine tumans and two thousand and five hundred dinars (February 5, 1915); 2- a settlement, with a revocation clause for thirty years, for all her belongings, including pack animals, household furnishings, women's clothing, gold, cash, and grain in exchange for fifteen nabats [crystal candy], provided that Mirza Abu Turab...
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Jamilah Khanum's endowment, 1908
Jamilah Khanum, the daughter of Husaynquli Khan, has endowed a school and a mosque she had built to the south of her own house and has appointed Qamar Taj Khanum, the daughter of Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah as the custodian. Qamar Taj Khanum will be responsible for assigning the prayer Imam and hiring the tutors, servants, and students, whose salaries, along with the other costs of the school and the mosque, will be derived from the revenue of some properties in the village of Suharin in Zanjan Rud district. Jamilah Khanum has also designated the custodianship honorarium for Qamar Taj...
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Report of the Fars Police Department, 1918
Includes five days of Ta‘ziyah at the late Karim's house because of his wife's oblation, funeral ceremonies, and the wedding of Aqa Shaykh ‘Abd al-Hamid's daughter
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