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Tiriski Niski's letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Tiriski Niski, the head of the Engineers Corp in the Department of Roads, writes to Nuzhat al-Dawlah concerning her letter, explaining that his employee Alexander Ivanovich had already rented a house in the Kashk village for him, which he cannot move out of, since the owner, Ni‘mat, has been very honest and kind in his dealings with them; it would be terrible if he returned his kindness with ill actions. He regrets that this information had not been passed to Nuzhat al-Dawlah in a timely manner, and now he is facing this difficulty. Despite Tiriski Niski's respect for her, he cannot move...
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Letter, 1904
After sending greetings on behalf of Hajiyah Khanum (grandmother) and Khanumjan (the mother), the writer [probably female] talks about Nur al-Hajiyah's illness, noting that she has been coughing non-stop for the past two months; inquires about Muhammad Taqi's well-being; mentions a rumor among the female servants that Aqa plans to fire them and that one of them secretly took out all of her belongings in Ramadan and then claimed that her property was stolen, though the writer believes that the servant is lying and will investigate this. She mentions Aqa Buzurg's remark about marrying off...
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Two letters, 1890
On one side: a letter dated March 16, 1890 discusses sending ivory from Kurdistan and mentions that the writer has refrained from speaking to the servants of the lady; on the other side: concerning the objections of the mother and grandmother of the underage Fath‘ali, the writer discusses the late Mirza Ishaq Khan's will and states that the executor and the guardian of the underage child have been assigned. It determines the shares of his wife and sons after deducting his debts. There is no room for complaints from his mother and grandmother.
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Letter
The writer [probably female] sends greetings on behalf of Aqa Sayyid Ibrahim; mentions Aqa Isma‘il Aqa's stomach pain and planning to call for a doctor; claims that the female servants have become unruly, want husbands, and, in the abscence of the addressee, wear their chador and leave the house; notes that they could have married them off to the male servants, had they not been dismissed; reports that they have sent Ahmad, who has grown up, to live outside the house, but he has now befriended Kulsum, and, according to a rumor, is planing to rent a house and take Kulsum with him; because of...
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Letter
About Na’ib Muhammad Khan leaving for Kalat with his family and how the writer had to rent a room in a house; complains about having no servants, caregivers, rugs, or household furnishings; s/he has asked Akram Khanum for help; and then mentions Husayn Khan and wonders whether he is at his uncle's house or at his new friend from Tehran's.
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Letter, 1914
The writer [probably female] has received the addressee's letter of 22 of Ramazan; sends greetings on behalf of Hajiyah Khanum; she will send sour pomegranate and pomegranate paste that the addressee had asked for; talks about how Aqa Kuchak had wanted to let go of the male servants upon Aqa's order, but that the servants responded by saying that they do not want a stipend and are not leaving unless Aqa personally asks them; she sends greetings on behalf of Khanumjan [her mother] and mentions how Khanumjan is wistful about the past and regrets that with the servants gone, they have to wear...
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List of daily expenses
Written in Siyaq format; including food, household goods, clothing, bath related, stipend of the servants, newsletter, tobacco, alfalfa, cost of the repair of the wire mesh, emptying pool's water, debts, etc.
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Letter, 1904
The writer [probably female], writing to the addressee in Tehran, sends greetings on behalf of Jaddah Khanum, Hajiyah Khanum, and female servants; conveys Khalah Kuchak [the younger aunt]'s appreciation for the promissory note; says that she is disappointed that she can no longer go on Hajj since the addressee has left for Tehran; talks about the illness of her mother; sends greetings to Muhammad Taqi; discusses the addressee's mention of sending winter clothing for the children and wonders if the promissory note he has sent includes this cost as well; and mentions Jaddah's request for...
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Settlements of Iskandar Khan's inheritors, 1915
Settlements concerning the properties inherited from Iskandar Khan: Haj Mir Aqa on behalf of his wife [Taj Amal Khanum] (Iskandar Khan's sister), Habib Allah Khan Sultan (Iskandar Khan's brother) and Hajiyah Baygum Khanum (the daughter of ‘Abd al-Husayn Sar Rishtah Dar [the paymaster] and wife of Iskandar Khan): 1- Haj Mir Aqa (on behalf of his wife) and Habib Allah Khan Sultan transfers one-eighth of the Bayazid and Danqiran villages to Hajiyah Baygum Khanum in exchange for one hundred and twenty five tumans; 2- Haj Mir Aqa (on behalf of his wife) and Habib Allah Khan Sultan transfer part...
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Letter, 1904
The writer [probably female] is concerned about the addressee, as she had not heard from him since he left for Tehran; she had prepared a telegram to send him, but then his letter arrived and she was overjoyed; she talks about the sufrah ceremony; has sent him some mahi azad [salmon], olives, and smoked fish; sends greetings on behalf of Hajiyah Khanum, Khanumjan (her mother), Nur al-Hajiyah, and the female servants; reports that she has been dreaming about the addressee for the last three nights; discusses the epidemic in Rasht; asks about the well-being of Aqa Muhammad Taqi; reports on...
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