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Letter
Letter of greeting addressed to my dear Khanum
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Muhammad Taqi to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Muhammad Taqi discusses dealing with a rebellion by the Kakavand clan in Harsin and the evacuation of women and children from their homes in Harsin, and mentions that the wives and children of Karim Allah Khan and Baqir Khan have taken refuge in the house of Sultan al-‘Ulama’.
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Three settlements, list of funeral and burial costs, and list of the late Ghulam Husayn's properties, 1844
Three settlements, the list of funeral and burial costs, and the list of what the late Ghulam Husayn left to Mulla Ibrahim. The settlements are: 1. Settlement between Umm Nisa’, daughter of Karbalayi Baqir and wife of the late Ghulam Husayn, and Mulla Ibrahim, over five tumans of her mahr, with the condition that it be spent also on the funeral and burial costs for the late Ghulam Husayn. Aqa ‘Ali, son of the late Ghulam Husayn, should also spend three tumans for ta‘ziyah. 2. Settlement between Khanum Jan, daughter of [illegible] and wife of the late Ghulam Husayn, and Mulla Ibrahim, over...
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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 his plan to see her and their daughters, telling her about Shirin's death, giving instructions for Ni‘mat Allah to repair the wall and take care of the garden in Sar Asiyab, getting some hay, cabbage, eggplant, cucumber, and zucchini, asking for good pomegranate from Sar Asiyab, and selling the wheat in the stable storage
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Settlement between Hur Nisa‘ and her son, 1904
Hur Nisa‘, daughter of the late Sha‘ban ‘Ali Bayg, transfers her residential house with the adjacent lands and the household furnishing to her son, Karbalayi Haydar, son of the late Karbalayi ‘Ali Quli, in exchange for one hundred dinars and some sugar cubes. The conditions are as follows: the above properties are occupied by Hur Nisa‘ while she is alive and will transfer to Karbalayi Haydar after her death. In case of Hur Nisa‘’s sickness, Karbalayi Haydar is responsible for costs of her food, clothing, and medicine; also, he will be responsible for the funeral expenses after Hur Nisa‘’s...
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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 her recovery and Nasir al-Mamalik’s instruction to drink milk and take phenacetin, Husayn finding out about his mother’s death and stopping his wedding, complaining about Husayn, payment of debts, asking to sew the cushions, and sending eight pairs of socks, from which the two smaller pairs belong to Qamar al-Muluk and the rest are for Khanum Buzurg and Mirza ‘Abd Allah Khan.
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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.