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Marriage contract and dowry list of Halimah Khatun
1- Marriage contract of Halimah Khatun, the daughter of Mashhadi Mahmud, and Murad ‘Ali, the son of Karbalayi Isma‘il; the mahr is thirty five tumans, from which twenty one tumans have been received (1902); 2- dowry list of Halimah Khatun, which includes household furnishings and clothing (1904).
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Marriage contract of Zaynab known as Bibi Kuchak and Muhammad ʻAli, 1827
Marriage contract of Zaynab, known as Bibi Kuchak, the daughter of Haj Muhammad Naqi, and Muhammad ʻAli, the son of Muhammad Naqi, with a mahr consisting of: two outfits worth seven tumans, two Shah-mans [each of which is six kilograms] of copper worth four tumans, five tumans in gold, a carpet to cover a room, worth three tumans, six tumans in cash for a house, and a chest worth one tuman.
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Marriage contract of Sughra and Riza, 1919
Marriage contract of Sughra, the underage daughter of Ghulam ‘Ali son of Haj Isma‘il, and Riza, son of the late ‘Ali son of Rajab from Muhammadabad. The mahr includes ten tumans, one-third of a residential building in Muhammadabad, ten tumans to buy copperware, ten tumans to buy rugs and a chest, three tumans to buy a gold ring, and seven tumans to buy exquisite women's clothes.
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Marriage contract of Umm Kulsum Banu and Muhammad ʻAli, 1831
Marriage contract of Umm Kulsum Banu, thedaughter of Rajab ʻAli, and Muhammad ʻAli, the son of Mulla ʻAbd Allah from Yazd. The mahr includes: two-sixths of the shared ownership of a house, worth ten tumans, clothes worth five tumans, two Shah-mans [each of which is six kilograms] of copper worth four tumans, a carpet for covering a room, worth two tumans, a mirror worth five thousand dinars, some gold and silver, a dowry chest worth one tuman, and two thousand dinars.
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Marriage contract of Narjis Khatun, 1911
Marriage contract between Narjis Khatun, the daughter of Mashhadi Mahmud, and Mirza [illegible], the son of Habib Allah. The mahr is thirty five tumans. There is a list of items in the mahr, on the margin including: a set of beddings, textiles, kitchenware and tableware, other household furnishings, and some money.
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Marriage contract of Sakinah Baygum and Mulla Husayn ʻAli, 1843
Marriage contract of Sakinah Baygum, daughter of Mirza Ghiyas al-Din, and Mulla Husayn ʻAli, son of Muhammad ʻAli Yazdi. The mahr includes half of a house inside [illegible], a garden in ʻIzzabad, two acres of land in the same village, four mans [unit of weight] of copper worth ten tumans, a pair of rugs worth ten tumans, ten tumans for clothes, a chest worth fifteen thousand dinars, a chador, a set of bathing gowns, an inlaid mirror, and gold-made jewelry worth three tumans and five thousand dinars.