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Question and answer regarding a settlement, 1905
The writer asks Mirza Muhammad Zayd whether he has written a settlement on behalf of the writer’s daughter, transferring all her properties to her husband, Husayn Khan (son of Haji Bahram Khan). Mirza Muhammad writes in response that he is not aware of such a settlement.
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Petition about a father-in-law's debt, 1905
Petition of Muhammad Riza Banna’ [the mason] to the prayer leader of Fars regarding his father-in-law's debt to him and the fact that not only has he taken his wife to his home for twenty days, but also he has complained about him to Salar al-Sultan Biglarbaygi. The writer asks the addressee to write a note confirming his presence with the addressee every day.
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Petition of I‘tibar al-Dawlah's wife regarding her poverty, 1904
Petition of the wife of I‘tibar al-Dawlah to Shaykh [illegible] regarding her and her deceased husband's poverty, asking him to review the testimony of the people who have confirmed this and add his own comment. Shaykh has written a note confirming I‘tibar al-Dawlah’s poverty.
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Settlement between Karbalayi Muhammad Husayn and Rubab Sultan, 1899
Settlement between Karbalayi Muhammad Husayn, son of Karbalayi Rajab ‘Ali from Shiraz, and Rubab Sultan, daughter of Muhammad Ibrahim from Shiraz and wife of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim the merchant, over selling a house, located in Sarduzak neighborhood of Shiraz, for one hundred and twelve tumans, five hundred dinars, and one man [unit of weight] of hard sugar for the cost of detriments. On the margin, Rubab Sultan notes that she made the above settlement on behalf of her husband, Haji ‘Abd al-Karim son of ‘Ali ‘Askar from Shiraz, and has no rights to benefit from this settlement.
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Drafts written by a woman's attorney
Drafts of three letters written by the attorney of a woman (whose name is not mentioned) regarding a quarrel about the ownership of a house
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Petition
Petition addressed to Nazim al-Sultan on behalf of Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim Kaliskah-chi [carriage driver], who has been sentenced to pay six hundred tumans to his wife, Hajiyah Ruqiyah Sultan; however, the writer is witness to Hajiyah Ruqiyah Sultan’s deposition that she has not given any money to her husband and has settled all her entitlements. The writer also emphasizes Mirza ‘Abd al-Karim's financial hardship.
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Khanum Kuchak's deposition, 1898
Khanum Kuchak, daughter of Mashhadi ‘Ali ‘Askar, states that she has received all her mahr from her husband, ‘Ali Asghar, and settles any possible claims for some white crystal candies. She has also received seven tumans for the expenses during the waiting period. Khanum Kuchak’s mother, Fatimah, daughter of Karbalayi Isma‘il from Khaminah, and her uncle, Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali, have also underwritten this settlement.
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Testimony about Nabat's escape, 1900 or 1901
Testimony against Nabat, daughter of Ja‘far, from the Fuyuj clan. She was the wife of Aqa Jan and according to the writer had made a complaint against her husband but had later retracted it. According to her husband, she used to leave the house without his permission, provoked by her brother and sister. Now, she has taken twelve tumans and six thousand dinars and clothing among other things and has escaped. This petition was handed to Sadr-i Sharif. The writer(s) names Haji Mirza Imam Jum‘ah and Aqa Muhammad Kalayi as witnesses of the claim.
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Two petitions and a document, 1903
Two petitions and a document about transferring a property from Sultan Khanum, daughter of the late Haji ‘Abd al-Husayn, to her son, Mirza Ja‘far Khan (son of the late Haji Mirza Ashraf al-Mulk), then to Rushanak, daughter of ‘Asim al-Mulk and wife of Mirza Ja‘far Khan, as her mahr
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Deposition about debt, 1900
Karbalayi Abu al-Qasim Nahhas [the copper seller], son of Karbalayi Zayn al-‘Abidin Nahhas, confirms that he owes two hundred tumans to his wife Bibi Ruqiyah, daughter of Karbalayi Muhammad Riza ‘Attar [the herbalist], which he will pay back in five years. He also puts one-third of a house in the Sarbagh neighborhood of Shiraz as a security deposit until he pays his debt completely.