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Letters regarding Ziba Khanum's mahr and dowry list, 1935
Letter signed by Abu al-Qasim, dated January 31, 1935, about delivering Ziba Khanum's mahr and dowry registries to her, apologizing on behalf of Aqa Mirza Javad Aqa and Hujjat al-Islam for the delay, and Ziba Khanum's gratitude. Abu al-Qasim will send the receipt to the addressee. He then writes about his problems with Mir Jalal and ‘Ali Khan's trial. Letter dated February 7, 1935 referring to his letter from the past week about sending the receipt for the delivery of Ziba Khanum's mahr and dowry registries to the addressee in Ahar, the rent of caravansary in Maraghah, his debts, giving...
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Will of Muhammad Zaman, 1844
Haji Muhammad Zaman, son of Haji Muhammad Baqir from Usku, appoints Haji Mir Hashim, son of Mir Mustafa from Usku, as the executor of his will and has determined how his inheritance should be divided, including the properties that should be divided among his three sons, Qasim, Ahmad, and Muhammad Kazim. They will be responsible for paying their wives' mahr from their shares. The will also includes payment of his own wife (Narjis Khatun)'s mahr as well as twenty-two tumans; repaying a twenty tuman loan to Haji ‘Ali Akbar; endowment of listed properties and assigning his sons as the...
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...