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Regarding the mother's burial, 1918
Shaykh Shams writes to Aqa Mirza Sadiq Mujtahid regarding transport of the corpse of Aqa Mirza Javad Aqa's mother by Haj Shaykh ʻAbd al-Vahab Kafshdar, and its burial in ʻAtabat.
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To Haji Javad Ganjah, 1916 to 1917
Letters addressed to Haji Javad Ganjah: 1- Sayyid Husayn Aqa to Haji Javad Aqa Ganjah, regarding Habib Aqa the barber's sexual conduct with an underage boy and his consequent arrest (January 12, 1916); 2- from Mahmud Mahmud'uf (September 13, 1916); 3- Fatimah Khanum's letter of greetings from Tabriz to Haji Javad Aqa in Tehran (October 11, 1916); 4- Mahmud Mahmud'uf from Tabriz to Javad Aqa Ganjah in Tehran (January 10, 1917); 5- Muhammad Muhsin and Muhammad Hasan to Javad Aqa the merchant from Ganjah in Tehran (January 10, 1917); 6- from the mother regarding the birth of Muhammad Hasan...
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Letter from Shahzadah Ahmad Mirza, 1922
Shahzadah Ahmad Mirza complains to the addressee for not sending any letters and asks her/him to send a letter through the newly established postal service of Urumiyah, as his/her mother is extremely worried.
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Letter, 1924
Regarding: delivery of the six-tuman promissory note to Sarkar ‘Illiyah; receiving the brigadier's payment to the addressee and using it to pay the debts to Karbalayi Hasan and Buyuk Khanum; inquiring about Muqtadir's action; delivery of thirty eight mans [unit of weight] of flour to the household from the village of Zaviyah; reading the addressee's letter about Sarkar ‘Illiyah to her and [her response] that she is careful with money and there is no need to remind her, that parents are friends of their children and do what is best for them; other political and work-related news; sending...
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Letter, 1924
The writer sends greetings on behalf of herself/himself and her/his mother, brothers (Mustafa Khan and Murtaza Khan), and younger sister (Kubra Khanum); sends greetings and apologies to her/his brothers, ‘Ali Asghar Khan and Muhammad Baqir Khan, for not writing separately to them.
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Letter, 1915
About receiving the addressee's letter and items, some complaints, a request for a wool outfit, ‘Amid Lashkar's visits to Haji Mirza ‘Alinaqi, and sending extra money to the house
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Letter, 1914
The writer [probably female] has received the addressee's letter of 22 of Ramazan; sends greetings on behalf of Hajiyah Khanum; she will send sour pomegranate and pomegranate paste that the addressee had asked for; talks about how Aqa Kuchak had wanted to let go of the male servants upon Aqa's order, but that the servants responded by saying that they do not want a stipend and are not leaving unless Aqa personally asks them; she sends greetings on behalf of Khanumjan [her mother] and mentions how Khanumjan is wistful about the past and regrets that with the servants gone, they have to wear...
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Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi, 1924
Three sheets of a letter and an envelope from Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to his brother, Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi; about being dismissed from governorship of Quchan and the subsequent difficulties, including financial hardship for Sarkar Khanum; discusses political and governmental issues; asks his brother to follow up on his situation in Tehran and to send greetings to Khanum on his behalf and reassures them that he will telegraph her in order for her and ‘Ali Akbar to join him as soon as he secures a position,.
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Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi, 1923 or 1924
Letter signed by Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi, probably to his brother, Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi, asking him to visit the editor of the Hayat-i Iran newspaper and explain Siqat al-Saltanah's situation; discusses political issues, complains about Sardar As‘ad's actions, and says that he should not have been dismissed from the governorship of Quchan; also complains about Husayn Khan, saying that he has wasted the revenues from Quchan on his debauchery and all he does is purchase clothing and fur hats, gamble, and chase prostitutes and does not help Siqat al-Saltanah with work, though he cannot...
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Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi
Letter from Siqat al-Saltanah Saduqi to his brother, probably Mirza Isma‘il Khan Saduqi; discusses political issues; complains about Sardar As‘ad's actions; asks his brother to follow up about his situation and says that he would ask him to visit if he gets the governorship of Sabzivar, but will otherwise have to leave Mashhad, as he cannot afford it.
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