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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), giving him some family news and discusses spending ʻAid-i Qurban at Baha’ al-Mulk's garden. She talks about her photography and the problem of not having a proper dark room. Then, she tells him about her progress in learning French.
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Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, mentioning how happy he is that she has been inoculated against small pox. He discusses the cold weather and asks ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to tell him about Mahmud Khan and Ma‘sumah Khanum's education.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah and describes his walk in the country in Switzerland, how he loves rural life and wished he was interested in manual labor and agriculture, but he instead is studying finance and must therefore live an urban life. He then recalls the time they played music on a gramophone in Iran. Muhammad ‘Ali Khan advises his sister to always see things in a positive way, and thereby enjoy her life. He further advises ‘Izzat al-Saltanah about learning French and describes the books he is sending her.
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Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1910 or 1911
Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah. He comments on the murder of Sayyid ‘Abd Allah, talks about the weather in Finland, the son of Farmanfarma, and how his skill in speaking Persian has declined since he has moved from Switzerland.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1911
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, giving her some advice on how to take care of herself and the family during the winter to prevent catching cold, some news about the Russian army in Azarbayjan, and the murder of Sani‘ al-Dawlah. He asks his sister to send him the daily newspapers, Iran-i Naw and Istiqlal-i Iran, every ten days. Muhammad ‘Ali emphasizes the importance of Zahra Sultan's education in French and playing the piano.
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Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam: Khadijah Sultan's draft of a letter in which she complains about not receiving any news from her husband and asks him to write more often to her, and also writes about their children (Muhammad ʻAli Khan, Mirza Taqi Khan, and Zahra Sultan)'s well-being; a letter complaining about Riza Quli Khan's decision to send Muhammad ʻAli Khan (their son) to Beirut instead of London or Belgium, arguing that if Beirut were an appropriate place to study, Nizam al-Saltanah would have sent his son there or Sa‘d al-Mulk would have...
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Khadijah Sultan
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his mother, Khadijah Sultan, telling her about his work, the letters he is getting from his brother, and the photographs he has attached, among other news.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him: family news, that the summer is very hot and Mahmud Khan and Ma‘sumah Khanum only study in the morning and are free in the afternoon; that the letter from Hazrat-i Ashraf Aqa from Shiraz is attached; that Sa‘d al-Mulk, in trouble for his debts, has mortgaged his house for eighteen thousand tumans, sold all his silverware, and still cannot afford the interest on his debts, so he and his family are going to their properties in Qazvin. She then talks about the late Mirza...
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