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Letter concerning a theft from Mirza Ahmad Mustawfi's house
Letter concerning a theft from Mirza Ahmad Mustawfi's house, finding of the stolen goods with wife of Muhammad Karim and her arrest, hence Muhammad Karim's sit-in at the mosque. The expression of satisfaction upon the arrest of the suspects on the top right margin of the letter might be from Muhammad Shah.
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Letter about a woman's death
The author reports on a woman's death and the arrest of her husband as the murder suspect.
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Regarding Balqays Khanum's petition
Correspondence about Balqays Khanum's petition regarding her nephew, Muhammad. Balqays writes that Muhammad was falsely accused of murder. Therefore, she sought help to save him.
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Two letters to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The first letter is from Muʻtamad al-Sultan Muhammad Taqi Khan Sarhang (colonel) responding to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma's request regarding the complaint by Karamʻali (from Harsin)'s wife. The second letter is a petition against Karamʻali (from Harsin). Both letters include a report of sexual assault towards a woman by a few men from Luristan.
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Killing of man convicted of rape, 1911
He was shot by the police while attempting to escape confinement.
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Letter from Asad to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1895
Kadkhuda (village chief) Gulmuhammad from Tilku forcibly took about five hundred tumans as well as some goods belonging to a woman, and his son Habib also harassed and assaulted the woman; the author imprisoned them, and they will remain in the prison until the recipient arrives to issue the final verdict.
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Ziba to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Ziba writes about her husband Karamʻali (from Harsin) and his brother's children being beaten by relatives of Muʻtamad al-Sultan Muhammad Taqi Khan Sarhang (colonel), as well as his imprisonment. She claims that her husband is innocent and asks ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma for help. In the margin, ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma asks Muʻtamad al-Sultan Muhammad Taqi Khan Sarhang (colonel) to review the case and release Karamʻali (from Harsin) from jail if he is innocent.
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Murder of three-year-old daughter, 1911
A man, who has two wives, kills his own daughter from his first wife, so that he could divorce her mother.
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Letter from Fatimah Baygum to Iran-i naw, 1911
From Fatimah Baygum, mother of Husayn Khan Sardar Afkhami, complaining about her son's imprisonment
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Investigation about the death of a woman, 1911
A woman's relatives claim that she died after being beaten by her husband, while the husband's family claims that the husband was not home and she was ill. The husband remains in custody while the investigation into the cause of death continues.