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Letter, 1903
Letter from Mustafa al-Husayni to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, including greetings, the news of scarcity of camel-wool cloaks, asking if Aqa Shaykh Mahmud's wife has returned, inviting the addressee to his house in the summer to visit his sister, and some other news
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From Mahin Fariduni to Maymanat Jaʻfari
Mahin Fariduni writes to her friend Maymanat and asks her to do her a favor and buy a manteaux for Kawkab Khanum.
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Petition by Mir Kazim the grocer
Mir Kazim the grocer writes to Hujjat al-Islam to tell him that he had to sell his sugar cube shop to provide for his family, that he has lost all his capital, and while he has opened a grocery shop, he is still unable to afford the cost of living, despite having sold his household furnishings, and even his wife's clothing, three years ago. He has been so desperate that has even pondered killing himself and his family. He requests assistance.
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Group portrait
Pictured, from left, are: Sattar (the father of Sayyid Qasim, Faridah Khanum, and Tahirah Khanum), Faridah Khanum (Sayyid Qasim's sister), Mahbubah Khanum, Tahirah Khanum (Sayyid Qasim's sister), unidentified, and Sayyid Qasim (Ma‘sumah Khanum's uncle). The inscription on verso says that this photograph was taken on 8/28/1958 at a cafe on the way back from Marand.
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Group portrait
Pictured, from the left, are: Nasrin Suhrabi (Baygum's second cousin), Khadijah Suhrabi (Buraymi; Baygum's niece), Fatimah Tariqat (the bride; daughter of Habibah Baqiri and Ibrahim Tariqat), Baygum Suhrabi, and the child, Yusuf (the neighbor's son)
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Marriage contract between Zinat al-Nisaʼ Khanum with Aqa Muhammad Sadiq, 1854
Marriage contract between Zinat al-Nisaʼ Khanum, the daughter of Aqa ʻAli, and Muhammad Sadiq, the son of Mirza Husayn, on June 23, 1854. The mahr includes 30 tumans cash, a room's carpets, including a rug and a pair of felt rugs, a qalamkar bed covering, parts of some gardens and one sixth of a dyer's shop. These properties were part of the bridegroom's mother's mahr but went on to be included in the bride's mahr. On the verso there are two settlements: the first is between the bride [Zinat al-Nisaʼ Khanum] and her paternal uncle, Aqa Mirza Husayn, dated June 23, 1854, regarding some...
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Gharbi pharmacy
The Gharbi pharmacy was owned by Nasr Allah Khan Gharbi and located on Chiragh Barq street according to the family. Nasr Allah Khan Gharbi was the son of ‘Ismat Khanum and Mirza Aqa Khan and the husband of Batul Sharqi
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Marriage contract of Munavvarah and Shaykh Ja‘far, 1924
Marriage contract of Munavvarah, daughter of Muhammad Ja‘far, and Shaykh Ja‘far, son of the late Haj Muhammad Husayn. The mahr is twenty-five tumans in cash, twenty-five tumans to buy gold, twenty-five tumans to buy women's clothes, twenty-five tumans to buy rugs, half of a house located in the Buka Abad neighborhood, half of two stores located in the grand bazaar, and some water channels. The groom and his mother settled the mentioned properties in exchange for seven riyals of the mahr.
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Deposition of Rubabah, Kulsum, and Halimah Khatun, 1918
Deposition of Rubabah Khanum, Kulsum Khanum, and Halimah Khatun Khanum, daughters of the late Mashhadi Isma‘il Sandali-saz (chair-maker), regarding receiving their share of paternal and maternal inheritance from their brother, Aqa Mahmud, including household furnishings, copperware, dishes, clothing, and the shop's assets, with the exception of two pieces of land. They have settled their share with him in exchange for some nabat (crystal sugar). The two pieces of land remains shared by the siblings and its income will be divided among them.
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Letter, 1915
About receiving the addressee's letter and items, some complaints, a request for a wool outfit, ‘Amid Lashkar's visits to Haji Mirza ‘Alinaqi, and sending extra money to the house