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Love letters
Three love letters and a postcard, which have unknown writers and recipients, including: a letter in which the writer, who has been very patient in waiting to see the recipient again, complains about the recipient's inattention and indicates that the reader should send their reply to ‘Ali Akbar (the merchant from Tabriz)'s shop. The first letter also includes a poem about being far away from the beloved; a letter about missing the beloved, from whom the writer does not have any news; a love letter in which the writer expresses sadness and writes about a visit to Schultz (the doctor) after...
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash)'s letter to Surur al-Saltanah, talking about being busy in Majlis, and seeing a play by the Frank Company. He is sending a postcard that he has purchased from the theatre. Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk mentions that he is still looking for a house for the two of them; the letter is accompanied by an envelope with his seal.
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash)'s letter to Surur al-Saltanah, in which he tells her that he has received her letter and postcard, talks about meeting Fakham al-Saltanah at the Rawzah ceremony in the Majlis, and asking him about Surur al-Saltanah's well-being. Fakham al-Saltanah told him about Surur's mouth and throat problem and when Mu‘azzaz realized that she was not coming to the Rawzah, he has returned home to be alone with thoughts of her and also to write some letters. He tells Surur how worried he is for her and how he often gets out of the home to escape his...
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Surur al-Saltanah and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk love letters, 1909 to 1910
Love letters of ‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash), son of Karim Dad Khan, to Surur al-Saltanah, daughter of Zarrin Kulah Khanum and Khazin al-Mulk, accompanied by some envelopes and part of a letter, probably from Surur al-Saltanah to Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk. These letters were most likely written during the time between their ‘Aqd (formal contract of marriage) and ‘Arusi (marriage celebration and consummation), while Surur al-Saltanah was living in Tehran and Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk was traveling between Tehran and Khurasan; the letters have also been separately included in this collection;...