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About selling ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah's female slave, 1909
Published in issue no. 45: ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s female slave was given to Haji Mirza Aqa Bardah-furush (slave seller) to be sold in the bazaar. She had fled but later was captured by police and given back to Haji Mirza Aqa; issue no. 46: three woman have stepped in to raise money for the slave’s freedom; issue no. 47: ‘Ali Muhammad Khan, ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s agent, comes to the office of Iran-i naw and states that the female slave, named Ziba, actually belonged to ‘Ala’ al-Saltanah’s wife, ‘Azimat al-Dawlah, who had granted her freedom a few days earlier. ‘Ali Muhammad Khan holds her letter...
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Marriage contract of Khavar and Haydar, 1919
Marriage contract of Khavar, daughter of the late ‘Ali Akbar, and Karbalayi Haydar, son of the late Karbalayi ‘Ali Quli; the mahr is fifty tumans, some gold worth ten tumans, some copperware worth five tumans, a carpet worth five tumans, a male servant/slave worth five hundred tumans, one-sixth of a house in Faridun Bayg along with a piece of land adjacent to it, and one female slave, dated February 16, 1919. On December 18, 1925, Khavar settles her mahr with her husband for two thousand [dinars] and some sugar cubes as he has taken her several times for pilgrimage to the holy shrines in Iraq.
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, expressing his happiness for the well-being of Qamar al-Muluk and their daughter, ‘Ishrat, news of the earthquake, sending the gazelle they had caught to Sardar, and sending some fabrics for the bedding of the female slave servants
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Marriage contract of Mah Taban and Mirza Ismaʻil, 1888
Marriage contract of Mah Taban, daughter of Mirza Aqa Mustawfi, and Mirza Ismaʻil the accountant, son of Muʻtamad al-Sultan Mirza Ahmad Mustawfi. The mahr includes four hundred tumans in cash, a Qur'an worth thirty tumans, one male slave and one female slave worth seventy tumans, one-sixth of a residential building and a property in Tafrish, and a qanat and a creek in Tasuj. The first three items remain the groom's debt. The groom's father transferred the ownership of the qanat and the creek to the bride.
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, expressing concern about ‘Ishrat (their daughter)'s health, advising her not to take the child outdoors; he requests some sweets, jams, and pickles; he also mentions selling their female slave, Susan, as keeping her is no longer appropriate
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about receiving the oranges, requesting some envelopes, the news of Husayn Abad's qanat being destroyed by flood, shortage and high costs of goods, too much rain and damage to the bath, looking for a female slave, selling wheat, and kissing ‘Ishrat and his other daughter, whom he has not seen yet
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, in which he talks about her pregnancy and taking care of herself when she is due, sending three female slaves for her, Husayn Khan’s marriage date, sending ghee and rice, not having a cook due to Husayn’s illness, approving Qamar al-Muluk’s decision to not kick out Khatun in fear of her curse, ordering Ni‘mat Allah to punish Muhammad the stableboy, the escape of Farrukh, a male slave, to the city to see his sister who works for Zayn al-‘Abidin’s wife, and asking to catch and return him, and a request for two hundred...
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Asad Allah to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Regarding property of Hasan Khan Shahab Lashkar, his mother, and his wife; their deception by Khalil Khan and his son, Sar Khvush Khan; usurpation of their belongings including six male slaves and some weapons; and their imprisonment
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, in which he talks about his travel plans to Narmashir and Bam, Husayn Khan’s mother insisting on holding her son’s wedding in the new lunar month, Haji Shawkat al-Mamalik and Haji Bibi’s travel to Narmashir, Bibi Gawhar’s illness, his contentment about the punishment of Faridan and Muqbil, looking for one or two female slaves, and writing to Vali Khan in Baluchistan about it, death of Tamanna’s child, purchasing chickens in Rubat, asking about the bath business, and receiving narcissuses from Qamar al-Muluk
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