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Affidavit, 1853
The document reads in part: "It is stated that the shares of inheritance from the deceased Muhammad ʻAli Khan are, in total, nine, after subtracting his mother's share; of these, six shares belong to his three sons and three shares belong to his three daughters. From the death of Muhammad ʻAli Khan to this date, 1853 or 1854, twenty seven years have passed, in which all the property was in the hands of his sons. It was in the possession of Muhammad Khan for ten years and the possession of Ibrahim Khan and the deceased Aqa Jaʻfar for seventeen years. His sons did not give their sisters their...
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Affidavit, 1853
The document reads, in part: "It is stated that Khanum Buzurg, the daughter of the deceased Muhammad ʻAli Khan [from] Dawdangah and the wife of Sayyid Muhammad (son of the deceased Sayyid Jaʻfar Razavi), has passed away. Her inheritors are two daughters and a son. She had inherited belongings (cows, sheep, and some properties) from her father. Now that the guardian of these children is their father, Sayyid Muhammad, the property inherited by the children should be given to him. Whoever knows about the truth of these lines should write their name and seal on the verso in order for this...
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Divorce affidavit, 1851
The document reads: "It has been asked that those faithful and righteous people who are knowledgeable and benevolent testify that on September 6, 1851, I was present at Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad's house and Sara, known as Kuchak Khanum, the daughter of Mulla ʻAbd Allah Jadid al-Islam, was also present and transferred all of her mahr, which was 60 tumans and 20 misqal gold, to me and I divorced her instead and left the divorce contract by Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad." On the margin: "The wife mentioned was divorced by her husband in the presence of the claimant, foregoing her mahr. The divorce document...