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Letter from ‘Abbas Khan's wife to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
Discusses the hardships she and her children have been through after her husband (‘Abbas Khan)'s death, including creditors asking for their money, of which she has none; and rejecting ‘Ali Akbar Khan's claim. She asks the addressee for help and a stipend.
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Petition by Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, 1912 to 1917
Correspondence including petitions from ‘Aziz al-Saltanah [probably Nasir al-Din Shah's sister] and Mahbub al-Saltanah, Fatimah Sultan Khanum, and Farangis Khanum, Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, regarding their delinquent salaries, which were supposed to be issued in Gilan; they complain about Mukarram al-Dawlah's negligence. There are also letters from Mukarram al-Dawlah, the Ministries of Finance and Interior, and the Treasury Department.
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Documents Related to the Shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim
Texts about the shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim, including: a report which talks about the expenses of the shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim (including shrine, portico, veranda, etc) and other tombs (including that of the Crown Prince, Husayn Khan, Muhsin Mirza, daughter of Muʻizz al-Dawlah, Surur al-Saltanah, Majd al-Dawlah, ‘Abd Allah Mirza, and Sayyid ‘Abd Allah) in the period between 7th to 12th January 1876, an order for compensation written by Amin al-Sultan to Shatir Hashim, whose belongings were stolen, Amin al-Sultan's command that the custodian of the shrine arrest the two criminals...
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Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1890
Haji Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ (from Tabriz)'s petition discusses the pension of Mulla Yahya and ʻAbd Allah Bayg, the hardships the author went through during his pilgrimage to Mecca, and the delay in paying one-third of Mulla Yahya's belongings to his inheritors. This delay was caused by the heir of Haji Muhammad Baqir who is the Kadkhuda (village chief) of a village, which is owned by Surur al-Saltanah. His appointees sabotaged the payment despite the efforts of Mustashar al-Sultan. At the end, the author refers to the necessity of paying the one-third and asks the addressee to...
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‘Izz al-Saltanah's petition, 1901
Petition by ‘Izz al-Saltanah to the Ministry of Finance, referring to a note issued by Sardar Afkham when he was the governor of Rasht, which included payments of two thousand and seven hundred tumans to ‘Izz al-Saltanah, ‘Aziz al-Saltanah, and Fatimah Sultan Khanum and Mahbub al-Saltanah (two of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives); she describes the inconvenience they had endured after the execution of Sardar Afkham, receiving another bill from Mirza Fath Allah Khan, which they could not convert to cash, and the eventual loss of the note; ‘Izz al-Saltanah is asking for the note to be reissued.
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Correspondence regarding the pension for ‘Abbas Khan's wife, 1903
Including 1- a petition by ‘Abbas Khan's wife, the former official in Sulaymaniyah, who worked for the Government of Iran but had Ottoman nationality, and neither government attended to his wife's rights. The Iranian Government has asked her to go to Kurdistan to receive a promissory note, but having ten children, she is not able to do so. She requests half of the payment in Sulaymaniyah. 2- A letter by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ‘Abbas Khan's wife states that according to the Shah's decree, ‘Abbas Khan is not eligible for any pensions and the hundred and twenty tumans he used to...
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Letters to Saʻid al-Sultan
Letters to Saʻid al-Sultan: from Muhammad Sadiq, about the destruction wrought by the gendarmerie; from Aflatun Adibi Kurdistani, apologizing for the delay in correspondence and asking for money from the Gumah valley transaction; from [Muhammad?], son of Haji Qavam, sending Nawruz greetings and a bonus, conveying his appreciation of Saʻid al-Sultan's visiting his family, and sending greetings from himself and his wife, ʻAliyah Khanum, to [Bihjat Khanum]; from [Muhammad?], son of Haji Qavam, complaining about Saʻid al-Sultan's delay in replying to two of Muhammad's previous letters in the...
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Letters from various senders to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Letters to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about family, business, and financial affairs, including Najm al-Saltanah's consultations with her brother Farmanfarma about her children's marriages
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Correspondence of I‘timad al-Atibba’ (Sultan al-Atibba’) and his son Mu‘tamad al-Sultan
Correspondence of I‘timad al-Atibba’ (Sultan al-Atibba’) and his son Mu‘tamad al-Sultan, including several letters concerning family, business, and household affairs.
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