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Settlement of Baygum Jan Khanum with her sons, 1873
Prior to this, Baygum Jan Khanum had settled with her two sons, Haji Sayyid Muhammad and Haji Sayyid Abu al-Qasim, over her share of inheritance from her late husband, Haji Mir Kazim, and also over her share of inheritance from Haji Mir Hasan. Now, after some disputes, another settlement is made between them and the sons are required to financially support Baygum Jan Khanum as long as she lives, take her on a pilgrimage to Karbala’ and Mashhad, and pay for her funeral and burial costs. Moreover, she can take hold of her household furnishings, including bedding, carpets, kitchenware, and...
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Two sale settlements, 1918
Aqa Haji Ismaʻil, son of the deceased Aqa Muhammad from Turqabah, and his wife, Umm-i Layla, the daughter of Aqa Zu al-Faqar from Turqabah, sell a property to Haj ʻAli Akbar, the son of Aqa Karbalayi Ismaʻil from Turqabah, and Aqa Muhammad ʻAli, the son of Haji Muhammad Hasan from Turqabah for 88 tumans on May 27, 1918. A note on verso reads: "Haji ʻAli Akbar and Aqa Muhammad ʻAli sell the whole property to Saltanat Khanum, the daughter of Riza Quli Bayg from Mashhad, for 123 tumans. October 6, 1918."
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...