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Khan Baba Khan Buhlul to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam, [ca. 1886]
Khan Baba Khan Buhlul writes to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam about the decision to bury his mother, Bilqays Khanum (daughter of Bahram Mirza Muʻizz al-Dawlah), in Karbala.
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Unidentified to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam, 12 July 1886
Letter to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam about the writer's marital problems and memorial ceremony for Bilqays Khanum, mother of Khan Baba Khan Buhlul, daughter of Muʻizz al-Dawlah.
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Letters from Khan Baba Khan Buhlul to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam
Letters from Khan Baba Khan Buhlul to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam, including letters concerning the death of his mother, Balqays Khanum, daughter of Muʻizz al-Dawlah.
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Letter from Sarah Clock
Additional portion of a letter from Sarah A. Clock, likely to Mrs. Platt, mentioning funding for building the girls' school, and her perspective on "bad Orientals"
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Questions and answers
Questions by Shaykh Hasan Rashti for Muhammad Husayn Na’ini, Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Isfahani, and Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi, along with their answers; the first question is regarding a person who has transferred his properties to his sons a few hours before his death, excluding his daughter from inheritance; the second question is about bestowing a pair of silver hamsa amulets
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Mujtahid Isfahani, sent from Rasht, regarding a woman who has ended her fast in Ramadan during what she had falsely thought to be her menstruation; withdrawal before ejaculation; rent in case of tenant's death; and renting Takiyah during ʻAshura
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah), 1907
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his father, Riza Quli Khan Nizam Mafi (Nizam al-Saltanah and reports the death of Muzaffar al-Din Shah four days earlier (there were two days of morning ceremonies and the cornoation occurred on the day this letter was written), saying that his corpse is at Takiyah Dawlat and despite his own wish to be buried in Karbala’, clerics disagree. In other news, he describes how a German citizen and his wife were robbed and [sexually] assaulted in Kahrizak and that the members of the Shah's cavalry responsible for this have been arrested and are...
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Letter
Letter consists of family news, including: receiving the envelope and the lamb, that Basir Nizam has not given them the money yet, that Munavvar and Fatimah were not getting along and Munavvar has gone to her father's house, that the writer has asked Na’ib to come and get the children because of they were very upset, the request by the addressee's sister to purchase the properties of Haji Muhammad ‘Arab across from the ‘Arab mosque, but the writer does not have the money, Hamid Aqa's visit, asking the addressee to visit at the beginning of Muharram, that government officials receive a...
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Letter, 1923
Regarding: inquiring about the addressee's requested promotion; severe floods, causing the destruction of houses including Vusuq al-Hukama's building, and two people are missing; the earthquake in Turbat near Mashhad, which lasted eight days and, according to Tehran's newspapers, resulted in the death of four thousand people; collecting aid for the victims; the thunderstorm in Qarajah Dagh damaging one hundred trees; the hail in Khuy, each ball of which was as large as an egg, damage to the crops; purchasing cheese for the household; Mustafa Khan's departure; other local news; and greetings...
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her son, Muhammad ‘Amiri; includes greetings and family news such as his aunt’s funeral ceremony. She also mentions waiting for the addressee to come back before doing her eye surgery.
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