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Petition against Mirza Riza's wife, 1895
Muhammad Husayn (the canvas seller) and Muhammad Taqi Dih Khvariqani state in a telegram written by Amin Humayun to the Premier (Amin al-Sultan) that Mirza Riza's wife has presented a 47-year-old document in the name of Allah Virdi Khan as a 5-year-old document and by doing this she aims to reject Muhammad Husayn and Muhammad Taqi's ownership of the property. This property, as they indicate, belongs to these two persons and is the source of their income. They request that the premier help them not to lose the property.
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Petition of a woman to Amin al-Sultan
A petition, to Amin al-Sultan, written by a woman who was converted to Islam from Judaism by the Friday prayer-leader four years ago. She was forced to marry and now her husband has fled his creditors and left her with their young children wandering in Tehran. She has taken refuge in Amin al-Sultan's house in hope for some help in the cold weather.
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Documents Related to the Shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim
Texts about the shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim, including: a report which talks about the expenses of the shrine of Hazrat ‘Abd al-‘Azim (including shrine, portico, veranda, etc) and other tombs (including that of the Crown Prince, Husayn Khan, Muhsin Mirza, daughter of Muʻizz al-Dawlah, Surur al-Saltanah, Majd al-Dawlah, ‘Abd Allah Mirza, and Sayyid ‘Abd Allah) in the period between 7th to 12th January 1876, an order for compensation written by Amin al-Sultan to Shatir Hashim, whose belongings were stolen, Amin al-Sultan's command that the custodian of the shrine arrest the two criminals...