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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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Includes greetings and expresses how much the writer misses the recipient of the letter, asks the recipient to return from the trip to Isfahan after meeting with [illegible], and sends the mother's greetings.
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Letter
From a father in Na’in to his daughter or son in Isfahan. It conveys the writer's greetings, expresses how much he has missed his children after not seeing them for a year, reports the cold weather and the rain in Na’in, sends Gawhar Taj's greetings, and mentions that another letter was sent by the older son of Shahi a few days ago.
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Letter from Muhammad ‘Amiri to his wife, Azarmidukht, 1957
Includes greetings and talks about Ghulamhusayn's successful hand surgery, his precarious air travel and consequent landing in Isfahan, visiting his brother in Shimiran, Azar's passport, purchasing items needed by Azar, and other financial and property-related issues
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Miscellaneous poems and writings
A collection of poems, including the following: a poem with Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi's handwriting on verso: "my dear late sister, Sadiqah Dawlatabadi who in reality was like a mother to me"--it is not clear if this refers to the person to whom the poem is dedicated; a poem with Khudadad Basit's handwriting and Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi's note on verso: "This is Khudadad Basit's hand-writing and he sent this poem to me when I was in Isfahan;" a poem with Mirza Aqa Khan Kirmani's hand-writing according to a note written on the back page; a poem with the theme of trees; a poem written by Hisam...
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her son, Muhammad ‘Amiri; about his trip, news of the family, including Nusrat Allah’s children being sent to a school in Isfahan except Mihran and Mihrdad, who will be staying in Kirman, Niptun’s marriage ceremony in Tehran, her own blurred vision, Mirza Muhammad Khan's collection of pistachios in Abariq, and discusses her pilgrimage
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Letter regarding a woman taking refuge
Regarding a woman who has run away and taken refuge at the house of the addressee in Isfahan; the writer asks for her return to the uncle. Referring to his previous letter, he expresses gratitude that the addressee has taken care of her and that she had been wise enough to go to him; it is as if she had taken refuge in her own house. The writer emphasizes that the matter should be dealt with according to the edicts of the shari‘a and sunna, especially on such a sensitive issue. If the man's family have a rightful claim, they should bring it forth; only if a settlement cannot be agreed upon,...
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Copy of settlement between Rubabah and Fatimah Sultan, 1900
Copy of a settlement between Rubabah, daughter of Muhammad Khalil, son of Haj Muhammad from Qazvin and resident of Isfahan, and her aunt, Fatimah Sultan, daughter of the merchant Muhammad Mahdi from Qazvin and resident of Isfahan, who is Rubabah's mother-in-law, exchanging everything that Rubabah owns, including property, money, gold jewelry, copperware, books, furniture, clothes, and dishes for seventy-five grams of sugar candy.
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Mirza Mufid Shaykh al-Islam to Mirza Buzurg Shaykh al-Islam
From Tehran, Mirza Mufid Shaykh al-Islam writes to his oldest son, Mirza Buzurg Shaykh al-Islam, in Mahmud Abad.
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Letter of greetings, in which the writer asks the addressee to leave Taft sooner and that tells them that s/he can send her/his carriage and pack animals for this voyage.
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