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Letter from Amir ‘Ala’ al-Din to Mufarrah al-Dawlah, 1911
The writer talks about receiving a telegram and letter from the addressee, his happiness about the addressee's well-being, his wellness, and some property matters
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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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About petition of Sahib Khanum and some peasants, 1911
Regarding Rahim Khan Sayf Nizam and ‘Abd Allah Akan sending the petition of Sahib Khanum and some Qush Tappah peasants to Amir Tuman, and protesting against the men of Sulayman Khan for forcing peasants to flee
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Letter from Shahzadah to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma, 1911
Shahzadah, daughter of the late Aman Allah Khan Vali and mother of Muʻazzaz al-Mulk, complains to the addressee about the malign deeds of Muhammad Murad Khan Shaykh Ismaʻil and his fellows and the hardship she, her underage children, and the peasants endure, and asks the addressee for justice
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Regarding Asif al-Dawlah and daughters of Quchan, 1910
Muhammad ‘Ali Malik-Zadah (son of Malik al-Mutikallimin) dreams about Mirza Jahangir Khan (editor-in-chief of Sur-i Israfil newspaper) in relation to Asif al-Dawlah's appointment as the governor of Khurasan. Article includes lyrics of the song that the daughters of Quchan sang in a coffeeshop at Tibilisi upon request of Russians and Turkmen, which was originally published in Issue No. 4 of Sur-i Israfil.
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Complaint against Muhammad Baqir Bayg, 1910
Correspondence regarding a complaint against Muhammad Baqir Bayg, a Russian national, for plundering peasants from the Kutkuti clan, which resulted in the killing of a woman and the injuring of a girl
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Documents related to Hazrat-i ‘Ulya and Nasir al-Din Mirza, 1912 to 1916
Correspondence amongst Mihrab Khan, Nasir al-Din Mirza, the Ministry of Finance, the Treasury General, and the Office of the Prime Minister concerning complaints by Hazrat-i ‘Ulya (Ashraf Khanum Surur al-Saltanah) and her son, Nasir al-Din Mirza, over the taxation of their properties in Varamin and the water usage from Jajrud river
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Regarding Anis al-Dawlah's complaint, 1914 to 1915
Correspondence of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Interior, and the Treasury General regarding Anis al-Dawlah's complaint about usurpation of parts of her property in Hisar Zirak village in Shahriyar by the tenants of the Firdaws village. The investigation by Yahya Mushavir al-Ra‘aya of Shahriyar's Finance Department concludes that the claim was made once before by the previous owner, Shahzadah Amir A‘zam, and the government had voted against him at the time.
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Petition regarding a burglary, 1910
Petition by Karbalayi ‘Abd al-Muhammad from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Interior regarding the burglary of his house as they were preparing for his deceased wife’s ceremony. One hundred-fifty tumans and some household items were stolen, which were traced back to a nearby house. The suspect is one of the four residents of the house and is named ‘Aziz. He claims to be an Ottoman national, but the writer asserts that he is a peasant from Rashih-Dih village in Marivan, Kurdistan. He complains against Mujarrab al-Dawlah, the government official who has freed the suspect.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Haydar Quli, 1919
Investigation of the murder of Haydar Quli with the order of Hisam al-Mulk's wife. Includes correspondence among the Governors of Savah and Zarand, Tehran, and Hamadan. According to a report by the gendarmerie, Hisam al-Mulk's wife stopped at Gharq Abad village on her way to Hamadan. During the night, Haydar Quli entered her house intending to commit robbery but one of the servants arrested him. In the morning, while he attempted to escape, he was shot in the back by the servant. However, the peasants of Gharq Abad claimed in a petition that there was a fight between Haydar Quli and one of...
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