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Letter, 1903
The letter is about Qaysar Khan, an Afghan with British citizenship, who the writer claims has financial conflicts with some locals, such as Muhammad Husayn. ʻAli Karbalayi ʻAbbas has agreed to give his daughter to Qaysar Khan in marriage. He gave eighty tumans and some clothes to ʻAli Karbalayi ʻAbbas and his daughter, and has lived with [Ustad ʻAli's] daughter in his house for a month. The writer pleads with the receipient of the letter, claiming that action must be taken to punish Ustad ʻAli, who had gone to his house [in order to make the marriage legal], and he had told him that the...
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Marriage contract of the daughter of Mirza Aqa Nasir and Muhammad, [1883?]
Marriage contract of the daughter of Mirza Aqa Nasir [her name is not mentioned] and Muhammad, the son of Mulla ʻAbbasʻali Haj Abu Talib, with a mahr of: pieces of land and gardens, one sixth of a house where the groom lives, two outfits to be bought, five mans of copper, kilims and felt to cover a room, sheep, and silver.
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Marriage contract of the oldest daughter of Karbalayi Muhammad ʻAli, and Salar ʻAli, 1903
Marriage contract of the oldest daughter of Karbalayi Muhammad ʻAli [son of] Ustad Ibrahim and Salar ʻAli, the son of Nazar ʻAli, with a mahr of: some pieces of land, 20 tumans for buying a house, five mans of copper worth four tumans, four tumans' worth of clothes to be bought, 10 mans of carpets worth five tumans, a set of bedding worth two tumans and 5000 [dinars], and two tumans and 5000 [dinars] in cash. The mentioned land were rented by Karbalayi Muhammad and Qanbar ʻAli, brothers of the groom. On verso, the name of bride's father is written as Karbalayi Muhammad ʻAli Chah Ju
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Marriage contract of the daughter of Ustad Yusuf Muhammad ʻAli and Haj Muhammad, 1897
Marriage contract of the youngest daughter of Ustad Yusuf Muhammad ʻAli [whose name is not recorded] and Haj Muhammad, the son of Karbalayi ʻAli Mulla Muhammad Ustad ʻAli. The mahr includes: some pieces of land, two sixths of a house to be bought later for ten tumans, three outfits to be bought for four tumans, five mans of copper worth five tumans, carpets, kilims, and felt for five tumans.
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Marriage contract between the daughter of Karbalayi ʻAbidin and Mulla ʻAli, 1900
Marriage contract between the daughter of Karbalayi ʻAbidin [her name is not mentioned] [son of] Ustad Rajabʻali and Mulla ʻAli, the son of Ustad ʻAbd Allah [son of] Ustad ʻAli Asghar, on January 19, 1900. The mahr includes some pieces of land, copper, carpets, clothings, a set of bedding, and a house to be purchased later.
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Copy of a marriage contract between Kulsum and Akhund Mulla Qasim, 1858
Copy of a marriage contract between Kulsum, daughter of Akhund Mulla Husayn, and Akhund Mulla Qasim, son of Karbalayi ʻAli Muhammad, with a mahr of 800 Nasiri rials, which includes: half a share of the twelve shares of Karizak farm, worth 40 tumans, part of a property in Nayshabur, worth 10 tumans, 16 tumans in cash for clothes, gold worth 8 tumans, six mans [each man is three kilograms] of copper worth six tumans.
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Marriage contract of Khanum Jan and Karbalayi ʻAli, 1910
Marriage contract of Khanum Jan, the daughter of Salar Muhammad (son of Ghulamʻali from Juymand), and Karbalayi ʻAli, the son of Ishaq from Rashkhvar, with a mahr of: two-sixths of a house bought by Salar Muhammad, an outfit to be bought for eight tumans, five mans of copper worth six tumans, carpets to cover a room, worth six tumans, and a set of bedding worth five tumans. Five tumans remain groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of the daughter of Muhammad and Haj Muhammad, 1897
Marriage contract of the daughter of Muhammad (son of ʻAbbas Fathʻali Karbalayi Dust Muhammad) and Haj Muhammad, the son of Karbalayi Baqir. The bride's name is not recorded. The mahr includes: two outfits to be bought for seven tumans, ten mans of kilims and felt for four tumans, five mans of copper for five tumans, ten sheep for eight tumans, and 10 tumans remain on [groom's] debt.
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Marriage contract of the daughter of Karbalayi Hasan and Mulla ʻAbbas, 1893
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Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan and Mulla Ghulamhusayn, 1932
Marriage contract of Kawkab Sultan, the daughter of Habib, and Mulla Ghulamhusayn, the son of Mulla Nazar ʻAli, with a mahr of: some pieces of land, five local mans of copper worth seven tumans, ten mans of kilims and felt worth 10 tumans, two outfits to be bought for six tumans, a set of bedding worth five tumans, 50 tumans that remain the groom's debt, and two sixths of an inherited house. The husband gave power of attorney for his wife to divorce herself if he does not pay his wife the monthly alimony of 15 qirans for three years (due to travel or absence from home) in the 50 years after...