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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan
Envelope addressed to Hajiyah Khanum, with the seal of Hamid [Hamid al-Sultan]; letter addressed to the revered sister. After greetings, he refers to Haji Khanum's debt to him and asks her to pay it back via ‘Amid Lashkar and at the end, sends the greetings of Sadiqah's mother [his wife].
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Letter from Fath Allah Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali
Letter with the seal of Fath Allah ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali [probably ‘Amid Lashkar], in which he inquires with the addressee about dealing with creditors and, at the end, sends greetings to Validah Maqami [a woman who is like a mother] Khalqizi [the cousin].
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Letter
Written on behalf of the addressee's mother, asking her/him to return to the city; discusses providing firewood and charcoal; placing the trees in their appropriate places; having received one hundred and thirty tumans in cash via Vakil [the representative]; paid the debt to the butcher.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar [Mirza Abu Turab]; about his preoccupation with work, Ijlal al-Mulk denying him permission to take a leave, and feeling tired and lonely; notes sending two promissory notes worth one hundred and fifty tumans and instructs ‘Amid Lashkar to use one hundred to repay a debt and give the remaining fifty tumans to the household, and to remind them to be careful with the money; discusses his preoccupation in Urumiyah, emphasizes that the mother of Mirza Mahmud Khan [probably his wife] is trustworthy, and asks ‘Amid Lashkar to respect her;...
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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 Haj Ahmad Aqa the merchant of Khuy, 1923
To Haj Ahmad Aqa the merchant from Khuy; regarding some financial matters and other news, including the death of Mashhadi Muhammad Sattar the cigarette seller, whose wife is the executor of his will. The writer tells the addressee that they should wait before demanding what the deceased owed Haji Ahmad because he had underage children. He also mentions that Sarkar's family is in need of more allowance.
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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 from Muntasir Lashkar
On the letterhead of Accounting Office of the Ministry of War's Azarbayjan army; Muntasir Lashkar expresses his appreciation of the addressee' s contributions in dividing the inheritance and his concern at not receiving his payments and sends the news that the household folk and children are all well but miss the addressee.
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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.