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Clothing measurements for sewing
Several clothing measurements written down by a tailor to make clothes [for Saʻid al-Sultan and his wife.]
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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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Family correspondence of Saʻid al-Sultan
Family correspondence of Saʻid al-Sultan: letter with Nawruz greeting from [Haji Khan Sanandaji] and Qamar al-Hajiyah (Qamar Talʻat Khanum) to Saʻid al-Sultan and Bihjat Khanum; two letters from Safiyah Khanum, sister of Saʻid al-Sultan, and her husband (?) to Saʻid al-Sultan, requesting purchase of wheat from Kamyaran; letter from Aminah Nanah to Sadiqah Khanum and Saʻid al-Sultan, asking them to buy mortar, oranges, cookies and shoes for Nawruz; letter from Muhammad Jaʻfar Asif Vaziri to Saʻid al-Sultan, encouraging him to appoint Sayyid ʻAli Sayyid al-Shuhada, Mirza Muhammad Nuri, or...
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Invoice of peasants of March village
Tax inventory of the peasants from March village in 1931, to Saʻid al-Sultan (owner of the village). The amount is 20 shahi. The peasants make an agreement to pay taxes based on the amount of each one's harvest. Aminah Khanum is one of the peasants.
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Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan
Letters from Bihjat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan, covering the following topics: expressing her happiness at Saʻid al-Sultan's recovery and receiving permission to enter Kurdistan at the end of Ramadan, appreciating Asif Aʻzam's sympathy; writes about Muzaffar al-Din Shah's visit along with Asif Aʻzam family; about how the army forces people to pay taxes on wheat and oat in their villages; asking about Saʻid al-Sultan's teeth, talking about her own illness (whooping cough) and mentions she has to look after Afaq as well, asking for a good doctor or sending good medicament [from Tehran]; about...
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Letters from [Mah Talʻat Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan]
Letters from Mah Talʻat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan covering the following topics: a request for purchase of honey and potatoes, sending him a pair of socks, and finances; a request for the purchase of fabric and gold, the overseer ʻAbd al-Karim, Salar Fatih's debt, the political turmoil [in Kurdistan]; how some people are inviting Sardar Rashid to oppose to the local government; a reply to his previous letter, giving him advice and writing about a marriage; Muluk Khanum's giving birth to a stillborn; the marriage of the daughter of Shahzadah and Iʻzaz al-Mulk--Saʻid al-Sultan's sisters and...
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Letters from [Sadiqah Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan]
Five letters from [Sadiqah Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan] covering the following topics: receiving two lambs and two carpets from him and delivering them to two other people, asking Saʻid al-Sultan to buy European dresses, sports equipment, and toys from Tehran, the price of Danan village, suggesting that he sends private letters through Mirza Musa; taking care of Anisah Khanum during her labor, as well as recommending that Saʻid al-Sultan be in Sanandaj; complaining about the lack of attention from Saʻid al-Mamalik; ʻAtaʼ [Allah] and Zuhrah send greetings.
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Muhammad to Saʻid al-Mamalik
A letter from Muhammad [son of Haji Qavam] to Saʻid al-Mamalik (from whom he has power of attorney) requesting payment of his commission on a property sale, arranged with Mah Talʻat Khanum's consent.
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Petition [to Sadiqah Khanum]
Letter to [Sadiqah Khanum?], asking to work for her or Amir Arsalan Khan [Asifi] as a servant and sending 5 tumans.
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Petitions submitted to Saʻid al-Sultan
Petitions submitted to Saʻid al-Sultan: one from Maymunabad villagers objecting to Bihjat Khanum's way of dividing donkeys--Bihjat Khanum is the wife of Saʻid al-Sultan; one by Ziba Vaziri, a relative of Asif Aʻzam, requesting payment of the revenue of half of Amirabad [village] following Rustam Khan (her husband)'s death and asking for ʻAli Muhammad Bayg's help— ʻAli Muhammad Bayg is Ziba Vaziri's overseer and Ziba Khanum claims that she inherited half of the village from her late husband, but in this petition she is merely asking for revenue and not for the half of the village itself;...
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