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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi to Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi, 1905
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his brother, Muhammad Taqi Nizam Mafi, sending greetings and asking the address of Aqa.
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Khadijah Sultan to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Khadijah Sultan writes to her daughter, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, and complains that she has not heard from her. She then reports that Aqa [Riza Khan Nizam al-Saltanah] has become the governor of Kirmanshah and describes his preparations for travel and who will accompany him. She also mentions that Nizam al-Saltanah has not left them with enough money and did not even give her back the thousand and two hundred tumans he owed them.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), sharing family news. Specifically, she informs him that their brother and sister, Mahmud Khan and Ma'sumah Khanum, are doing well, but are not much interested in their lessons, since their previous tutors are gone and they do not like the new one.
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Letter about family news, including the conflicts that Nizam al-Saltanah has to deal with in Shiraz; the political situation and accompanying sense of insecurity; the family's temporary move to Shimiran because of this and their return; the arrest of Mughis al-Saltanah, and the confiscation of Nizam al-Saltanah's property. The writer, a relative of ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, then talks about her or his attendance at her wedding.
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Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) to Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah
Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam) writes to his sister, Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah, sending his greetings and telling her about his education.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), 1910
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him family news and that thieves have been looting people's houses, including those of Vusuq al-Dawlah and Hishmat al-Dawlah in addition to their own. She also talks about the people of Tehran's fear of the passing comet and how they talked about the end of the universe.
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Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah to Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam)
Zahra Sultan Nizam Mafi (‘Izzat al-Saltanah) writes to her brother, Muhammad ‘Ali Nizam Mafi (Salar Mu‘azzam), telling him their father (Riza Khan Nizam al-Saltanah)'s good news: the people he arrested in Kirmanshah have been turned over to the police and the newspaper Iran-i Naw always publishes positive reports about his government in Kirmanshah.
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The author [possibly Zahra Sultan ‘Izzat al-Saltanah] conveys family news: Mahmud Khan and Ma‘sumah Khanum both have a cold and Aqa [Nizam al-Saltanah] is preparing for his trip to Kirman. She talks about Salar Muhtasham's telegrams from Tabriz and the unrest there. ‘Izzat al-Saltanah describes the renovations in the Baha’ al-Mulk's garden. On the opposite page there is a note in a different handwriting about choosing a place, probably for vacation.
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Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her husband Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam: Khadijah Sultan's draft of a letter in which she complains about not receiving any news from her husband and asks him to write more often to her, and also writes about their children (Muhammad ʻAli Khan, Mirza Taqi Khan, and Zahra Sultan)'s well-being; a letter complaining about Riza Quli Khan's decision to send Muhammad ʻAli Khan (their son) to Beirut instead of London or Belgium, arguing that if Beirut were an appropriate place to study, Nizam al-Saltanah would have sent his son there or Sa‘d al-Mulk would have...
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Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah to Khadijah Sultan
Riza Quli Khan Nizam al-Saltanah writes to his wife, Khadijah Sultan, and mentions the battles he has been fighting with Qavam al-Mulk in Fars. He complains that his wife does not write often enough or is angry with him when she does. He talks about how lucky they are to have Farmanfarma's son as their son-in-law. Riza Quli Khan then discusses Zahra Sultan's dowry and the amount of cash he can pay. He has attached a list of objects, including household furnishings and silverware, that they can provide.
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