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Giving power of attorney for divorce, 1915
Mirza Muhammad Riza, son of the late Mirza Muhammad Husayn Khan, has stated his return to his wife, Salar Khanum, daughter of the late Haj Aqa Pust-furush [the fur seller] from Shiraz in the presence of Haji Mirza Muhammad Hasan al-Tabatabayi al-Najafi. He then gives power of attorney to Shaykh Haydar ‘Ali in order to triple-divorce Salar Khanum.
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Petition about a father-in-law's debt, 1905
Petition of Muhammad Riza Banna’ [the mason] to the prayer leader of Fars regarding his father-in-law's debt to him and the fact that not only has he taken his wife to his home for twenty days, but also he has complained about him to Salar al-Sultan Biglarbaygi. The writer asks the addressee to write a note confirming his presence with the addressee every day.
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Petition of I‘tibar al-Dawlah's wife regarding her poverty, 1904
Petition of the wife of I‘tibar al-Dawlah to Shaykh [illegible] regarding her and her deceased husband's poverty, asking him to review the testimony of the people who have confirmed this and add his own comment. Shaykh has written a note confirming I‘tibar al-Dawlah’s poverty.
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Settlement between Karbalayi Muhammad Husayn and Rubab Sultan, 1899
Settlement between Karbalayi Muhammad Husayn, son of Karbalayi Rajab ‘Ali from Shiraz, and Rubab Sultan, daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim from Shiraz and wife of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim the merchant, over selling a house, located in Sarduzak neighborhood of Shiraz, for one hundred and twelve tumans, five hundred dinars, and one man [unit of weight] of hard sugar for the cost of detriments. On the margin, Rubab Sultan notes that she made the above settlement on behalf of her husband, Haji ‘Abd al-Karim son of ‘Ali ‘Askar from Shiraz, and has no rights to benefit from this settlement.
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Petition
Petition addressed to Nazim al-Sultan on behalf of Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim Kaliskah-chi [carriage driver], who has been sentenced to pay six hundred tumans to his wife, Hajiyah Ruqiyah Sultan; however, the writer is witness to Hajiyah Ruqiyah Sultan’s deposition that she has not given any money to her husband and has settled all her entitlements. The writer also emphasizes Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim's financial hardship.
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Deposition and settlement about husband's debt, 1913
Ruqiyah Sultan (permanent wife of Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim Khan Kaliskah-chi [the coachman] and daughter of the late Haji Muhammad Husayn, confirms that the document, about her husband's debt of five hundred tumans to her, is lost. Then she settles the debt with her husband for one tuman and one charik [unit of weight] of wheat.
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Deposition about debt, 1900
Karbalayi Abu al-Qasim Nahhas [the copper seller], son of Karbalayi Zayn al-‘Abidin Nahhas, confirms that he owes two hundred tumans to his wife Bibi Ruqiyah, daughter of Karbalayi Muhammad Riza ‘Attar [the herbalist], which he will pay back in five years. He also puts one-third of a house in the Sarbagh neighborhood of Shiraz as a security deposit until he pays his debt completely.
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Petition to get back possessions, 1917
Petition by Aqa Buzurg Kharraz [the shoe seller], son of Karbalayi Mahmud Kharraz, to Hujjat al-Islam Aqa Sayyid ‘Ali, requesting to call the witnesses to testify that Aqa Buzurg's wife (daughter of Haji Mirza Baba) possessed his belongings listed in the document, which she denies. On the margin, names of the witness women are listed as: Khanum ‘Ismat (wife of Mirza Muhammad Baqir), Rubab Sultan (daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim from Shiraz), Khanum ‘Azra, and Khanum Hufi (wife of Mirza Muhammad Ja‘far Khan). Hujjat al-Islam's response is on the margin as well.
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Letter from attorney about Rubab Sultan's house
Letter written by the attorney of Rubab Sultan, wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar, about her house that Haj Mirza Habib Allah wants to take from her for half of its real price
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Petition to replace underage children's guardian, 1905
Petition written by Bibi Sughra Sultan, daughter of the late Muhammad Kazim Qannadi [baker of sweets] and one of wives of the late Haji Muhammad ‘Alaqah-band's [the silk dealer] from Shiraz (son of Haj Muhammad Karim ‘Alaqah-band), to Haji Shaykh Yahya, the prayer leader of Fars, about inadequacy of Hajiyah Zivar Sultan, daughter of Haji Muhammad Hasan Salih and one of the late Haji Muhammad ‘Alaqah-band's wives, in handling the responsibilities of the deceased Haji's underage children and the request to replace Hajiyah Zivar Sultan as the children's guardian. The receiver of the petition...