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Settlement between Bahanah Khanum and Imam Quli, 1903
Settlement between Bahanah Khanum, daughter of the late Muhammad Sadiq Bayg (from Jalilabad), and Mashhadi Imam Quli, son of the late Mashhadi Nawruz ‘Ali, over all her belongings for one hundred tumans and five misqals [unit of weight] of nabat [crystal candy]
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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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Mamanah Khanum's settlements, 1925 and 1931
Two settlements, one between Mamanah Khanum and Murad ‘Ali over the care and rent of two cows and two calves (1925); and another between Mamanah Khanum and Safar ‘Ali over the care of sixteen sheep (1931)
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Letter from Talʻat al-Dawlah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Talʻat al-Dawlah, daughter of Nadim al-Saltanah and wife of Haji ʻAliriza Khan, talks about the hardships she faced after her husband's death. She describes how agents looted her house and seized fifty thousand tumans worth of property that Haji ʻAliriza Khan had transferred to their daughter, Muhtaram, before passing away. Also, her husband's nephew sent a telegram to Tehran claiming his share of these belongings. The writer notes the cruelty her and her daughter experienced, and asks the addressee for help and justice.
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Letter from Muhtaram to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The writer discusses the hardships she faced after the death of her father, the late Haji ʻAliriza Khan, and elaborates on how Amir Afshar and people from Garus have destroyed the villages she owns based on the sale settlement between her and her father. She mentions that she and her mother have been treated with extreme cruelty. She asks the addressee for justice after reviewing the settlement.
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Identifying Shahzadah Khanum's financial rights, 1906
Written on the envelope: "Determining Shahzadah Khanum's financial rights and what Muhammad Riza Khan, the brigadier of Urumiyah owes her, as testified by a group of Urumiyah's wealthy gentlemen."
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Asad Allah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Regarding property of Hasan Khan Shahab Lashkar, his mother, and his wife; their deception by Khalil Khan and his son, Sar Khvush Khan; usurpation of their belongings including six male slaves and some weapons; and their imprisonment
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Report by Mahdi
Reports the looting of several farms by the people of Sulat al-Saltanah, and the escape of the peasants. The author asks Khanum Jayran (Sulat al-Saltanah's sister), who sent someone to visit the farms, to determine how much to compensate. But, she can not afford the compensation.
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Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, 1912
Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, who has appointed his brother, Habib Allah Khan Sultan, as the executor of the will, and his wife [Hajiyah Baygum Khanum], the daughter of Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, as the overseer. One-fifth of his belongings, including animals, household furnishings, clothing, and jewelry, goes to his wife as her mahr and other prerogatives. After deducting his debts, one-third of the remainings should be spent for his burial in Najaf, fasts and prayers, and charity. What remains will be divided among the inheritors.