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Correspondence of Surur al-Saltanah and ‘Abd al-Husayn
Correspondence of Surur al-Saltanah and ‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash): on the first page, Surur al-Saltanah writes to Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk complaining about not getting a letter from him and explains her good intentions regarding her previous remarks. On the second page, Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk expresses his happiness on receiving a letter from her, mentions that he had been miserable when Surur had stopped writing to him, and he is so happy now that he is writing this letter while in bed with a fever and will send it with one of the orderlies in the morning.
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Court order regarding an icon belonged to the late Fakhr al-Hajiyah, 1913
Fars Court of Justice's order on the case about a silver icon with diamonds that the late Fakhr al-Hajiyah had given to Rahman Kalimi [jewish Rahman], but the icon has been destroyed. Navvab Amjad I‘tibar al-Dawlah claims the icon, and the court decides that based on a settlement from November 5, 1913, none of the parties have any right or claim over the icon any longer. The court's seal is at the end of the document.
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Deposition about Haji Iskandar's inheritance, 1925
Deposition by Aqa Mahdi, Qamar Khanum, and their mother, Fatimah Khanum, regarding their dispute over Haji Iskandar's inheritance with Mirza Baqir (their brother from another mother); with the seal of Muhammad, son of Muhammad ‘Ali
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Power of attorney to resolve disputes, 1919
Power of attorney given to Aqa Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin by Karbalayi ‘Abd al-Rasul Khan, Aqa ‘Abd al-‘Ali, Bibi Fatimah Sultan (Sayyid Riza's wife), and Bibi Khanum Zaman (Karbalayi Faraj Allah Shaykh ‘Ali Chupani's wife), who are all children of Haji Mahdi from Dihpiyalah, and Khanum Haya’ (daughter of the late Kishvar Sultan and the late Kuchak ‘Ali, and granddaughter of Haji Mahdi) in order to resolve their dispute with Sayyid Aqa Munshi.
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Power of attorney to solve inheritance issue, 1915
Power of attorney given by the inheritors of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin Tajir Pust-furush [the fur seller], including Haj Muhammad Baqir, Balqays the deceased Haji's wife, Sughra and Narjis (the deceased Haji's daughters), and Batul (the deceased Haji's granddaughter), to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin Saham al-Shari‘ah from Shiraz, in order to resolve their disputes with Haji Shukr Allah Khabbaz [the baker]. Dated September 19, 1915
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Regarding divorce and reconciliation, 1920
Mirza 'Ali Akbar, Shaykh al-Islam from Sarab, writes: "about a month ago, Aqa Mirza Kazim, the money changer (sarraf) from Sarab, came to me and claimed that several months earlier, he had divorced his wife (upon her request, a khul' divorce), and that before the expiration of her 'iddah, they had reconciled. Aqa Mir 'Abd Allah, representing his sister, came and denied Aqa Kazim's claim. In order to ascertain the veracity of my action, and with the consent of both sides, I telegraphed and asked for written permission from Aqa Haji Mirza Khalil Aqa, the mujtahid. Aftr I received his...
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Settlement among Haj Iskandar's inheritors, 1925
Settlement amongst the inheritors of Haj Iskandar from Miyanah, including Mirza Baqir, Aqa Mahdi, and his sister (Qamar Khanum) to resolve their disputes over the inheritance
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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;...
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash) writes to Surur al-Saltanah complaining that Surur does not respond to his letters nor does she explain the reasons for her decision not to write to him. He also talks about meeting with Rukn al-Sultan and Fakham al-Saltanah for permission, that he was hoping for settling the date on the sixteenth, but they had decided to postpone it to the twenty sixth, and that he is not happy for this delay but he will stay patient. At the end, he mentions that, despite her decision to stop correspondence, he is sending this letter along with few other letters...
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‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk to Surur al-Saltanah
‘Abd al-Husayn Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk (Taymurtash) writes to Surur al-Saltanah saying that he has found Surur's letter very formal and and asks Surur whether he has done something wrong. He talks about meeting with Rukn al-Sultan and Fakham al-Saltanah and giving a letter to Rukn al-Sultan; the letter is accompanied by an envelope with Mu‘azzaz al-Mulk's seal.