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From the census office, 1910
On the need to cooperate with the census office, and criticizing men who have refrained from mentioning the names of their female family members in the census
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Payment instruction and affidavit, 1918 and 1929
Two sets of writing on a sheet of paper: Nuzhat al-Dawlah's request that Haji ‘Ali Aqa Kumpani pay seventy tumans to Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, dated May 1, 1918. The second is an inquiry regarding the late Nuzhat al-Dawlah's will written on April 13, 1924, which included the villages of Sis and Malikzadah and has passed the ownership of some properties to the writer and three other people. When the will was written, the writer resided in Najaf. S/he returned three years later (one year after Nuzhat al-Dawlah's death). Now, five years after the will, s/he is asking for testimony of those who...
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Jamilah Khanum’s will, 1908
Jamilah Khanum, daughter of Husayn Quli Khan, appoints her daughter, Qamar Taj Khanum, as the executor of her will. She asks her daughter to donate some part of the property income, transfer her body to Najaf, pay her debt and the cost of burial and funeral, etc.
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi in Najaf, sent from Rasht, about prayer and ablution after intercourse; power of attorney to perform divorce, marriage, and other legal contracts; ownership of dowries after the passing of either the parents or the daughter; responsibility for costs of food, medicine, and a doctor for a woman who is living in her parents' house
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Letter, 1914
Discusses peasants working hard on a rice farm, paying their wages, and being hopeful for a good crop; the writer mentions that he is not aware of a Najaf peasant's salary, and he asks the addressee to send him a copy of the salary contract.
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Shikar Khanum's settlement and will, 1921
Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, the daughter of the late Haji Allahyar Ganjah and the wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the merchant from Ganjah, makes a claim against her brother, Mulla Najaf, regarding her inheritance from her father and her mother, Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mustafa. Because all of Mulla Najaf's properties have been in a state of ruin due to the unrest in Caucasus and their value has depreciated since his death, Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, thinking of her brother's children, has settled her claims with them: Mashhadi Musayyab Aqa, Mashhadi Haji Bayg Aqa, and Muhammad Hasan...
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Zahra Khanum's will, 1920
Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, the daughter of the late Haji Allahyar Ganjah and the wife of Haji ‘Ali Akbar Aqa, the merchant from Ganjah, makes a claim against her brother, Mulla Najaf, regarding her inheritance from her father and her mother, Bibi Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mustafa. Because all of Mulla Najaf's properties have been in a state of ruin due to the unrest in Caucasus and their value has depreciated since his death, Mashhadiyah Shikar Khanum, thinking of her brother's children, has settled her claims with them: Mashhadi Musayyab Aqa, Mashhadi Haji Bayg Aqa, and Muhammad Hasan...
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Ghulam Husayn Khan's endowment, 1919
Ghulam Husayn Khan Sardar Mujallal, son of Haj Sulayman Khan Bihjat al-Dawlah, has transferred his properties near Kirman and Bam to Mirza Husayn Khan Sardar Nusrat, son of Murtaza Quli Khan Vakil al-Mulk, in exchange for some crystal candy. The condition is that Mirza Husayn Khan endows these properties after Ghulam Husayn Khan’s death. Nine hundred and thirty tumans is the annual budget to cover the costs of hiring people for reading the Qurʼan and rawzah, repairs, cleaning the tomb in Najaf, and expenses of coffee, sugar cubes, tobacco, charcoal, water pipes, and lamps. Aman Allah, son...
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Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, 1912
Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, who has appointed his brother, Habib Allah Khan Sultan, as the executor of the will, and his wife [Hajiyah Baygum Khanum], the daughter of Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, as the overseer. One-fifth of his belongings, including animals, household furnishings, clothing, and jewelry, goes to his wife as her mahr and other prerogatives. After deducting his debts, one-third of the remainings should be spent for his burial in Najaf, fasts and prayers, and charity. What remains will be divided among the inheritors.
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Telegraph or letter from Firuz to Dr. Haydar Mirza, 1918
Includes news of the death of Ja‘far, Khanum’s mourning, and the author’s suggestion for sending Khanum to Karbala’ and Najaf
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