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Letter
About meeting with Malik Khan Yavar and Fath Allah Khan the colonel regarding the decree for the addressee, problems of drafting soldiers, tax revenue, etc.
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Telegram from Kangavar peasants to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
Complaining about the verdict issued by the recipient regarding Taji Khanum's debt to them, and requesting a review
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Letter from ‘Abd al-Husayn
Letter, with ‘Abd al-Husayn's seal on verso, about the turmoil caused by the Quchkanlus, the writer's busy life, the addressees' telegram, Mushir Lashkar's order, and sending the military decree from Tabriz; the writer then asks about the family's well-being and asks for a few bottles of vinegar for making sikanjabin [a kind of syrup].
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Letter of Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali
Letter by Mahdi Ibn ‘Abd al-‘Ali [probably Muntasir Lashkar] in two parts, announcing that all the legal and military titles and positions belonging to the deceased ‘Amid Lashkar have been granted to his son, Mirza Abu Turab Khan, and the writer has been granted the title and position of Sar Rishtah Dar [the pay master]. The second part of the letter is addressed to the writer's sister, expressing sorrow and condolensces about 'Amid Lashkar's death.
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Letter about the guardianship of Vakil al-Sifarah's son, 1903
The author mentions asking Ahmad Bayg about Vakil al-Sifarah's sister's concern regarding giving guardianship of Vakil al-Sifarah's son to his mother (Vakil al-Sifarah's wife). Ahmad Bayg’s response is to wait for confirmation of guardianship.
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Letters from Shams al-Dawlah
Three letters from Shams al-Dawlah [wife of Nasir al-Din Shah] including two letters to ‘Azud al-Mulk and a letter of complaint to an unidentified person regarding the arrest of her brother, ‘Ayn al-Dawlah [‘Abd al-Majid Mirza]. The first letter is about the decree for ‘Ayn al-Dawlah in which she complains about ‘Azud al-Mulk's delay in sealing the decree and asks him to speed up the process and otherwise, to send it back with the messenger Mirza Ahmad Khan. She has included fifty five-thousand bills for the taxation costs in the envelope. The second letter to ‘Azud al-Mulk is about the...
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Letter, 1901
The letter mentions arrival on Monday, taking care of the goats and horses, delivering hay for peasants of Varaghah and barley as rent, Vusuq Lashkar delivering a document to Amin al-Dawlah, delivering grains to Tabriz, getting sugar cones, wishing recovery for the addressee, well-being of the beloved Sar Rishtah Dar [pay master] and requesting clothing and a shawl for his mother, ‘Ismat Khanum's request for a clothing, a wrapping cloth, and a bracelet, and greetings from Baygum Baji and others
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Requesting help from ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author asks for ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma’s intervention in support of eight Kalhor families who are holding a sit-in at Hamadan’s Imamzadah. They are protesting Ghulam Husayn Khan Ishik Aqasi’s attempt for their forced migration despite the promises made to them during Amir Nizam’s period.
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Jewish woman's conversion to Islam, 1901
Includes three telegrams by Muhsin from Savujbulagh regarding a Jewish woman who fled and converted to Islam with the help of a Kurdish Muslim; her husband declared his conversion by shaving his head and beard in order to take his wife back; later, he denied the conversion and announced that he was coerced to convert. Some of the ‘ulama accused him of blasphemy and ordered his killing. Thus, people have gathered to witness the execution and are causing turmoil. The writer has arrested the man to protect him from execution and asks for guidance on how to settle the matter.
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Related to Anis al-Dawlah's properties in Varamin, 1900 and 1914
Complaint by Sayyid Muhsin, the tenant farmer of ‘Ali Abad village, located in Bihnam Sukhtah in Varamin, that despite paying taxes the water irrigation to the property has been stopped and his cotton farms are drying out, so he asks for compensation; a copy of a decree, dated 1900 or 1901, received by the Ministry of Finance on November 15, 1914, probably by Muzaffar al-Din Shah to Ghulam Riza Khan Asif al-Dawlah, ordering the uninterrupted irrigation of ‘Ali Abad village from Jajrud river
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