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Letter to Baqir Iskandari, 1960
Letter addressed to Baqir Iskandari probably from his steward in Nawruzabad, regarding the status of the farms and the farmers, dividing the lands between them, and obtaining wheat seeds. He also complains about his family's hardships and asks for more help. At the end, he sends his greetings to Qamar Khanum, Daryush, Nawbakakht Khanum, Bizhan, Zhalah Khanum, and Faridun.
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Petition to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Petition by ‘Abd Allah Qazzaq (cossack), resident of Sifidan village, to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding the cheating and bribery by Hasan Sultan over the grain. At the end, he requests a thirty-tuman loan from Nuzhat al-Dawlah.
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Regarding the affair of Khanum Taj and Sayyid Karim, 1925
In a letter to Hujjat al-Islam Mirza Sadiq Aqa, the writer describes how Sayyid Karim has faked the divorce of Khanum Taj, daughter of Riza Khan Shuja‘ Lashkar and wife of Mirza Habib Allah Muntakhib Daftar, and they have fled from Amirabad village to Tabriz. After Mirza Habib Allah's complaint, Sayyid Karim bribed two Mullas and forced Mirza Habib Allah to divorce his wife in exchange for two villages, owned by Khanum Taj. Subsequently, it becomes clear that the two villages had already been sold to someone else and that Khanum Taj was four months pregnant prior to the divorce. Mirza Habib...
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Ozma Adl's interview
Ozma Adl's interview conducted by Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, on September 29, 2017; Ozma Adl shares memories of her childhood, her mother and sister, and other family members.
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