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Bolster and pillow covers
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Division of ‘Izzat Allah Khan Sultan's inheritance
List of ‘Izzat Allah Khan Sultan's belongings, including pack animals, kitchenware, bedding, and household furnishings, which are divided among the inheritors: Gawhar Taj Khanum, Fatimah Baygum Khanum, Munavvar Khanum, and the underage children, Riza Quli Khan, Buyuk Khan, and ‘Ali Akbar Khan.
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Dowry registry of Gawhar Khanum, 1873
Dowry registry of Gawhar Khanum, daughter of the late Haji Muhammad Hasan, including tableware, kitchenware, household furnishings, bedding, carpets, clothing, and bath accessories
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Dowry registry of Shams al-Taj Khanum, 1915
The dowry registry of Shams al-Taj Khanum, the daughter of Amin al-Mamalik, including a Qur’an handwritten by Mirza ‘Ali, a small mirror, bedding, clothing, and household furnishings that have been sent to the house of the groom, Mirza Javad Khan Munshi Huzur, the son of Sayyid Mirza Isma‘il Khan Mani‘ al-Saltanah. Sayyid Mir Jabbar Aqa, Mir Muhammad ‘Ali Aqa, Mir Jalil, Mir al-Hukama’, and Mirza Yusuf Aqa have been witnesses.
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Dowry registry of Zivar Khanum, 1894
Dowry registry of Zivar Khanum, daughter of the late Aqa Mirza Ishaq Khan and wife of Mulla Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza, including a copy of the Qur’an, silver and goldware, kitchenware, glassware, copperware, curtains and fabric, bath accessories, groom and bride attires, men and women's clothing, and carpets
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Dowry registry, 1888
Dowry registry of the daughter of Mu’taman al-Sultan Aqa-yi Amin al-Kuttab and wife of Mirza Mas‘ud Khan, including silver and goldware, kitchenware, glassware, copperware, curtains, bedding, fabric, bath accessories, clothing, and carpets
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Kishvar Khanum's share from her father's belongings
List of belongings of the late Mirza Hamd Allah, including clothing, bedding, carpets, kitchenware, and other household furnishings as well as the list of what his daughter, Kishvar Khanum, has taken
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Letter from Habib Allah
Addressed to "dear brother"; about sending some household furnishing (beddings, rugs, etc.) via Quli Bayg; sends greetings to the daughters of Muzaffar Lashkar [Muntasir Lashkar?] and Mashhadi Khanum; and discusses sending forty five mans [unit of weight] of flour via Mashhadi ‘Abd al-‘Ali's son.
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Letter from ‘Abd al-Husayn
Letter with ‘Abd al-Husayn's seal on verso; advising the addressee to write more often and in more detail, while keeping things confidential; mentions the addressee's request for bedding from the mother and asks for more patience until they can afford it; discusses the purchase of three kharvars [unit of weight] and sixty mans [unit of weight] wheat from Qaranquran village, sending ten mans of cheese for the house, and receiving Nur Muhammad Sultan's thirty tumans; advises the addressee on taking care of the household and the children, and not letting anyone get out of the house.
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Letter, 1904
The writer [probably female] talks about the items they received from the addressee: two shawls, for which she mocks the addressee's taste, a silk duvet, and silk handkerchieves, which she handed out to others according to the addressee's wishes, although there were not enough of them. She also discusses receiving attire from Muhammad, son of Aqa Isma‘il. She says that she is disappointed in how the German silverware had been divided and has put aside one of Surur Khanum's seven trays for herself; mentions that the china dishes are too small; and, at the end, sends greetings on behalf of...