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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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Confidential report by ‘Imad al-Dawlah
A secret report by ‘Imad al-Dawlah in which he expresses his great concern about the presence of forty high ranking Shiite clergymen in Qazvin, who believe themselves to be in charge of the people of the area and as a result, take their endowments and belongings. He also writes about the death of Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim (the court's trustee and the accountant of Qazvin), whose riches have gone to the Shaykh al-Islam of Qazvin, as a result of his lacking an elder son. The Shaykh al-Islam also hopes to marry the widow of the deceased. Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim also owed tax money to the writer, which...
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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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Complaint, 1910
A complaint regarding Husayn's intercourse with Qurban's wife
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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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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.
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Letter from Tayirah to Isabella Brittingham, 1909
The writer expresses her happiness in receiving the addressee's letter, and discusses the many problems for Baha’i followers in Iran due to lack of freedom; her belief in the Baha’i faith since she was twelve years old, and the mental and physical pressure imposed on her by her family for ten years because of her belief; and mentions that several of her family members, including her husband, converted to the Baha'i faith when they heard her words.
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Letter from Shahrukh to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Talks about ‘Ali Bayg, son of Salim, who murdered the daughter of Umid ‘Ali Hasan; Umid ‘Ali Hasan, with the help of people from the Kakavand clan, has stolen five hundred ewes and goats and two donkeys as blood money and he and ‘Ali Bayg have been imprisoned. The writer asks Husayn Khan, who has promised to secure the blood money, to go to Harsin to end the quarreling, but he refuses to do so. ‘Ali Bayg's mother, also, has hidden all their belongings to avoid paying the blood money; the author asks the addressee to order Husayn Khan and ‘Ali Bayg's mother to go to Harsin to pay the blood...
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Correspondence about the death of ‘Ali's wife
Mashhadi Husayn Farrash (from Harsin) writes to Umm al-Khaqan about his sister's son and husband who have been imprisoned by ‘Ala’ al-Dawlah because of a false accusation of murdering the daughter of Muhammad ‘Ali. The writer describes that Muhammad ‘Ali sent his daughter who was deathly ill to her husband ‘Ali's house, and after a while she passed away. Then, Muhammad ‘Ali accused his son-in-law (‘Ali) and his father for murdering his daughter. The author asks the addressee to mediate and requests ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma forgive his innocent sister's son and husband. There is...