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Petition regarding a garden, 1921
Petition to Mulla Zayn al-‘Abidin regarding the documents that Mirza Muhammad Karim should receive (to present in the court) about a garden called Karim (known as Karim Luti garden). One of the documents is a sale agreement of Bibi Kawkab Sultan and Mashhadi Lutf Allah with Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali ‘Allaf [forage seller] over one-sixth of Karim Luti garden for twenty tumans and the duration of one year.
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Settlement of Haji Nasr Allah Tajir and Shaykh Ghulam Riza with Mashhadi Mahdi, 1920
Settlement of Haji Nasr Allah Tajir [the merchant], on behalf of his permanent wife (daughter of the late Haji Ghulam Husayn Razzaz [the rice dealer]), and Shaykh Ghulam Riza, son of the late Muhammad Kazim Tajir Qannadi [baker of sweets], on behalf of his sister (wife of Haji Abu al-Qasim ‘Alaqah-band [the silk dealer]) and his other sister (wife of Mulla Zayn al-‘Abidin), with Mashhadi Mahdi, son of the late Mashhadi ‘Ali Zari‘ [the farmer], for four years, over the arable lands located on the outskirts of the Baghshah Gate of Shiraz, for fifty tumans and twenty mans [unit of weight] of...
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1863 or 1864
Includes greetings and talks about the hot weather in Niyavaran, mentions the discussion with Shahzadah who is not taking his bride home, a woman's indecency resulting in moving her and her husband to Niyavaran to keep an eye on her and ensure no further indiscretions, a visit by Mulk Ara, Nigar Khanum's issue, and keeping sour cherries for the addressee
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Report by Mahdi
Reports the looting of several farms by the people of Sulat al-Saltanah, and the escape of the peasants. The author asks Khanum Jayran (Sulat al-Saltanah's sister), who sent someone to visit the farms, to determine how much to compensate. But, she can not afford the compensation.