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Letter from Evelyne Caldwell to Mrs. Platt, 1916
Letter from Evelyne Caldwell to Mrs. O.A. Platt in New York. Mrs. Caldwell thanks Mrs. Platt for the package she sent to the Tarbiyat school in Tehran, talks about her great voyage, and says she hopes to see her again.
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Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum
Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum about the hardships he and his children went through despite his hard work reciting Rawzah and writing prayers in Yazd for ten months to make money. Then, he talks about his decision to go back to his hometown as he was not able to provide for his family in the harsh cold weather, and how he has lost his wife on the way and his two sons have become ill. He asks for Navvabah Safa’ Khanum’s generosity to get support for the expenses of their trip.
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her daughter-in-law, Azarmidukht Pizishk-niya; includes greetings and family news and prayers for Fatimah’s recovery
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From Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Izzat al-Saltanah writes about her travel: first on the way from Tehran to Qum, Mahmud Khan was thrown out of the carriage, but only had minor injuries on his hands, thus Khanum [their mother, Khadijah Sultan] sacrificed a few sheep. They stayed for one night and made pilgrimages to the shrine. The road from Qum to Burujird was bumpy. Near ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the carriage of the servants was overturned, but nobody was injured. She then describes who accompanied them, how they were welcomed in ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the places they visited, and notes that they stayed in houses provided by...
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her daughter-in-law, Azarmidukht Pizishk-niya; includes greetings and family news, discusses her own illness, and expresses her happiness about the recovery of Fatimah’s foot and her prayer for Fatimah's recuperation. She asks Azarmidukht to send photographs, requests a winter coat from Paris, and a bag and a pair of shoes from England. She also asks her to pray for her when visiting the shrines.
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From Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
‘Izzat al-Saltanah gives a report of their travel: first, on the way from Tehran to Qum, Mahmud Khan was thrown from the carriage, but only sustained minor injuries on his hands, for which Khanum [their mother, Khadijah Sultan] sacrificed a few sheep. They stayed for one night and made pilgrimages to the shrine. The road from Qum to Burujird was bumpy. Near ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the servants' carriage was overturned but nobody was injured. She then describes who accompanied them, how they were welcomed in ʻIraq-i ʻAjam (Arak), the places they visited, and that they stayed in houses provided...
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Miscellaneous letters addressed to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam
Miscellaneous letters addressed to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam concerning family and financial matters.
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