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Tiriski Niski's letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Tiriski Niski, the head of the Engineers Corp in the Department of Roads, writes to Nuzhat al-Dawlah concerning her letter, explaining that his employee Alexander Ivanovich had already rented a house in the Kashk village for him, which he cannot move out of, since the owner, Ni‘mat, has been very honest and kind in his dealings with them; it would be terrible if he returned his kindness with ill actions. He regrets that this information had not been passed to Nuzhat al-Dawlah in a timely manner, and now he is facing this difficulty. Despite Tiriski Niski's respect for her, he cannot move...
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Zahra Khanum ʻArab to the head of the Ottoman Customs House, 1912
The author complains about the unauthorized presence of some Bakhtiyari men in her two houses and asks Shahbandar (the head of the Ottoman Customs House) to force an evacuation of the two houses
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Fatimah's petition
Petition by Fatimah, grandchild of the late Karbalayi ‘Ivaz ‘Ali from Kuh Kamarah to the Friday prayer-leader of Fars against Mirza Muhammad and Mirza Murtaza Bazzaz (cotton dealer) who have usurped the late ‘Ivaz ‘Ali's house which belonged to his inheritors
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Bibi Zivar Sultan's petition, 1910
Petition by Bibi Zivar Sultan to the Friday prayer-leader of Fars against her husband, Mashhadi Chiragh ‘Ali, who has not paid her alimony; testimonies and the addressee's response are also included.
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Petition by families of Amir Nusrat and Fars Humayun, 1923
Copy of a petition by the relatives of Amir Nusrat and Fars Humayun addressed to the Majlis, regarding their request from the Ministry of War for the return of their properties as well as grains, which had been seized, as well as the release of Shukr Allah Khan
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Request to the court
Dispute between ‘Ali Akbar Jur’at and Mahmud with the inheritors of Habib Allah Farangis about the amount owed by the late Habib Allah for a house partly owned by Iran Khanum.
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Petition of Mashhadi Nigahdar against his brother, 1931
Petition by Mashhadi Nigahdar, son of the late Khuda Rahim, against his brother, Mashhadi Hasan, regarding the ownership of half of a house located in Darb Shahzadah neighborhood that Mashhadi Hasan has usurped
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Complaint by people of Saqqiz, 1915
Includes two petitions by the people of Saqqiz to the Majlis regarding the troubles caused by the new government, for instance housing the government riders in the peasants' houses and taking their household furnishings and never returning them, the evacuation of a residential place where about forty people, including women and children, lived, and sending agents to the peasant houses when the men are at work and the women are alone at home; along with a letter of inquiry from the Majlis to the Ministry of Interior regarding these claims.