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Letter about a journey
The writer talks about the arrival of the Premier and sends her/his regards to the recipient via the Iranian ambassador in France. The writer describes her/his journey from Tehran, her/his stops in Hamadan and Kirmanshah due to illness, and his/her arrival in Baghdad. The writer describes her/his visit with the reader's son, Ahmad Khan the Colonel, in Kirmanshah and how he had expressed disappointment over the delay in receiving his father's letter. The writer suggests that such letters be delivered through the Iranian representatives in Baghdad. The author has also met Shahzadah Khanum....
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Letter to Khanum Jan
In this letter, the writer is inviting Khanum Jan for a visit. After mentioning that s/he has spent one qiran for each word, s/he asks Khanum Jan to spend the 50 tumans [for travel expenses], which she would otherwise have to spend hosting the writer.
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Travel expenses
List of travel expenses to Karbalaʼ, Najaf, Mecca, and Medina
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Letter about Muhammad ‘Ali Shah's stipend
A letter from Mahmud Mudir al-Mulk on the letterhead of the Prime Minsiter addressed to the Ministry of Finance. The letter is about the money owed to the late Muhammad ‘Ali Shah because of two delayed payments of his stipend, with the value of 1750 and 13500 tumans. The writer requests that this payment be expedited so that Malakah Jahan, the former Shah's wife, and his other survivors could move from Sanremo (Italy).
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Letter about visiting the Crown Prince in Tabriz
The writer talks about his mission to Tabriz and visit to the Crown Prince [Muzaffar al-Din Mirza], how this mission had failed and the Crown Prince had refused to see him, saying that he did not need a tutor. He describes the Crown Prince's outrage and adds that Shukuh al-Saltanah knew all along that this mission was doomed to fail. He then gives an account of how he had paid his debts to the butcher, the grocer, and the draper before leaving Tabriz as well as his meeting with Zill al-Sultan. He also mentions Shukuh al-Saltanah's complaint and disappointment about how the Crown Prince did...
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Fatimah ‘Ismat al-Dawlah and others
Fatimah ‘Ismat al-Dawlah and her servants at one of the rest centers between Tehran and Qum
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Letter probably from ‘Ayn al-Saltanah
Letter probably from Qahraman Mirza Salur (‘Ayn al-Saltanah) with a list of daily expenses; writing from Alamut, Qazvin, he talks about his bad health and expresses his disappointment that the recipient had not told him about her/his journey to Mecca, while also asking her/him to sacrifice a sheep on his behalf. ‘Ayn al-Saltanah also talks about his intention to travel to Beirut to visit Hurmuz Mirza [his nephew]. He asks about the well-being of Fakhr al-Mulk [probably his brother-in-law, Fakhr al-Mulk Ardalan] and his wife and expresses his satisfaction that Zari is accompanying the letter...
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- Muhammad ʻAli Shah(2)
- Shukuh al-Saltanah [I](1)
- Qahraman Mirza Salur (ʻAyn al-Saltanah)(1)
- Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar(1)
- Mirza Hasan‘ali Khan Garusi (Amir Nizam)(1)
- Mas‘ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan(1)
- Malakah Jahan Khanum (Sharik al-Saltanah)(1)
- Haj Fakhr al-Mulk Ardalan(1)
- Fatimah Khanum ‘Ismat al-Dawlah(1)
- Faridun Mirza Salur (Afkham al-Dawlah)(1)