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Regarding a robbery at the house of Haji Sayyid Muhammad Husayn's wife, 1922
Letter written by Saham al-Shari‘ah to Haji Ghulam ‘Ali Sahib Tajir [the merchant] regarding a robbery of the house of the wife of the late Haji Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tajir from Kazirun perpetrated by Aqa Sayyid Ahmad, along with the receiver's response explaining that Aqa Sayyid Ahmad has taken only his own possessions from the house.
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Testimonial
The writer testifies that Qurban‘ali Banna’ (mason) has been doing masonry work during the week in the past two months and therefore, he could have not been involved in the robbery
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Khayr al-Nisa’'s testimony regarding her father's properties
Testimony of Khayr al-Nisa’, daughter of Aqa Muhammad Rahim, regarding taking some of her father's property to Bashir's (Malik al-Tujjar's servant) house, his claim of owning those properties, and her emphasis on her father's ownership of the property. This testimony has been verified by five people.
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Testimony about Nabat's escape, 1900 or 1901
Testimony against Nabat, daughter of Ja‘far, from the Fuyuj clan. She was the wife of Aqa Jan and according to the writer had made a complaint against her husband but had later retracted it. According to her husband, she used to leave the house without his permission, provoked by her brother and sister. Now, she has taken twelve tumans and six thousand dinars and clothing among other things and has escaped. This petition was handed to Sadr-i Sharif. The writer(s) names Haji Mirza Imam Jum‘ah and Aqa Muhammad Kalayi as witnesses of the claim.
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Affidavit
Affidavit from merchants and farmers of Shiraz, requested by Muhammad Karim from Padank to confirm that his house was robbed during ‘Ali Khani chaos, and he spent his remaining money on repairing the building in Padank village with the promise from Mashhadi ‘Ali to pay him back, but Mashhadi ‘Ali passed away and now Muhammad Karim and his family suffer from poverty
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Beating wives, 1909
Akbar Qazzaq (cossack), who returned from the battle in Tabriz, beats his wives everyday
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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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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.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Hakim Haq Nazar, 1899
Including 1- a petition by Rahil to Mushir al-Dawlah, regarding the murder of her husband, Haq Nazar, a Jewish doctor in Kurdistan. She claims the murderers were hired by Ishaq, another Jewish doctor; 2- a telegraph from Muhammad Yusuf from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, regarding the murder of Haq Nazar by Fattah, son of ‘Abd al-Rahman, Ma‘ruf, and another person -- all Ottoman nationals. The murderers are in jail but ‘Abd al-Rahman is conducting a sit-in at Hajar Khatun Imamzadah and the house of Shaykh Shukr Allah. The writer requests accountability from the...
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Letters from the wives of the murdered and accused murderer to Iran-i naw, 1911
Letter from Nimtaj from Rasht regarding the murder of Lutf‘ali Mu’addab al-Sultan, head of the Anzali police department; and a letter from Fatimah (daughter of ‘Ali Akbar from Isfahan and wife of Mujir al-Iyalah) whose husband is accused of murder