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Regarding a complaint by Shaykh Mahdi against Mulla Isma‘il, 1910
Correspondence (three documents) of Arfa‘ al-Sultan with the governor of Khurasan regarding the complaint by Shaykh Mahdi from Sabzivar against Mulla Isma‘il from Rubat; he requests securing the city and returning looted property
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About petition of Sahib Khanum and some peasants, 1911
Regarding Rahim Khan Sayf Nizam and ‘Abd Allah Akan sending the petition of Sahib Khanum and some Qush Tappah peasants to Amir Tuman, and protesting against the men of Sulayman Khan for forcing peasants to flee
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Request for help
The author talks about how people in his area, except himself, are supporting either Mushir Divan or Asif Divan. He adds that his belongings as well as his wife and children's clothing have been pillaged and he holds a sit-in at Sayyid Najm al-Din's house. At the end, he asks the addressee for help.
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Letter to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author talks about Haydar ‘Ali Khan Sartip (brigadier)'s aggression against their village and the murder of a person by shooting at a wedding ceremony
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author includes a report of their situation after their loot had been plundered, they failed to get any compensation, and were forced into exile. They ask 'Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma for help and advice.
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Regarding a complaint by a group of women against Isma‘il, 1910
Petition by the mother of Shaykh Mahdi on behalf of a group of women to the governor of Khurasan about the attack by Isma‘il and the mob of Rubat on their houses; as well as a summary of their petition and the response of the government of Khurasan
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Letter about looting of properties
The author writes about damages done to the properties of his peasants, the killing of ten servants and peasants, wounding of five to six women and children, and burning of four to five hundred animals by Quch Bayg and his men. He asks the addressee for help.
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Letter from Talʻat al-Dawlah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Talʻat al-Dawlah, daughter of Nadim al-Saltanah and wife of Haji ʻAliriza Khan, talks about the hardships she faced after her husband's death. She describes how agents looted her house and seized fifty thousand tumans worth of property that Haji ʻAliriza Khan had transferred to their daughter, Muhtaram, before passing away. Also, her husband's nephew sent a telegram to Tehran claiming his share of these belongings. The writer notes the cruelty her and her daughter experienced, and asks the addressee for help and justice.
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Letter from Muhtaram to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The writer discusses the hardships she faced after the death of her father, the late Haji ʻAliriza Khan, and elaborates on how Amir Afshar and people from Garus have destroyed the villages she owns based on the sale settlement between her and her father. She mentions that she and her mother have been treated with extreme cruelty. She asks the addressee for justice after reviewing the settlement.
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Mirza Qanbar, Haji Hasan, and Muhammad Khan to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The letter reports the looting of several villages by Zargham al-Sultan and his men, the murder of one person and wounding of several others, the vulnerability of the residences of the villages, and the authors' request for help and justice