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Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar (his seal is on verso) to ‘Amid Lashkar [probably Mirza Abu Turab Khan]; the writer asks about the stipends from the customhouse, the money kept by Malik Khan, the father's allowance, and the debt by Asad Allah Khan's relative in Tehran; sends greetings to his mother. Another letter in different handwriting on verso discusses the whereabouts of ‘Amid Lashkar's son.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar; regarding: the addressee's letters to Sitvat al-Saltanah, the delivery of wheat, ‘Alinaqi Khan the brigadier's debt to the writer and other financial matters, Mirza Mahdi's supervision of Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies, and a request for money for him and clothing for ‘Azimat Khanum.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1924
Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar the secretary of the army brigade in Urumiyah, dated November 17, 1924; the letter shares some news and requests in an itemized format, including the whitewashing of all rooms' walls; payment of debts; an attempt to obtain payments from Ghaffar al-Sultan, son of Hasanlu; failing to receive money from Mr. Sawlat; that the brigadier has sent a pair of geese and a six-month old lamb; obtaining the remaining seven thousand [dinars?] from the mirror makers and giving it to Sarkar ‘Illiyah; not receiving wheat and flour from the villages of Zaviyah and Varaqah...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar and others
This letter is in three parts; the first, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, sends greetings on behalf of Validah Maqami [a woman who is like a mother], Buyuk Khanum, Raziyah Khanum and others; advises him to be careful with his paper consumption, as the price of paper has gone up; mentions not having a chance to buy socks for him; and discusses some financial issues about the grains and sale of the Ahmad Abad property. This involves Hamid Khan and ‘Abd al-Razzaq Khan, who are addressed in the second and the third parts of the letter.
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Letter from daughter of ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan to ‘Amid Lashkar
The envelope and two pages of the letter are sealed by ‘Abd al-Husayn Khan's daughter and addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar; she discusses ‘Amid Sultan demanding the money they owe him; requests that ‘Amid Lashkar let her know if he cannot give her permission to handle the issues; reports the peasants' requests and that Habib Allah can only manage his own peasants; states that she has no credit left to buy things and has transferred all her belongings to ‘Amid Lashkar; mentions the drought; asks to determine the shares of property and keep the colonel's salary separate; she also sends greetings to...
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Division of Iskandar Khan's belongings, 1915
Two copies of a document dividing the listed properties owned by the late Haj Iskandar Khan the Colonel among his inheritors: Hajiyah Baygum Khanum (Iskandar Khan's wife), Habib Allah Khan Sultan (Iskandar Khan's brother), and Haj Mir Aqa on behalf of his wife [Taj Amal Khanum] (Iskandar Khan's sister). The undivided belongings should be sold to pay Iskandar Khan's debts and the remaining should be divided among the mentioned inheritors. Hajiyah Baygum Khanum keeps the will. On the margin, it is noted that grain crops should also be divided among inheritors.
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Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali to ‘Amid Lashkar
Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali [probably Muntasir Lashkar] to ‘Amid Lashkar; about: the well-being of Mirza Abu Turab Khan and others; politics, governance, and finances; asking ‘Amid Lashkar to return to Tabriz, given that staying in Tehran will reduce his compensations; Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies and requesting photos of ‘Amid Lashkar, a watch, and clothings on his behalf; Abu Turab Khan's mother's request for more letters and a question about sending her son to Tehran with Mirza Mahdi Khan if ‘Amid Lashkar does not visit Tabriz by the new year.
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Letter
Addressed to his brother; the writer expresses regret at neglecting his warning, says that he cannot go back to Tabriz because he has a good position in Tehran, claims that his brother and his-father-in-law were after his properties, describes the hardships he has faced, requests that the addressee help him manage the revenue and crops from the properties in Nahran, Khanqah, and Ganjinah Kitab, mentions his debt to Validah Maqami [a woman who is as a mother to him] and two other people, asks him to send the writer's family to Tehran to be with him, expresses the desire to cut financial ties...
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Petition to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Petition by ‘Abd Allah Qazzaq (cossack), resident of Sifidan village, to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding the cheating and bribery by Hasan Sultan over the grain. At the end, he requests a thirty-tuman loan from Nuzhat al-Dawlah.
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Letter
About receiving the envelopes addressed to Aqa-yi Muqtadir and Muntasir; in response to the addressee's request for a list of household expenses, the writer states that there is no such account, as no one has recorded the expenses and that the small debts have been paid off, except for that of Haji Isma‘il, which will be paid soon; points out the difference between their account and that of Haji Mir Muhammad and blames the addressee for the ambiguity; discusses paying two of the household's fifteen tumans to Fatimah Khanum; reassures the addressee that bread will be provided to the...