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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan
Letters (two sheets): one [probably by Hamid al-Sultan] opens with greetings and a request for prayers, then complains about the addresee's deception on the rental agreement for Zaviyah and Varaqah; sends greetings to Sarkar ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah and Hajiyah Khanum; mentions Riza Quli's list and purchase of apricots; discusses the new baby and asks the addressee to tell Sadiqah's mother [probably Hamid al-Sultan's wife] to congratulate the sister on his behalf; he also requests that the addressee write him a letter describing the severe illness of a family member in order for him to ask for a...
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Letter, 1924
About: sending three pairs of socks and a handkerchief via ‘Abd al-‘Ali Bayg and a rug in the near future; obtaining butter from Mr. Sawlat for making ghee; attaching the two letters received from the village; warning Aqa Sultan about the injustice of his attendant, Hazrat Quli, toward the new peasants of Aqdagh village; the rent from the village of Zaviyah; sending wheat and flour to the addressee's household, since obtaining bread from the bazaar is not beneficial for the ‘Amidiyah family; Buyuk Khanum's attending the Namus school; purchasing sour grapes for the household; and Sarkar...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, probably from Muntasir Lashkar; about receiving the papers, envelopes, promissory notes, and clothing; inquires about Baba Khan's salary; discusses taxes, grain receipts, and other related financial issues; declares that he is sending a fifty-tuman promissory note in preparation for winter and asks ‘Amid Lashkar to give five tumans of it to Karbalayi Khanum; sends greetings to Hamid al-Sultan; expresses his worry about Ma‘sumah Sultan's illness, thanks his sister-in-law for taking care of her, and then says that he is concerned about the increasing expenses of...
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar; about work and family matters, including: the financial accounts of the villages of Kandi and Vali Hasan in the Hashtrud district; meeting with Basir al-Dawlah; the promissory notes to Sayyid Murtaza Lashkar-nivis; the Mukri account books; the appreciation of ‘Amid Lashkar in Tabriz; Mirza Abu Turab Khan's well-being, his studies, and his request for a coat and a photo of the addressee; Asad Allah Khan Yavar's promise to deliver wheat; sending Baygum Baji's greetings; and a request from Mirza Abu Turab Khan's mother for more letters from the addressee.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably to ‘Amid Lashkar; regarding: Mirza Abu Turab Khan's progress in reading and a request for a khal‘at [the robe of honor] for him; a request for weekly letters by the addressee; grain; the purchase of ‘Ata Bayg's share of Varaqah village; the resolution of the issue of Nazar ‘Ali Bayg and Ghaffar Khan Sultan upon Sitvat al-Saltanah's request; the expenses of winter and being short of money; the colonel's debt to the writer; and other work and finance related issues; the writer sends greetings to Iqbal al-Mulk, Sawlat al-Saltanah, the colonel, and Haji Khan Yavar.