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Settlement of Muvaffaq al-Mamalik and his aunts with Husayn Agha the merchant, 1904
Mirza Mahdi Khan Mazandarani a.k.a Muvaffaq al-Mamalik (the son of the deceased Aqa Mirza Baba Isfahani), the treasurer of the royal stable, and his three aunts, Hajiyah Zahra Khanum, Hajiyah Sakinah Khanum, and Hajiyah Maryam Khanum, settled three-sixths of the village Aqjari [Aqajari] in Maraghah with Husayn Aqa, the merchant from Tabriz, for 3000 tumans.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar; about receiving the salary bills from Mirza Abu al-Qasim Khan, Nizam al-Saltanah's nephew, ‘Amid Lashkar's estate revenue, Vakil Bashi selling his share to Haj Muhammad ‘Ali, settling Muhammad Khan's share of Zaviyah village, sending greetings to his sister-in-law and the sisters, and inquiring about ‘Azimat Khanum's well-being and ‘Amid Lashkar's education.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar; letter from his aunt; she is concerned about the condition of her daughter, Sughra, from whom she has received no news since she was married off three or four years ago. She asks ‘Amid Lashkar to send a female peasant from Chibni or Zaviyah, along with Ma‘sum and Muhammad ‘Ali, to visit Sughra and convince her husband to bring her either to Tabriz, so her mother can see her, or to one of the villages in Chahar Uymaq, so ‘Amid Lashkar could oversee them. On the margin, Muntasir Lashkar confirms his sister's request, saying that the better option would be...
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Letter to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author talks about people from the Kakavand clan in Luristan fleeing to the mountains, having no news from Salar al-Dawlah and the rumors about him, and the evacuation of women and children from their homes in Harsin
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Petition by the sister of Yusuf Khan
Petition written on behalf of Yusuf Khan Sarhang (colonel)'s sister on how Muhsin Khan and Mustafa Quli Khan, Shuja‘ al-Mulk's cousins, plundered Dawlat Abad village, owned by Yusuf Khan Sarhang (colonel), taking the looted belongings to ‘Ali Abad village, owned by Taji Khanum, and other related issues
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Letter from Zubaydah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Zubaydah talks about her father (Khanlar Khan Afshar)’s inheritance, her share of which was seized by heirs of her late brother (Hasan Khan), and asks ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma for help
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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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Settlement between Ma‘sumah Khanum and Qamar Taj, 1901
Settlement of Ma‘sumah Khanum, daughter of the late Muzaffar al-Dawlah Mirza Ibrahim Khan and sister of Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah, with her niece, Qamar Taj Khanum (daughter of Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah), over Ma‘sumah Khanum's rights to her deceased brother’s inheritance, for one thousand two hundred tumans and some properties including Ibrahimabad village. Sayyid Isma‘il, Ma‘sumah Khanum's husband, signed and confirmed the settlement on behalf of their sons, Sayyid Abu ‘Ali and Ahmad Aqa.
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About Shahzadah Khanum's inheritance
The author talks about the inheritance division of the late Shahzadah Khanum. Her daughters gave permission to her sons to sell the properties, but have not received their shares yet. The writer assures the addressee that Shahzadah Khanum's sons will transfer their sisters' shares.
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Booklet of documents
Documents related to women are the following: seq. 23: "I, Haj ʻAli Asghar Bayg, officer at the royal post service, have received all the jewelry of my deceased wife, Nabat Khanum, which was left with the wife of Haji Vakil al-Dawlah for safekeeping, plus three documents that were not listed. December 29, 1886"; seq. 27: a few years ago, the deceased Nabat Khanum from Tehran, the wife of the deceased ʻAli Asghar Bayg, officer at the royal post service, had left 1000 tumans with Haji Aqa Muhammad Hasan Vakil al-Dawlah, representative of the government of the United Kingdom, who claims on the...
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