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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1914
Envelope from Hamid al-Sultan sent from Urumiyah via Mashhadi Husayn Aqa to Hamid al-Sultan's house at Shahzadah's residence in Tabriz, dated August 26, 1914; the letter, dated August 25, probably to his wife, mentions: that he would let them know and send the cost of travel himself if he wanted them to come to Urumiyah; Dabir al-Sultan's departure toward Tabriz; a complaint that she does not write regularly; her request for a gold upper-arm bracelet for her sister, saying that he is sending eight tumans so she can give them to Sarkar ‘Illiyah to purchase one in Tabriz, as they have better...
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Letter from Molitor to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
Letter from the head of the Kurdistan and Kirmanshahan Customs, Molitor, regarding thieves going to the house of Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Mirza ‘Abbas Khan and taking of some of his belongings; preparing a stolen items list after a few days by Mirza ‘Abbas Khan and giving it to the administration; sending the list along with the letter to the recipient and requesting an investigation
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1925
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar; discusses receiving a twenty-five tuman promissory note via the merchant of Dilmaqan and delivering it to Sarkar ‘Illiyah, the delay in the payment of their salaries and other work-related issues, the cold weather, leveling of the roads, the new street, demolition of Nawbar bazaar; notes that the repairs have not yet reached their neighborhood and that the writer has not received any news from the villages because of the cold weather and closed roads; reports that Muhammad Khan and Haji ‘Abd Allah Khan have come on foot and that Sawlat...
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about the well-being of their daughter, ‘Ishrat, and whether or not she walks, Qamar al-Muluk’s pregnancy, the stolen rug in Sar Asiyab and advising her on how to store their rugs, receiving the tangerines and dates, sending money and getting dates, legumes, pickles, and rice, also the news of Shawkat Nizam's marriage with the daughter of Akram al-Saltanah, and Akram al-Saltanah himself marrying the daughter of Haji Bibi from ‘Abbas Khan, and Haji Bibi’s concern about the widespread polygyny in Bam.
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Report to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author reports to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma the news of the Democratic Party regarding 'Ali Akbar Khan taking Aqa Rahim hostage for pushing the government to release ‘Ali Murad Khan. Also, the writer reports the poor quality of bread in the bakeries, and the sit-in of eight women protesting the detention of their husbands in relation to a wool purchase.
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Letters from Taj al-Muluk to [Ahmad Zu al-Faqari]
Three letters from Taj al-Muluk [Malik Taj Afkham Ibrahimi] to [her husband, Ahmad Zu al-Faqari], expressing her sadness at the addressee being away and complaining about his lack of affection, mentioning her illness and treatment, requesting money, talking about the incompetent driver and asking to replace him, etc.
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Regarding displacement of Targavir village people, 1907
A telegram from Imamquli in Urumiyah to Atabak A‘zam in Tehran regarding the pillage of Mavanah and Targavir villages by the Ottoman nomads, and the killing of eighteen men and sixty-six women and children. Around three thousand people, mostly Christians, from the neighboring villages, have fled to Urumiyah and are in need of food and clothing; the writer has been collecting aid from the elite and merchants of Urumiyah and is asking for the government's assistance, suggesting that any aid should be delivered via the Christian clergy who will distribute it among their people.
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Letters from Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam to Munshi Bashi
Letters include the following: Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam writes to Mirza Hasan Khan Munshi Bashi about a trip to Tunikabun; about the division of a shipment of lettuce among family members; about the government's seizure of the properties of Qamar Khanum, daughter of Sa‘d al-Saltanah; Mirza Hasan instructs Munshi Bashi to give 700 tumans to Rafʻat al-Saltanah Mulkara, wife of his deceased father, Mirza Masʻud Shaykh al-Islam, to settle a family inheritance dispute; about the state of affairs since the constitutional revolution, and the efforts of his wife, Rukhsarah Khanum, to get him to...
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- ‘Ali Asghar Khan Atabak (Amin al-Sultan)(1)
- ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma(1)
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- ʻAbbas Khan Tunikabuni Muntazim al-Mulk(1)
- Taj Khanum(1)
- Shawkat Nizam ‘Amiri(1)
- Sayyid Jamal al-Din Mujtahid(1)
- Rukhsarah Khanum(1)
- Rafʻat al-Saltanah Mulkara(1)
- Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari ‘Amiri(1)
- Qamar Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)
- Munshi Bashi(1)
- Mirza ʻAbd Allah Amjad al-Vizarah(1)
- Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami (Raʼis al-Mujahidin)(1)
- Mir Sayyid ʻAli Khan Shaykh al-Islami(1)
- Hasan Mir‘at Isfandiyari (Mir‘at al-Saltanah)(1)
- Haj Mirza Abu Turab Shaykh al-Islam(1)
- Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri (Sardar Mujallal)(1)
- Asiyah Khanum (Sheikholeslami Collection)(1)