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Balqays Khanum's petition to Majlis
Balqays Khanum's petition against someone who ignored her and her children's rights of inheritance and refused to give them their share of the wealth of her husband. She found the Majlis as the only support available to her.
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Petition to resolve a dispute, 1908
Petition by Bibi Khanum Mah, wife of ‘Ali Kulah-furush [the hat seller], to the Friday prayer leader, requesting to call her husband in order to resolve their dispute. He has not paid her any alimony since they married two years ago. On the margin, the Friday prayer leader asks ‘Ali Kulah-furush to pay him a visit.
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Justice Department to Nuzhat al-Dawlah, 1909
The letter declares that Nuzhat al-Dawlah's verbal expression of impartiality regarding the butler's claim is not accepted and she should send a representative to the court so that the claim can be reviewed in the presence of the claimant.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Mullabashi Taliqani's daughter
Ibrahim Khan's wife wanted to go to the public bath, but her husband refused to let her. While they were disputing, a relative of the husband arrived and the two men killed the wife, disposing of her body that same night. After a few days, when the corpse was found, her father, Haj Mullabashi Taliqani identified her and found out that the couple had had a fight on the day of the murder. He asked Husayn Khan to investigate the case. The documents involve Husayn Khan's reports to the Majlis, correspondence among the Majlis, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, and...
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The Office of the Crown Prince to Nuzhat al-Dawlah, 1915
Regarding Nuzhat al-Dawlah's complaint against the Mujtahid and the consequent order for discharging his agents from the villages owned by Nuzhat al-Dawlah. The writer asks Nuzhat al-Dawlah to confirm the Mujtahid's claim that the agents have been removed so the next steps could be taken.
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Petition of Mirza Ahmad's daughter, 1916
Petition written by Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, lawyer of Mirza Ahmad Hakim Rabit's daughter, to the Justice Department of Fars requesting the interrogation of Haji Mirza Habib Allah and some others who wanted to enter into his client's house without permission.
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Regarding a complaint by Shaykh Mahdi against Mulla Isma‘il, 1910
Correspondence (three documents) of Arfa‘ al-Sultan with the governor of Khurasan regarding the complaint by Shaykh Mahdi from Sabzivar against Mulla Isma‘il from Rubat; he requests securing the city and returning looted property
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Kulsum Khanum's petition against Karim Tabbakh
Documents include correspondence regarding Kulsum's petition against Karim Tabbakh. She writes that Karim Tabbakh has attacked her house and had it evacuated claiming that the woman's son had sold one third of the house to him. She complains that she has been waiting for the court's decision for too long. She asks for help and faster decision-making.
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Regarding the petition of Haji Mirza Sayyid ʻAli Muhammad Larijani's daughter
The documents include a petition from Haji Mirza Sayyid ʻAli Muhammad Larijani's daughter to the Majlis and some related correspondence. The petition is about the money that Haji Sayyid Ibrahim Larijani owed her and refused to pay. Though she compromised to get 1700 tumans instead of the original 4000 tumans debt, he still refused to pay.
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Regarding a complaint against Isma‘il, 1911
Petition by Vali Allah to the governor of Khurasan about the complaint by Isma‘il from Rubat-i Jaz against the malicious acts of Kadkhuda (village chief) Isma‘il; as well as a copy of Isma‘il's petition and its summary