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Petition from Khvurshid
Petition from Khvurshid, the wife of Mirza ʻAli Muhammad Kashani, about a piece of land that was the only source of income for her and her two underaged children after the death of her husband but was confiscated by the state.
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Kulsum Khanum's petition against Karim Tabbakh
Documents include correspondence regarding Kulsum's petition against Karim Tabbakh. She writes that Karim Tabbakh has attacked her house and had it evacuated claiming that the woman's son had sold one third of the house to him. She complains that she has been waiting for the court's decision for too long. She asks for help and faster decision-making.
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Letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
The writer discusses the complaint of Mirza ʻIsmaʻil, son of the late Mushir al-Tujjar, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about his mother's ownership of a farm in ʻUmarmil, and holds documents proving his words. However, the other wife of the late Mushir al-Tujjar, Maʻsumah Khanum, and a few others, are claiming the farm should be divided among all the inheritors. The writer adds that he is not sure if Maʻsumah Khanum has any documents proving her claim and asks the addressee to investigate and resolve the case.
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Letters about property management in Karbala’
Two letters to Haji ‘Abd Allah, the merchant from Yazd: in the first letter (1905), Karbalayi writes about the destruction of the religious tombs in Karbala’ and notes that because of the current situation, there are less pilgrims and no demand for Haji ‘Abd Allah's houses except by the widows. He is asking for permission to rent the houses to these wealthy women for three lira per year; in the second letter (1919) from Najaf, the writer complains about the difficulties in managing the properties of Haji ‘Abd Allah in Karbala’.