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Correspondence regarding the murder of Haydar Quli, 1919
Investigation of the murder of Haydar Quli with the order of Hisam al-Mulk's wife. Includes correspondence among the Governors of Savah and Zarand, Tehran, and Hamadan. According to a report by the gendarmerie, Hisam al-Mulk's wife stopped at Gharq Abad village on her way to Hamadan. During the night, Haydar Quli entered her house intending to commit robbery but one of the servants arrested him. In the morning, while he attempted to escape, he was shot in the back by the servant. However, the peasants of Gharq Abad claimed in a petition that there was a fight between Haydar Quli and one of...
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Letter about Tuti Khanum's claim
Mentions receiving the addressee's letter; Tuti Khanum (wife of Khazim Khan)'s claim on her paternal inheritance, acting on it, and accusing Aqa Sayyid Hasan the Friday prayer-leader of seizing her shares; Tuti Khanum's daughter (wife of Haydar ‘Ali Khan Sartip (brigadier)) attempts to stop her mother; and the author asked Tuti Khanum to take her claim to Kirmanshah but she refused to do. Also, the author talks about Haydar ‘Ali Khan Sartip (brigadier)'s request to be sent to Hamadan in order to be further from Tuti Khanum as she will not give up on her claim and will create problems for him.
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Requesting help from ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author asks for ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma’s intervention in support of eight Kalhor families who are holding a sit-in at Hamadan’s Imamzadah. They are protesting Ghulam Husayn Khan Ishik Aqasi’s attempt for their forced migration despite the promises made to them during Amir Nizam’s period.
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Telegram from Hisam al-Mulk to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
Mentions Bihjat al-Muluk's arrival in two hours; summoning Taji Khanum and holding Muhammad Husayn Khan; and sending Haji Mustafa, who is trusted by the writer, to Asadabad for an investigation
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her sister, Ma‘sumah Nizam Mafi, asking her to send a photograph of Manizhah and promising to send a photograph of ‘Izzi. ‘Izzat al-Saltanah also advises her sister to send some of her servants to learn to make some dishes and desserts from the new, skilled chef hired by the Hazrat-i Ashraf household. She mentions that she, herself, is learning some recipes from the cooks in addition to the dessert recipes she learned in Hamadan. She finds this particularly helpful in Tehran, as the kitchen would be in the andarun and she does not...
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Telegram from Isma‘il, 1903
Includes the issue of Taji Khanum and her son, Muhammad Husayn Khan
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ʻAli to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1903
About Taji Khanum, mother of Muhammad Husayn Khan, and her quarrel with Khan Baba
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Letter from Haj Mirza Husayn Sarraf to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
Discusses the issues around Hasan Khan's property sales settlements, including complaints about the settlements from his sister and another person; the writer is holding money from these settlements for clarifying the complaints; he asks the addressee to give him permission to give some of the money to Hasan Khan's sister and the other person for reconciliation.
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Draft of an agreement between Taji Khanum and Khusraw Khan, 1903
An ageement over a farm in Asadabad. Taji Khanum claims the farm has been seized by Khusraw Khan, but Khusraw Khan denies this claim and says he has bought the farm; both parties have been asked to get a lawyer and prove their claims ten days after signing this draft.
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Letter from Khan Baba Na’ib Ajudan
The author writes about a quarrel he had with Khanlar Khan over property in Asadabad. The fight continues, even after the death of Khanlar Khan, with his inheritors, including Hasan Khan and Taji Khanum. The writer refers to rulings which were in his favor, but were never executed.