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Family letter, 1913
Addressed to a brother, regarding household expenses and other financial matters; Sadiqah catching smallpox and her recovery; the colonel's letter from Mecca; having no news from Muntasir; the annual mourning ceremony; the sister sending her greetings and wondering about the addressee's promise to send lamb for Sadiqah and chicken for Safiyah; Fatimah Khanum's hardship in the winter and asking for some allowance for her; carrying the corpse of the sister and letting Muhammad Khan know that he is responsible for the expenses.
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Wills of Iskandar Khan, 1904 to 1908
1- In his will, dated October 20, 1904, Haj Iskandar Khan Yavar has appointed Aqa Mir Asad Allah and Aqa Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Aqa Mirza Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar the executors of his and his wife's wills and Mulla Isma‘il Shaykh al-Islam as their overseer. According to a separate document, he has given a fifth of his belongings, including properties, household furnishings, clothing, and the mahr to his wife [Baygum Khanum]. Of what remains, after deducting his debts, a third should be spent on: thirty years of prayers and fasts on his behalf, the Hajj, his burial in Najaf, and charity. The...
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