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Affidavit and confirmation letter regarding Nuzhat al-Dawlah's will, 1931
Inquiry from people who learned from Muhammad Husayn Khan Sardar ‘Ashayir [Nuzhat al-Dawlah's second husband] that Nuzhat al-Dawlah had included the villages of Sis and Malikzadah in her will and their testimony in two documents dated June 8, 1931 and June 18, 1931; a document, dated June 16, 1931, confirming Nuzhat al-Dawlah's will regarding the villages of Sis and Malikzadah.
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Dispute between Fath‘ali Khan and Amir Zakariya's peasants, 1855
Regarding the ownership of Amir Zakariya village; the peasants were unable to provide valid documents of ownership. The evidence instead suggested that Najafqulikhan Biglarbaygi from Tabriz had purchased the village from Akhund Mulla Asad Allah. The property then passed on to his inheritors.
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Letter
Letter regarding the situation of the peasants in the villages of Sis, Amir Zakariya, and Malik-zadah; states that villagers have sold all their belongings and are short of food and responds to the addressee's assertion about making some soup and giving it to the villagers.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to his sister-in-law
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar; addressed to his sister-in-law; about sending ‘Amid Lashkar's allowance, the revenue from the grains from Khalifah Kandi village and Khan's estate, which belongs to all the inheritors, via Muhammad Khan; Karim Khan and his sister's shares; suggests that they send ‘Amid Lashkar to visit Satvat al-Saltanah on Fridays with their requests; discusses receiving wheat, rent, and payments.
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Letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
The writer explains why Nuzhat al-Dawlah did not receive the letter s/he had sent from Marand to Malikzadah and discusses the dispute between Mahdikhan, the steward for Qarajah, and the peasants of Kashk Saray over land demarcations, the putting up of signs, the Jamah Buzurgi village, and the grains from Kashk Saray.
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Letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding her properties
The writer suggests sowing the piece of land in the Sis village instead of building a house and discusses: sending flour, sowing barley, distributing wheat among the peasants, hiring a new gardener for the village of Yangajah, the stipends for the stewards and other workers, the issue about Hamzah, the petition by Turkman peasants and helping the poor, the delivery of the flour and the situation with Haji ‘Ali Ghulamluyi, the peasants' requests for wheat, and the request by the writer's brother, Najafquli.
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Letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding her properties
Part of a letter, regarding the requests by the workers of the orchards, the women weavers of Qarajah, payment of wages in money and goods to the workers and women weavers, the delay in sending barley and hay due to the muddy roads, the assignment of three people to guard the house and the garden in Malikzadah, and Ghulamhusayn Khan's request for an animal for qanat works.
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Letter to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding her properties
The writer discusses precipitation, sowing flowers, vegetables, crops, etc., Jabbar the gardener's request to purchase grapevines, the gardener's stipend, and Muhammad ‘Ali's request for bread and wheat.
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Payment instruction and affidavit, 1918 and 1929
Two sets of writing on a sheet of paper: Nuzhat al-Dawlah's request that Haji ‘Ali Aqa Kumpani pay seventy tumans to Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, dated May 1, 1918. The second is an inquiry regarding the late Nuzhat al-Dawlah's will written on April 13, 1924, which included the villages of Sis and Malikzadah and has passed the ownership of some properties to the writer and three other people. When the will was written, the writer resided in Najaf. S/he returned three years later (one year after Nuzhat al-Dawlah's death). Now, five years after the will, s/he is asking for testimony of those who...
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Petition by the people of Khaminah
The people of Khaminah have written to a woman [possibly Nuzhat al-Dawlah] regarding their problems with the current steward, requesting that she would send a trustworthy person to review the accounts, compare them to that of the steward, and insure that he is not exacting taxes more than what is recorded.
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