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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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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, 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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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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Ballad
Three pages of tasnifs (ballads) with satirical content