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Letter from Fathʻali to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Discusses transferring property ownership of Zivar Taj (daughter of Fathʻali's wife) to her brother; the marriage of Zivar Taj with Fathʻali's nephew; and describes how Sayyid Qasim, known as Naqib al-Tujjar, deceived Zivar Taj and persuaded her to file a claim about the Nigaristan property. The writer asks the addressee for help.
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About the murder and blood money of Faraj Allah Khan
The author discusses the murder of Faraj Allah Khan, negotiation with victim’s son, and suggests two alternatives as the blood money. The first alternative is to make a marriage arrangement between a girl from the murderer's side and one of the victim’s inheritors, as well as paying fifty tumans. The second suggestion is to transfer all the murderer’s belongings to the victim’s inheritors. Faraj Allah's family has not accepted these suggestions and is asking for one hundred tumans.
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Feud over abduction and forced marriage, 1911
About the abduction and forced marriage of a girl by Iqtidar al-Saltanah and resulting feud between two clans; a sit-in by the father and his clan at a guesthouse requesting help from the Russian consulate; the consulate's claim of shooting at the guesthouse and their demand of one thousand tumans compensation from the government
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Woman's murder, 1911
The body of the daughter of Haji Mulla Bashi from Taliqan was found by police. Her husband, Aqa Mirza Ibrahim from Taliqan, is arrested for her murder. He had been suspicious of his wife's relationship with his nephew, Hamid Allah, and asked her father to settle the mahr and agree to divorce. The second piece of news from a few days later is about Hamid Allah's arrest.
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about the well-being of their daughter, ‘Ishrat, and whether or not she walks, Qamar al-Muluk’s pregnancy, the stolen rug in Sar Asiyab and advising her on how to store their rugs, receiving the tangerines and dates, sending money and getting dates, legumes, pickles, and rice, also the news of Shawkat Nizam's marriage with the daughter of Akram al-Saltanah, and Akram al-Saltanah himself marrying the daughter of Haji Bibi from ‘Abbas Khan, and Haji Bibi’s concern about the widespread polygyny in Bam.
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Regarding the affair of Khanum Taj and Sayyid Karim, 1925
In a letter to Hujjat al-Islam Mirza Sadiq Aqa, the writer describes how Sayyid Karim has faked the divorce of Khanum Taj, daughter of Riza Khan Shuja‘ Lashkar and wife of Mirza Habib Allah Muntakhib Daftar, and they have fled from Amirabad village to Tabriz. After Mirza Habib Allah's complaint, Sayyid Karim bribed two Mullas and forced Mirza Habib Allah to divorce his wife in exchange for two villages, owned by Khanum Taj. Subsequently, it becomes clear that the two villages had already been sold to someone else and that Khanum Taj was four months pregnant prior to the divorce. Mirza Habib...
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News related to the arrest of a Bakhtiyari man, 1911
News related to a Bakhtiyari man, published in issues 53 to 56 of Iran-i naw: A Bakhtiyari man, called Amir, was arrested for kidnapping a woman. He was released after it became clear that the woman was his mut‘a wife. The Trade Association of bazaar representatives visited the Cabinet and discussed the issue of the Bakhtiyari man and another incident near a pistachio garden. Sardar As‘ad confirms the man’s innocence, and refutes the pistachio garden incident altogether.