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Telegram from Muhammad to Muzaffar al-Din Mirza, 1892
To the Crown Prince Muzaffar al-Din Mirza regarding granting the title of Mutaman Nizami to Haji Mirza Yusuf Khan Sartip (brigadier), Shaykh al-Islam's stipend with regards to two girls, and a payment of the deceased Shukr Allah Khan (from Maraghah)’s stipend to his children
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Telegram from Mirza Sayyid Husayn Mustawfi to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1895
Talks about his brother's death, Majd al-Mulk's greed for his brother's stipend, and asks the addressee to give his message to the Crown Prince and keep the stipend for his late brother's family
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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.