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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), 1910
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him family news and that thieves have been looting people's houses, including those of Vusuq al-Dawlah and Hishmat al-Dawlah in addition to their own. She also talks about the people of Tehran's fear of the passing comet and how they talked about the end of the universe.
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Letter from Elizabeth Stewart to Isabella Brittingham, 1917
About the death of Tahirah Qurrat al-ʻAyn as told to Dr. Moody, by Hasan Adib
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Documents about the murder of Rashid's daughter
Documents include: letter of consent between Muhammad Rashid, son of Lutf Allah, and Ahmad, son of Muhammad ʻAli. Muhammad Rashid asserts her daughter's murder by Ahmad was unintentional (October 13, 1921); a request to drop Ahmad Khan's charge of murder of Rashid's daughter and instead charging ʻAli Muhammad (chief of village) as the murderer; a report [by the overseer of Miraki village] about the murder of Rashid's daughter by Ahmad and his escape, according to which Aqa Jan, Ahmad's brother, attempted to persuade him to kill Rashid's daughter, after which Aqa Jan gained Rashid's consent...
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Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, 1910 or 1911
Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah. He comments on the murder of Sayyid ‘Abd Allah, talks about the weather in Finland, the son of Farmanfarma, and how his skill in speaking Persian has declined since he has moved from Switzerland.
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1914
Envelope from Hamid al-Sultan sent from Urumiyah via Mashhadi Husayn Aqa to Hamid al-Sultan's house at Shahzadah's residence in Tabriz, dated August 26, 1914; the letter, dated August 25, probably to his wife, mentions: that he would let them know and send the cost of travel himself if he wanted them to come to Urumiyah; Dabir al-Sultan's departure toward Tabriz; a complaint that she does not write regularly; her request for a gold upper-arm bracelet for her sister, saying that he is sending eight tumans so she can give them to Sarkar ‘Illiyah to purchase one in Tabriz, as they have better...
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Letters regarding Ashraf al-Mulk's murder
Two letters and a telegraph: a letter by I‘tizad al-Mulk responding to Fatimah Khanum's request and promising to pursue the matter of her son's (Ashraf al-Mulk's) murder upon his arrival to Sari, dated December 19, 1918; a telegraph from Tehran to Sari from Ministry of Interior, pursuant of a petition by Fatimah Khanum protesting lack of action to pursue Amir Nusrat and other murderers of Ashraf al-Mulk and asking for protection of his properties against their transgressions, dated February 4,1919; copy of a note from I‘tizad al-Saltanah to governor of Ashraf (Bihshahr) in regards to the...
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Regarding Nargis Khatun and Fatimah Khatun's salaries, 1910
Documents include letter of salary confirmation for Nargis Khatun and Fatimah Khatun, wife and daughter of Mashhadi Taqi who was killed; and Fatimah Khatun's identity verification and salary form
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Regarding Zahra Khanum and Hajar Khanum's salaries, 1910
Documents include letters of salary confirmation for the wife and daughter of Mirza Ghulamhusayn who was murdered: Zahra Khanum (daughter of Mirza ‘Ali from Mirza Musa's family) and Hajar Khanum (wife of Haji Mirza Mahmud); and their identity verification and salary forms
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1925
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan to ‘Amid Lashkar; discusses receiving a twenty-five tuman promissory note via the merchant of Dilmaqan and delivering it to Sarkar ‘Illiyah, the delay in the payment of their salaries and other work-related issues, the cold weather, leveling of the roads, the new street, demolition of Nawbar bazaar; notes that the repairs have not yet reached their neighborhood and that the writer has not received any news from the villages because of the cold weather and closed roads; reports that Muhammad Khan and Haji ‘Abd Allah Khan have come on foot and that Sawlat...
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Regarding Qamar Sultan Khanum and ‘Aliyah Khanum's salaries, 1910
Documents include letter of salary confirmation for the inheritors of Haji Sayyid Aqa who was killed during the destruction of the Majlis, Qamar Sultan Khanum (his wife and Shaykh Mahmud's daughter) and ‘Aliyah Khanum (his daughter); their power of attorney to Mirza Riza Khan from Gurgan to represent and receive their salaries; and Qamar Sultan Khanum's identity verification and salary form
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- Hidayat Quli Khan I‘tizad al-Mulk(1)
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