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Letter of ultimatum
The writer explains how at first s/he had requested Nasir al-Mulk's help in solving this problem. After not getting an answer, in the absence of Ziya’ al-Mulk, the writer is giving an ultimatum to the recipient warning that s/he will go to the Premier's house, talk to Mahd ‘Ulya, hold a sit-in, or stop the Premier's carriage in order to get an answer. If none of these worked, s/he will personally go to the Shah's garden and bring her/his appeal to the Shah or the crown prince.
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Maʻsumah Khanum's call for justice
Maʻsumah Khanum, mother of Hamzah Khan and Mustafa Khan, writes to call for justice, reporting the ill-treatment of the landlord who confiscated their house and whose companion sexually assaulted her children. She also threatens to sit in Shujaʻ al-Dawlah's stable in protest.
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Requesting help from ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author asks for ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma’s intervention in support of eight Kalhor families who are holding a sit-in at Hamadan’s Imamzadah. They are protesting Ghulam Husayn Khan Ishik Aqasi’s attempt for their forced migration despite the promises made to them during Amir Nizam’s period.
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Telegram by Kalhur clan elders, 1920 or 1921
Telegram regarding the distress caused by Amir A‘zam's government on the Kalhur clan, including taking money from the peasants and torturing the village chiefs; the clan elders are holding a sit-in at the Kirmanshah court, and their wives and children have been roaming the desert.
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Regarding the affair of Khanum Taj and Sayyid Karim, 1925
In a letter to Hujjat al-Islam Mirza Sadiq Aqa, the writer describes how Sayyid Karim has faked the divorce of Khanum Taj, daughter of Riza Khan Shuja‘ Lashkar and wife of Mirza Habib Allah Muntakhib Daftar, and they have fled from Amirabad village to Tabriz. After Mirza Habib Allah's complaint, Sayyid Karim bribed two Mullas and forced Mirza Habib Allah to divorce his wife in exchange for two villages, owned by Khanum Taj. Subsequently, it becomes clear that the two villages had already been sold to someone else and that Khanum Taj was four months pregnant prior to the divorce. Mirza Habib...
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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...
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Dispute over a bathhouse, 1927
Correspondence regarding Anvari Tutunchi (tobacconist)'s complaint, including a petition to the Governor of Saqqiz and Banah and the Majlis, as well as correspondence between the Majlis and the Ministry of Interior; Anvari claims that his father had purchased a bathhouse from Mr. Amini a few years ago, but now Mr. Amini's sister (‘Abd Allah Khan's wife) claims ownership, and due to her connections is supported by the government of Saqqiz. The writer demands a review of the case in a court under the Ministry of Justice.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Hakim Haq Nazar, 1899
Including 1- a petition by Rahil to Mushir al-Dawlah, regarding the murder of her husband, Haq Nazar, a Jewish doctor in Kurdistan. She claims the murderers were hired by Ishaq, another Jewish doctor; 2- a telegraph from Muhammad Yusuf from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, regarding the murder of Haq Nazar by Fattah, son of ‘Abd al-Rahman, Ma‘ruf, and another person -- all Ottoman nationals. The murderers are in jail but ‘Abd al-Rahman is conducting a sit-in at Hajar Khatun Imamzadah and the house of Shaykh Shukr Allah. The writer requests accountability from the...