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Legal documents and settlements of Manzar al-Dawlah, 1877-1905
Legal documents and settlements concerning Farahzad and Shimiran properties belonging to Manzar al-Dawlah, daughter of ‘Abbas Quli Mirza, wife of Haj Bayan al-Mamalik, including: sale settlement of shares of Haj ‘Ali Muhammad Farahzadi's sons (Haj Muhammad Husayn and Haj Muhammad ‘Ali) to Aqa Sayyid ‘Aziz Allah (March 16, 1877); Lease contract between Mashhadi Ramazan Farahzadi and Haji Sayyid ‘Aziz Allah (October 5, 1891); document regarding the payment of religious tithe by Mashhadi Ramazan ‘Ali Farahzadi to Haji Sayyid ‘Aziz Allah (September 26, 1901); and sale document of the properties...
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Munirah Jaʻfari's booklet of religious dues payments
From booklet pages: "In the name of God, at the beginning of the religious day for Munir Jaʻfari, on November 27, 1973, from 20200 tumans that she had saved from her salary as a cleric, she gave 4040 tumans to Ayatollah Milani in lieu of paying possible debts and settled to pay the same amount in monthly installments;" "In the name of God, 1000 tumans was received on November 27, 1973, Muhammad Hadi al-Husayni Milani;" "In the name of God, 1000 tumans was received, Sayyid Muhammad Hadi al-Husayni Milani, 1974;" "In the name of God, 1000 tumans was received, on November 10, 1974, Sayyid...
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Haji Mulla Husayn's settlement, 1884
The document reads, in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled his property in Sarshur district to his two underage sons, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Aqa Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli. Until thirty years from the date of this document, the benefits of the settled property are for Haji Mulla Husayn. When he dies and the underage children come of age, with the knowledge of their mother, who will oversee the execution of the will, they have to pay 200 tumans of the benefit as Khums [religious tithe] over the course of four years, paying 50 tumans each years. [On margin:] After four years of...
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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt, 1919
It mentions the Mashriq al-Adhkar meeting and discusses important issues such as a bank account having been opened in the name of the Tarbiyat girls' school; the school tuition for the students and how students who do not have to pay the tuition are lazy and not working hard; suggests that all the students must pay even a small part of the fee; if Mrs. Kappes finds a girl whom she thinks is bright and ambitious, but her parents cannot afford the school fee, she will let you know. She continues to say that most of the children who are not paying the tuition and come from the lower classes...
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Division of Qamar Taj Khanum’s inheritance, 1933
The possessions of the late Qamar Taj Khanum, daughter of the late Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah, have been divided amongst her inheritors, Husayn Quli Khan Zu al-Faqari (her husband) and her children (Ahmad Khan Mani‘ al-Dawlah, Hamid Khan, Buyuk Khan, Akram Khan, and Ashraf Khan).
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Ahmad Zu al-Faqari's will, 1982
Ahmad Zu al-Faqari, son of the late Husayn Quli Zu al-Faqari, appoints Buyuk Zu al-Faqari and his son, Taqi Zu al-Faqari, as the executors of his will and his wife, Malik Taj Afkham Ibrahimi, as the overseer
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‘Abd al-Karim's will, 1895
The will of ‘Abd al-Karim Sahib Dihdashti, the merchant from Shiraz and son of Muhammad Ibrahim Dihdashti the merchant. He has appointed the following four people as the executors of his will and as the guardians for his underage children: Aqa Muhammad ‘Ali (son of Haj Zayn al-‘Abidin Shirazi the merchant), his [‘Abd al-Karim's] wife (daughter of Mirza Muhammad Riza Dihdashti the merchant), Haj Sayyid Isma‘il Shabankarah the merchant (son of Sayyid ‘Ali Shabankarah and resident of Bushihr), and Haj Ghulam ‘Ali Bihbahani the merchant (son of Mashhadi Riza the merchant). ‘Abd al-Karim has...
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Sayyidah Fatimah Khanum's will, 1931
Sayyidah Fatimah Khanum (known as Khanum Jan), daughter of Haj Sayyid Razi from Fuman, has assigned her children, Sayyid Muhammad Riza and Nur al-Hajiyah (Aqa Mir Isma‘il's wife), as the executors of her will to manage payments of her debts, transfer her deceased body to Qum for burial at her father's mausoleum, as well as payments for fifty years worth of prayers and fasts and other religious rights and charities.
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Settlement between Aqa Baygum and her children, 1904
Settlement between Aqa Baygum, daughter of Haj Muhammad Javad from Isfahan and wife of Haj Muhammad Sadiq from Dastjird, and her two sons, Muhammad Hadi Arbab and Muhammad Shafi‘, exchanging four-and-one-half acres of a property in Dastjird, which she inherited from her son, Hasan ‘Ali, for one hundred dinars. Aqa Baygum also settles her mahr with the mentioned sons for ten misqals [unit of weight] of crystal candy. They agree that if Aqa Baygum passes away, the mahr should be spent on: the Fatihah, ten years of fasting and prayer, the Imam's share being given to Shaykh Ahmad, tithing to...
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Wills of Iskandar Khan, 1904 to 1908
1- In his will, dated October 20, 1904, Haj Iskandar Khan Yavar has appointed Aqa Mir Asad Allah and Aqa Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Aqa Mirza Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar the executors of his and his wife's wills and Mulla Isma‘il Shaykh al-Islam as their overseer. According to a separate document, he has given a fifth of his belongings, including properties, household furnishings, clothing, and the mahr to his wife [Baygum Khanum]. Of what remains, after deducting his debts, a third should be spent on: thirty years of prayers and fasts on his behalf, the Hajj, his burial in Najaf, and charity. The...
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