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Letters and other writings of Haji Sayyid Muhammad Isfahani
Booklet consists of several letters and writings of Haji Sayyid Muhammad [of Isfahan], in Istanbul and Edirne, originally copied by Mirza Mustafa Katib [the Scribe], bearing the completion date of January 1921. The present text was copied by F. Azali and was completed on April 5, 1987, with a copy of another 1852 text, completed on April 9, 1987. Among the addressees of Haji Sayyid Muhammad's letters are: his sister (not named), Qanitah (Subh-i Azal's wife), Aqa Nur al-Nur, Aqa Sayyid Hashim. Two are addressed to "my dear friend."
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Regarding ‘Ismat Agha's salary, 1910
Documents include power of attorney from ‘Ismat Agha, daughter of Haji Muhammad Husayn Ihtisham al-Tawliyyah, to her brother, Aqa Muhammad Khan, to represent and receive her salary; and her identity verification and salary form
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Regarding Fatimah Khanum and Sughra Khanum's salaries, 1910
Documents include letters of salary confirmation for Sughra Khanum and Fatimah Khanum, daughters of Mirza Mustafa Naqqash (painter) (from ‘Ali Ashraf's family); their power of attorney to Karbalayi Muhammad Javad to represent and receive their salaries; and their identity verification and salary forms
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Regarding Khanum Buzurg Khanum and Zahra Khanum's salaries, 1910
Documents include letter of salary confirmation for Khanum Buzurg Khanum and Zahra Khanum (daughters of Jabbar Khan from Haj Sadiq's family), and Malakah Khanum (daughter of Khvurshid Khanum); and their identity verification and salary forms; since Sitarah Khanum and Khvurshid Khanum (other daughters of Jabbar Khan) have died, Zahra Khanum and Malakah Khanum receive their salaries as well.
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Writing, 1908
It begins with quotations from Baha’ Allah and ‘Abd al-Baha’, and includes the importance of the meeting between Tayirah Khanum, Mr. Charles Mason Remey, and Mr. Sydney on uniting west and east under the Baha'i faith; at the end of their talk, they told Tayirah Khanum about American women, and Tayirah Khanum took off her pearl necklace and handed it to Mr. Remey to give it to the American women. This pearl necklace was given to Tayirah Khanum by Malakah Iran, sister of Muzaffar al-Din Shah. It also includes a list of Baha’i women who hold meetings in different cities in Iran.