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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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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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Letter from ‘Abbas Khan's wife to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1904
Discusses the hardships she and her children have been through after her husband (‘Abbas Khan)'s death, including creditors asking for their money, of which she has none; and rejecting ‘Ali Akbar Khan's claim. She asks the addressee for help and a stipend.