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Bolster and pillow covers
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Marriage contract of Zahra Khanum and Aqa ‘Ali, 1900
Marriage contract of Zahra Khanum, the daughter of Karbalayi Mahmud, and Aqa ‘Ali, the son of Aqa Muhammad Quli. The mahr is thirty-two tumans and bedding worth six tumans, which remain the groom's debt.
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Marriage contract of Khayrat al-Nisa’ and Muhammad Rahim, 1919
Marriage contract of Khayrat al-Nisa’, the daughter of Karbalayi Isma‘il Nawjah Mihri, and Muhammad Rahim, the son of Karbalayi ‘Ali Duzdili. The mahr is fifty-five tumans and a set of bedding, worth five tumans, which amounts to a total of sixty tumans and remains the groom's debt.
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Division of ‘Izzat Allah Khan Sultan's inheritance
List of ‘Izzat Allah Khan Sultan's belongings, including pack animals, kitchenware, bedding, and household furnishings, which are divided among the inheritors: Gawhar Taj Khanum, Fatimah Baygum Khanum, Munavvar Khanum, and the underage children, Riza Quli Khan, Buyuk Khan, and ‘Ali Akbar Khan.
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Receipt for Haji Khan's belongings, 1916
Habib Allah Khan [probably Haji Khan's brother] gives some of the belongings of the late Haji Khan [probably Iskandar Khan], including bedding and kitchenware, which were kept by Hajiyah Baygum Khanum [probably Iskandar Khan's wife], to Nusrat Khan.
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Dowry registry of Shams al-Taj Khanum, 1915
The dowry registry of Shams al-Taj Khanum, the daughter of Amin al-Mamalik, including a Qur’an handwritten by Mirza ‘Ali, a small mirror, bedding, clothing, and household furnishings that have been sent to the house of the groom, Mirza Javad Khan Munshi Huzur, the son of Sayyid Mirza Isma‘il Khan Mani‘ al-Saltanah. Sayyid Mir Jabbar Aqa, Mir Muhammad ‘Ali Aqa, Mir Jalil, Mir al-Hukama’, and Mirza Yusuf Aqa have been witnesses.
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Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum and Ghulam Riza Khan, 1905
Marriage contract of Hajar Khanum, the daughter of Muʻtamad al-Sultan Aqa Ghulam Riza Khan, and Aqa Ghulam Riza Khan, the son of Haji Aqa Muhammad Khan Amin al-Raʻaya. The mahr was twenty mans [unit of agricultural land] of a property and the use of water from a qanat, some pieces of land, as well as some rugs, copperware, bedding, and gold worth six hundred tumans in total. On verso, it is noted that Hajar Khanum transferred the money to Aqa Mirza ʻAli Aqa, the son of Haji Muhammad Riza to use as he sees fit on September 9, 1927.
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Marriage contract of Taj Baygum and Ustad Abu al-Fath, 1909
Marriage contract of Taj Baygum, the daughter of Husayn‘ali, and Ustad Abu al-Fath, the son of Ustad Ujaq Quli from Dabuzarq. The mahr is fourteen tumans, of which a set of bedding and a samovar, worth six tumans, has been paid. The remaining eight tumans remain the groom's debt. A note on the margin reads, "Every year the husband should provide a certain amount of flour and cooked meat as well as clothing for the wife."
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Marriage contract of Khadijah Khanum and Karbalayi Muhsin, 1885
Marriage contract of Khadijah Khanum, the daughter of Mashhadi Ismaʻil, and Karbalayi Muhsin, the son of Karbalayi Faraj Allah. The mahr is forty tumans, a gold ring worth one tuman, and a set of bedding worth three tumans.
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Letter, 1904
The writer [probably female] talks about the items they received from the addressee: two shawls, for which she mocks the addressee's taste, a silk duvet, and silk handkerchieves, which she handed out to others according to the addressee's wishes, although there were not enough of them. She also discusses receiving attire from Muhammad, son of Aqa Isma‘il. She says that she is disappointed in how the German silverware had been divided and has put aside one of Surur Khanum's seven trays for herself; mentions that the china dishes are too small; and, at the end, sends greetings on behalf of...