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Letter, 1924
The writer refers to the addressee's request for bringing his family to be with him, and explains his disagreement with it due to Anis al-Dawlah's mismanagement and worrying about leaving the house vacant with no family there, but at the end leaves it to the addressee to decide; mentions visiting the addressee's family, Raziyah, Marziyah; Buyuk Khanum goes to the Namus school and her progress in learning the alphabet; Safiyah and Tahirah will start primary school after the test, and they study well, but Buyuk is in prepatory; he then mentions Sawlat al-Saltanah's servant's delivery of some...
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Petition to Nusrat al-Dawlah Khanum
Haji Amin Daftar, son of the late Mustashar al-Saltanah, writes to Nusrat al-Dawlah about his hardship and asks for help
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Dividing the inheritance of Sa‘id al-Mulk's daughters, 1874
Sa‘id al-Mulk's landed properties are divided among his three daughters, who have inherited them. Husaynquli Khan and Mirza Salih Khan represent their wives (Sa‘id al-Mulk's daughters) and Shahzadah Khanum represents Nusrat al-Dawlah, who is the guardian of the underage Zinat Taj Khanum. The document lists the properties and shares of each party; part of the shared property remained undivided for everyone's benefit.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, probably from Muntasir Lashkar; inquires about ‘Amid Lashkar's education and tells him to ask Mashhadi Bayram‘ali to look after the children well; discusses sending flour by way of Haji Khan, purchasing wheat to make flour, promissory notes, taxes, Iftikhar al-Dawlah, and the letter to Hamid Khan; urges ‘Amid Lashkar to supervise the children's education; and lastly, sends his greetings to Validah Maqami [a woman who is like a mother].
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The Family of Amin al-Mamalik
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Division of ‘Abd al-‘Ali Khan's inheritance, 1892
‘Abd al-‘Ali Khan's inheritance, has, under the supervision of Mulla Riza, been divided among the following: Muhammad (his father), Fatimah Baygum (his mother), his underage daughter (Haji Khan Yavar as her guardian), and his sister; the share and mahr of his wife, Gawhar Taj Khanum (Baba Khan's daughter), has also been distributed to her.
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Amin al-Mamalik family
The seated person is Amin al-Mamalik; the inscription on verso reads: “the deceased Amin al-Mamalik”
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Letter from Sawlat al-Saltanah to ‘Amid Lashkar
Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, with Sawlat al-Saltanah's seal; on the right page, Haji Mirza ‘Ali Aqa has requested that Sawlat al-Saltanah keep the allowance of the inheritors of Ghaffar Sultan, who are underage, mute, and helpless; Sawlat al-Saltanah is sending this letter to ‘Amid Lashkar with his own note on the left page asking him to take care of the issue.
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Letter from ‘Abd al-Husayn
Letter with ‘Abd al-Husayn's seal on verso; advising the addressee to write more often and in more detail, while keeping things confidential; mentions the addressee's request for bedding from the mother and asks for more patience until they can afford it; discusses the purchase of three kharvars [unit of weight] and sixty mans [unit of weight] wheat from Qaranquran village, sending ten mans of cheese for the house, and receiving Nur Muhammad Sultan's thirty tumans; advises the addressee on taking care of the household and the children, and not letting anyone get out of the house.
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Sale document, 1907
Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Mirza Rahim Khan, who is the guardian of the underage daughter of Ihtisham al-Hukama’, has purchased part of a house from her for forty-three tumans and a monthly rent of eight thousand six hundred dinars for one year