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Letter to Mirza Ism‘ail Khan, 1924
Envelope (recto): "via attendants of Siqqat al-Saltanah, the governor of Tun and Tabas, to Mirza Ism‘ail Khan, July 24, 1924"; in other handwriting: "Mashhad, state cabinet of Khurasan"; verso: seal of Mushir al-Hukama; letter signed by Doctor Mushir al-Hukama; the writer expresses happiness for the wellbeing of the dear brother and the loved ones Akram Khanum and A‘zam Khanum; mentions the marriage ceremony of Khanum Taj, seeing Sarkar ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah Khanum there, and reading the addressee's letter to her; discusses the addressee's salary and his nephew, I‘tisam Divan, who has been...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar; letter from his aunt; she is concerned about the condition of her daughter, Sughra, from whom she has received no news since she was married off three or four years ago. She asks ‘Amid Lashkar to send a female peasant from Chibni or Zaviyah, along with Ma‘sum and Muhammad ‘Ali, to visit Sughra and convince her husband to bring her either to Tabriz, so her mother can see her, or to one of the villages in Chahar Uymaq, so ‘Amid Lashkar could oversee them. On the margin, Muntasir Lashkar confirms his sister's request, saying that the better option would be...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar [Mirza Abu Turab]; inquires about Mirza Mahmud Khan, Mirza Ahmad Khan, and Mirza Muhammad Khan, expresses concern that ‘Amid Lashkar may not be checking on them regularly and urges him to see them every day and look after their education; discusses sending money and letters via the colonel's attendant and being preoccupied in Chahar Uymaq and with inspection of the villages; asks ‘Amid Lashkar to write about the family, requests some tobacco, paper, and envelopes; mentions that he has found a good husband (Hazratquli Bayg's brother, named Husayn‘ali) for...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar; on the marriage of ‘Azimat Khanum, suggests that the mother should be entrusted to take care of related affairs, and to refer to God and the Qur’an for divination; asks to give the fifty tumans to Fatimah Khanum, but to advise her not to overspend; sends greetings to mother and sisters; inquires about the addressee and his tutor; complains about not receiving news about Ma‘sumah and Ruqiyah over the past year and is concerned if they are dead, urging them to tell him the truth.
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1914
Envelope from Hamid al-Sultan sent from Urumiyah via Mashhadi Husayn Aqa to Hamid al-Sultan's house at Shahzadah's residence in Tabriz, dated August 26, 1914; the letter, dated August 25, probably to his wife, mentions: that he would let them know and send the cost of travel himself if he wanted them to come to Urumiyah; Dabir al-Sultan's departure toward Tabriz; a complaint that she does not write regularly; her request for a gold upper-arm bracelet for her sister, saying that he is sending eight tumans so she can give them to Sarkar ‘Illiyah to purchase one in Tabriz, as they have better...
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Testimony of people from Gavgan, 1917
Testimony of some people from Gavgan, confirming that Mashhadi Husayn left nothing behind for his daughters and that his sons, Mashhadi Habib and Ni‘mat Allah, were responsible for their two sisters. After fifteen years, they have collected fifteen tumans for their sister Sakinah Khatun's dowry. They testify that none of the inheritors of Mashhadi Husayn should have any future claims.
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Dividing Haji Aqa ‘Ali Akbar's inheritance, 1896
Copy of Haji Mirza Ibrahim's note on the late Haji Aqa ‘Ali Akbar's settlement with Hajiyah Khanum, assigning the author as the custodian of his endowment, and on dividing the inheritance among the deceased's daughters and sons
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Muntasir Lashkar writes to [Mirza Abu Turab] ‘Amid Lashkar and asks him to reflect more on his and his mother's decision to go on pilgrimage to Mashhad, as the roads are rough and hazardous, and the trip is costly. He disagrees with ‘Azimat Khanum paying the expenses of the trip, and reminds Validah about ‘Azimat Khanum's situation, that her child was taken away from her, and she was sent to her father's house, and advises them not to spend her money; he then asks about ‘Amid Lashkar's salary and advises ‘Amid Lashkar to look after the family, especially Mirza Mahmud Khan's studies and the...
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi in Najaf, regarding the power of attorney to perform divorce; a father's permission for marriage or temporary marriage of an adult virgin woman; the amount of mahr in case the husband dies before consummating marriage; alimony for an adult woman in a marriage with an underage boy or vice versa; the waiting period for woman in case of the death of her husband before consummation; marrying a sister-in-law after a wife's death in case of the mother-in-law breastfeeding the man's son; alimony in temporary marriage and during pregnancy after...
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Marriage contract of Khadijah Nisa’ and Allah Virdi, 1821
Marriage contract of Khadijah Nisa’, daughter of Mir Mustafa (from Usku), and Karbalayi Allah Virdi, son of Haj Hakim (from Usku); the mahr includes one-fourth of a house-garden complex, a gold patera, one-fourth of a piece of land, and part of the water from Pish-andiz qanat
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