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Letter, 1905
On behalf of Khanumjan, the writer writes about her illness, which is the reason for not writing letters, noting that still has not recovered and is still seeing Hakim Buqrat to cure her. The writer also sends greetings on behalf of Khanumjan, Hajiyah Khanum, Nur al-Hajiyah, and Mir Muhammad Riza.
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Letter
About Shafi‘ Aqa's recovery; rain after the hot weather; clarifying that the people of the andarun had requested roots of Baba Adam [Burdock] and not Badam [almond] and asking the addressee to write to Mirza Ahmad in Tehran and let him know; the well-being of Mir Muhammad Riza, Aqa Isma‘il Aqa, Nur al-Hajiyah, and others.
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Prayers and poems
On one page: prayers, including one for a man who is disinclined [to women], one for a person with a scar on their throat, one for baldness, one if someone has become mute, and one to stop someone [from sexual intercourse]; the other side contains poems about Qasim [the son of Imam Hasan] and the martyrs of Karbala.
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Prayers
Two prayers: one is said to effect various results, ranging from curing blindness to making people fall madly in love to protecting persons from harm, depending on which part of a hoopoe its recitation is directed at; the other can be used to treat diseases, including making a child born without speech gain speaking ability and a blind gain eye-sight.
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Letter about prayers on behalf of Nuzhat al-Dawlah, 1954
The writer gives an account of the contracts s/he has made with Shaykh Muhammad Riza Isfahani and Aqa ‘Abd al-Riza Baqiyan for performing prayers on behalf of the late Hajiyah Nuzhat al-Dawlah in Karbala’ and Najaf and has enclosed invoices.
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Letter
Concerning Ziba Khanum and reassurance that the writer does not prefer her offspring to Ziba Khanum, as they are both her children; promising to protect Ziba Khanum from harrassment and requesting that the addressee send her to come to live with her mother; and saying that Ziba Khanum could recover from her illness by having access to a good doctor, nice weather, and motherly care.
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‘Amid Lashkar to Mirza Abu Turab Khan
‘Amid Lashkar writes to Mirza Abu Turab Khan, advising him about his studies, telling him about sending wraping cloth for his sister and cousin, and promising his mother to buy whatever clothing that she requests; he also discusses sending the gift attire for Mirza Abu Turab Khan and mentions his own illness. The letter has ‘Amid Lashkar's seal.
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Letter
The writer informs the addressee that Akram Khanum and Sultan Ahmad Khan had gone to Kalat for three months. She is very sad, as she has just learned about Ma‘sumah Khanum's death. Since Akram Khanum is also ill, she cannot write to Khanum yet, but the writer is sending Akram Khanum's greetings in this letter.
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Letter, 1904
The writer [probably female] sends greetings on behalf of Hajiyah Khanum (grandmother), Khanumjan (her mother), and Nur al-Hajiyah; expresses her sadness at the addressee being away in Tehran; mentions Hajiyah Khanum's illness and the doctor's visit; and inquires about the well-being of Muhammad Taqi.
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Letter from Hamid
Includes greetings, asks the addressee to write more letters, and talks about sending a cigarette box, as well as about Sadiqah's smallpox and her recovery