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Payment for transfer of the corpse, prayers and fasts, 1916
Hajiyah Khanum has paid eighty tumans, from the two hundred and fifty tumans she kept for the cost of prayers, fasts, and transfer of the corpse the deceased Haji Khan [probably her husband], to Shaykh Asad Allah and Mashhadi Aqa Mir Iskaniyan to cover the cost of ten years of fasts and prayers.
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Delegation to Sayyidah Fatimah, 1918
Haj Sayyid Riza Baqir al-ʻUlum, on behalf of the late Haj Sayyid Muhammad Aqa, has delegated the task of performing two years of fasts and prayers to Sayyidah Fatimah in exchange for eight tumans
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Sale document of Muhammad Khalil's daughter, 1918
Khanum, daughter of Haji Muhammad Khalil Tajir (merchant) from Shiraz, sells half of a farm in Fars province to Amir ‘Abd Allah in exchange for some sugar lumps and two thousand dinars. In addition, Amir ‘Abd Allah is responsible for spending an annual amount of fifty tumans, for seven years, on hiring a trustworthy person to perform prayers and fasts on Khanum's behalf.
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Settlement of Layli with Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, 1920
Settlement between Layli, the daughter of Muhammad Vali Bayg, and Mirza Muhammad ʻAli, in which she settles all of her belongings--clothes, dishes, cash and bonds, properties, and household furnishings--for some salt and pennies in order for Mirza Muhammad ʻAli to spend 11 tumans for taʻziyah and 10 tumans for prayers [to be said for her] after her death. After payment of the religious tithe, he should spend the rest on taʻziyah for Imam Husayn.
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Settlement and Will of Bibi Zahra Khanum, 1914
Will of Bibi Zahra, dated February 13, 1914: Bibi Zahra Khanum, the daughter of Haji Ismaʻil, settled all her properties and belongings with Aqa Muhammad Karim, the son of Mirza Rahim, for 100 dinars. It was also settled that for fifty years from that date, if Bibi Zahra Khanum is alive, her living expenses should be paid, and upon her death, 40 tumans are to be spent upon: a memorial ceremony (costing 20 tumans), prayers and fasts, and to pay her debts and those of her late son, Aqa Muhammad Husayn. The rest should be divided among Bibi Khanum's three daughters, Khvurshid Khanum, Ummah...
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Shikar Khanum's settlement and will, 1921
Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, the daughter of the late Haji Allahyar Ganjah and the wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the merchant from Ganjah, makes a claim against her brother, Mulla Najaf, regarding her inheritance from her father and her mother, Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mustafa. Because all of Mulla Najaf's properties have been in a state of ruin due to the unrest in Caucasus and their value has depreciated since his death, Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, thinking of her brother's children, has settled her claims with them: Mashhadi Musayyab Aqa, Mashhadi Haji Bayg Aqa, and Muhammad Hasan...
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan; he writes that his only delight is hearing about his two children and family and that he gets worried when he has no letters from them and the addressee; expresses his condolences for the death of Zari Khanum and ‘Alaviyah Khanum's daughter; accepts Muntasir Lashkar's request to send some bottles of wine and arak, provided that he accepts the costs; discusses sending bottles of pussy willow water and rose water; mentions Safiyah's request for money to buy clothes and sending one tuman for the children to buy shoes and summer goods; informs the addressee of...
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Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi
Letter from Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to his brother, probably Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi; discusses political issues; complains about Sardar As‘ad's actions; asks his brother to follow up about his situation and says that he would ask him to visit if he gets the governorship of Sabzivar, but will otherwise have to leave Mashhad, as he cannot afford it.
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt, 1916
Expresses joy for receiving Mrs. Platt's letter, and discusses the success and progress of the Tarbiyat girls' school, including Mrs. Stewart's great teaching skills for first aid and the body's anatomy; complains about the school system, like how one out of five men in the school committee is against Mrs. Kappes and makes it difficult for her to teach; the committee asked Mrs. Kappes to take over the school finances but they would not pay for the cost; writing more to the addressee and keeping her posted after Mrs. Kappes meets with the five men this afternoon and when things get settled;...
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Settlements of Iskandar Khan's inheritors, 1915
Settlements concerning the properties inherited from Iskandar Khan: Haj Mir Aqa on behalf of his wife [Taj Amal Khanum] (Iskandar Khan's sister), Habib Allah Khan Sultan (Iskandar Khan's brother) and Hajiyah Baygum Khanum (the daughter of ‘Abd al-Husayn Sar Rishtah Dar [the paymaster] and wife of Iskandar Khan): 1- Haj Mir Aqa (on behalf of his wife) and Habib Allah Khan Sultan transfers one-eighth of the Bayazid and Danqiran villages to Hajiyah Baygum Khanum in exchange for one hundred and twenty five tumans; 2- Haj Mir Aqa (on behalf of his wife) and Habib Allah Khan Sultan transfer part...
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