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Letters from Najm al-Saltanah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Najm al-Saltanah's letters to her brother ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, including the following: one about a disease outbreak in Tehran and the health of various women at the court; one requesting her brother's advice on several properties, including Ismaʻil Abad and the qanat of Rustam Abad; some about the appointment of her husband Vakil al-Mulk to the Ardabil government; one about her decision to cancel her pilgrimage at Farmanfarma's request; one about her desire that Muzaffar al-Din Mirza (then the crown prince) permit his daughter (Ashraf Fakhr al-Dawlah, daughter of Surur...
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Renting Hazrat-i ʻUlya's property, 1910
Mukhbir al-Saltanah's telegram from Tabriz to the Ministry of the Interior. He talks about two issues, one of which is Mushir al-Mamalik's rental of the property of Hazrat-i ʻUlya.
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Letter from Najm al-Saltanah to Nusrat al-Dawlah [?]
Expressing her sadness for the death of Nasir al-Saltanah, son of Surur al-Saltanah, and her great concern about the condition of her sister (Surur al-Saltanah) and how she is coping with the death of her son. She asks the addressee to take care of Surur al-Saltanah during this difficult time.
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Letter from Arfaʻ al-Dawlah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1907
About the arrival of Hazrat-i ʻUlya and Nasir al-Din Mirza to Istanbul, sending an official carriage from the Sultan to the train station and the presence of Iranian merchants to welcome them, staying at the embassy for a few days to prepare for their pilgrimage to Mecca, and sending telegrams by the writer to different places to get ready to welcome Hazrat-i ʻUlya and Nasir al-Din Mirza on their way to Mecca
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
After different tests and seeing several doctors, it has been determined that Nasr al-Dawlah's illness is mental. The doctors' diagnosis are to keep him in psychiatric care for a period of time; if Nasr al-Dawlah is not hospitalized, he may attempt to commit suicide or murder others. Two conditions are required in French law to accept someone into psychiatric care: one is a doctor's diagnosis and the other is permission from a family member of the patient and a description of the difficulties.
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From Najm al-Saltanah
Malik Taj Najm al-Saltanah states that Hazrat ‘Illiyah [Surur al-Saltanah] is doing well, but they are missing the addressee. She also talks about selling some properties in Tehran.
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Letter from Najm al-Saltanah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Discusses the delay in sending Ashraf al-Muluk's belongings because of Vazir Daftar's illness; delivering Shukuh al-Saltanah's gift through Haji Muhammad Khan; and her recommendation regarding Surur al-Dawlah's request to send the ring through Nusrat al-Dawlah
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Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1890
Haji Sayyid Yahya Adib al-Shu‘ara’ (from Tabriz)'s petition discusses the pension of Mulla Yahya and ʻAbd Allah Bayg, the hardships the author went through during his pilgrimage to Mecca, and the delay in paying one-third of Mulla Yahya's belongings to his inheritors. This delay was caused by the heir of Haji Muhammad Baqir who is the Kadkhuda (village chief) of a village, which is owned by Surur al-Saltanah. His appointees sabotaged the payment despite the efforts of Mustashar al-Sultan. At the end, the author refers to the necessity of paying the one-third and asks the addressee to...
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Settlement between Surur al-Saltanah and Haj Mihrab Khan, 1909
A settlement between Hazrat-i ʻUlya Surur al-Saltanah (wife of Muzaffar al-Din Shah) and Haj Mihrab Khan over villages in Kujur, Mazandaran. She rents several villages to Mihrab Khan from 1910 for three years. Each year, Mihrab Khan has to pay 17000 tuman to Surur al-Saltanah in 3 installments. He also has to send 9000 kg rice each year (after the crop is collected) and send it to Surur al-Saltanah in Tehran. The document bears the seal of Surur al-Saltanah.
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Letter about Surur al-Saltanah's trip
Includes the author's concern about the difficulties of Hazrat-i ʻUlya [Surur al-Saltanah]'s sea travel to ʻAtabat with her son, Nasir al-Din Mirza
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