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About Bibi Kuchak Khanum's property, 1879
The document reads in part: Haji Muhammad Riza, the merchant from Khurasan, acknowledged that he had settled his property, including his ownership share of Zarkish farm, to his deceased wife, Bibi Kuchak Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Karbalayi Muhammad Zargar. The deceased lady settled all her belongings to her daughter's son, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Hasan. Haji Mulla Nawruz ʻAli (known as Fazil Bastami) testifies that all the property mentioned should be owned by this grandchild, and that whoever confiscated it should return it. Written in August 18, 1879.
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Haji Mulla Husayn's settlement, 1884
The document reads, in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled his property in Sarshur district to his two underage sons, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Aqa Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli. Until thirty years from the date of this document, the benefits of the settled property are for Haji Mulla Husayn. When he dies and the underage children come of age, with the knowledge of their mother, who will oversee the execution of the will, they have to pay 200 tumans of the benefit as Khums [religious tithe] over the course of four years, paying 50 tumans each years. [On margin:] After four years of...
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Settlement and will of Haji Mulla Husayn, 1882
The document reads in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled 1500 tumans and a man [three kilograms] of salt with his three sons, Aqa Mirza Muhammad Riza Khadim, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Baqir, and Aqa Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli. If the settlor dies, these sons, Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli, should, when their mother (Haji Mulla Husayn's permanent wife) is informed, pay the expenses for the burial, funeral, religious tithes and duties, and rawzah using the settled money with Aqa Muhammad Riza. The changes in the two wills were confirmed by the testator when he was alive. If the...