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Marriage contract of Murvarid and Aqa Yahya, 1854
Marriage contract between Murvarid, daughter of Haji ʻAli and Aqa Yahya, son of Mulla Yaʻqub on 5 May 1854.
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Ketubah of Murvarid and Yahuda, 5613 [1853]
Marriage contract of Murvarid, daughter of Nisim, and Yahuda, son of Yaʻkuv [Yaʻkov] in 5613 [1853].
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Ketubah of Istir [Esther] and Yaʻkov, 5465 [1885]
Marriage contract of Istir [Esther] (Sahib Jan Khanum), daughter of Binjamin and Yaʻkuv [Yaʻkov], son of Yahuda
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Marriage contract of Jan Jan Khanum and ʻAbd al-Karim, 1875
Marriage contract of Jan Jan Khanum, daughter of Aqa Yahya and ʻAbd al-Karim, son of Muhammad Yusuf in 1875.
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Ketubah
A marriage contract of a Jewish family from Mashhad.
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Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, 1925
Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan Munshi Bashi, and Mirza Hasan Khan Mukarram al-Sultan, the son of Aqa Muhammad Sadiq Aqa the merchant from Kashan. The mahr is a Qurʼan, a Kashmir shawl, a diamond ring, and eight hundred tumans. Part of the mahr has been paid and the rest remains the groom's debt. The conditions of the marriage contract are the following: for five years, Qamar Sultan Khanum has the right to divorce if her husband is absent for more than a year, or does not pay living expenses. The groom also promises that for fifty years he will...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Muntasir Lashkar writes to [Mirza Abu Turab] ‘Amid Lashkar and asks him to reflect more on his and his mother's decision to go on pilgrimage to Mashhad, as the roads are rough and hazardous, and the trip is costly. He disagrees with ‘Azimat Khanum paying the expenses of the trip, and reminds Validah about ‘Azimat Khanum's situation, that her child was taken away from her, and she was sent to her father's house, and advises them not to spend her money; he then asks about ‘Amid Lashkar's salary and advises ‘Amid Lashkar to look after the family, especially Mirza Mahmud Khan's studies and the...
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Anthology and four essays - part II
Second part of an anthology; includes several essays and three marriage contracts: the first marriage contract, written by Mirza ʻAbd al-Ghaffar Khan, is between Balqays Banu, the youngest daughter of Mirza ʻAli Riza, with Muhammad Taqi Khan (Biglar Baygi of Kirman and a previous custodian in Mashhad), son of Mirza Shams al-Din Muhammad (also a former custodian of Mashhad). The second marriage contract has no trace of the bride's name or mahr. The bridegroom is Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi, son of Haji ʻAbd Allah (the judge); the third marriage contract is between Havva Baygum, the...
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Marriage contract of Kawkab al-Muluk Ghaffari and ‘Isa Bihzadi, 1933
Marriage contract of Kawkab Khanum [Kawkab al-Muluk] Ghaffari, born in 1914, resident of Mashhad, daughter of Shahzadah Husayn Mirza, and Mirza ‘Isa Khan Bihzadi, born in 1900, resident of Mashhad, son of Mirza Musa Khan on August 28, 1933. Mahr was fifteen thousand rials, five thousands of which was received by Kawkab Khanum and the rest was owed to her. Wittnesses: Ahmad Radpour and Mirza Muhsin Khan Sipahdariyan.
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Nusrat Sharifi to ʻAliyah Mashayikhi
Nusrat Sharifi's letter from Mashhad to ʻAliyah Mashayikhi, along with its envelope. It reads: "Dear sister, I hope you are doing well. We received your letter. We are all good and the only thing that is missing is you, especially when we go to the other yard and see you are not there. Bibi Khanum, Khanum Buzurg, and Khanum Jan send their greetings, as do the wives of Mr. Shah and Mr. Amir Husayn Khan. Turan Khanum, Aqdas Agha, and ʻIsmat al-Muluk say they miss you a lot. We don't know if you also think of us. Aqa Nasr Allah sends you kisses and whenever he goes to the other yard he says,...
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