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Petition of Haydar Khan's wife to Shuja‘ Al-Dawlah, 1914
Petition by the wife of Haydar Khan (from Sarab) to Shuja‘ Al-Dawlah, who complains that her husband left her to live in Sarab seven years ago, one year after their marriage. He neither comes back nor pays her alimony. She mentions her previous complaints were to no avail and urges Shuja‘ Al-Dawlah to order Haydar Khan to take her to Sarab or pay her alimony or divorce her. On the margin, Shuja‘ Al-Dawlah has ordered Isma‘il Khan Amir Tuman to rectify her situation.
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Petition of Karbalayi Musayyab and Karbalayi Yusuf
Petition of Karbalayi Musayyab and Karbalayi Yusuf, addressed to a woman, regarding the master's order to collect aid from the peasants to give to the poor and the way the sheriff and village chief have been sabotaging the process
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Petition of the elders to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
The elders of the village of Turkman write to Nuzhat al-Dawlah to complain about Mulla Haydar, who interferes in everything and is not only the mulla, but also plays the roles of the village chief and steward. They report that Mulla Haydar has married off a woman, who is the wife of one of the peasants and had left for Khurasan five or six years ago, to his own nephew. They plead for Nuzhat al-Dawlah to relieve them from Mulla Haydar's ill-treatment, swearing on Sa‘id al-Mulk's soul.
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Petition of the shopkeepers of Miyanaj
A group of shopkeepers in Miyanaj [Miyanah] write to a cleric about an Armenian named Sarkiz, the liquor seller, who has purchased a building in the center of Miyanaj. People gather there to drink at night, they get drunk and behave dishonorably. Despite the signers' complaints against him, the government of Miyanaj has done nothing and has deferred the issue to the government of Tabriz.
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Petition regarding a cleric's decree, 1926
‘Abd al-Muhammad the textile seller from Bunab writes to a cleric regarding his decree revoking a settlement related to his deceased daughter; because some people have questioned its authenticity; he requests a second decree.
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Petition to Nusrat al-Dawlah Khanum
Haji Amin Daftar, son of the late Mustashar al-Saltanah, writes to Nusrat al-Dawlah about his hardship and asks for help
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Petition to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
The peasants of the village of Turkaman write to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding compliance with her order for their cooperation in helping the poor. They state that everyone has been involved except Musa Kalantar, Karbalayi Khalil, and Hamd Allah Kadkhuda [the village chief], who have enticed the steward, Mashhadi Muhammad Aqa, to send a faulty report to Nuzhat al-Dawlah. They explain that the purpose of their gathering has merely been to follow her orders to help the poor. They also mention that no one has received anything from Nuzhat al-Dawlah's nine thousand and five hundred-tuman donation,...
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Petition to Nuzhat al-Dawlah
Petition by ‘Abd Allah Qazzaq (cossack), resident of Sifidan village, to Nuzhat al-Dawlah regarding the cheating and bribery by Hasan Sultan over the grain. At the end, he requests a thirty-tuman loan from Nuzhat al-Dawlah.
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Petition to the head of the police station
Complaint against Mahdiyah who has deceived the author's son and cursed him and his wife
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Regarding daughter of Karbalayi Isma‘il
Petition about Karbalayi Isma‘il's daughter, who according to her father was supposed to stay in the house until the court order, which she ignored
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