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Letter from son to father
Part of a letter, probably from a son to his father, referring to the addressee's criticism and pointing out that the father was the reason for his marriage and the difficulties that followed. Before the marriage, the writer reached out to his father through the late Aqa Mirza Riza while in the presence of ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah Aqa Baji and through Haji Mirza Hasan Vazir, but the father dismissed his son's appeals and even threatened to disown him. He goes on to say that he is still suffering in a far land, and that despite having two children, he would have relieved himself of this marriage if...
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Power of attorney for collection of holdings and divorce, 1906
Power of attorney given by Mirza Fazl Allah Nazim al-Zakirin, son of Sayyid Lutf Allah Nazim al-Zakirin, on March 18, 1906, to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, son of Haji Muhammad Hasan from Shiraz, in order to get his money back from his wife Malik Khanum, daughter of Abu al-Fath, and to divorce her (preserving the right of return for the husband). A note on the margin gives power of attorney to divorce Malik Khanum without the above clause.
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Complaint by Sadiq Khan's wife, 1899
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks the Government of Kurdistan to summon Sadiq Khan from Kurdistan (who used to be Amir Nizam's agent in Tabriz) and demands he settle the status of his marriage. Six years ago, Sadiq Khan married a woman in Tehran and since then he has neither paid her alimony nor divorced her.
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Correspondence between father and son
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Post-divorce agreement of Khadijah Baygum Khanum, 1906
A contract between ‘Alaviyah Khadijah Baygum Khanum, daughter of Haji Sayyid ‘Ali from Khuy, and her husband, Haji Ahmad from Khuy, about staying at Haji Ahmad's house, after the divorce and end of the waiting period until her departure to Khuy, and paying eleven tumans monthly as rent. She should also pay six thousand dinars for using clothing and jewelry. At the time of her departure to Khuy and her remuneration, the cost of clothing will also be taken into account.