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Compilation of letters and prayers
Several pieces of correspondence, some in Arabic, some in Persian, one addressed to "6" and one to "53." Three have dates: the first letter is addressed to "Mu‘azzamah ‘Izz" [probably his sister ‘Izziyah Khanum], dated 20 May 1883 [13 Rajab 1300], not in Subh-i Azal's handwriting; possibly a different person has copied all these letters, since the entire set has one kind of handwriting and one color of ink (except for the seventh letter) and is organized as a booklet. The second piece seems to be a prayer. The third is addressed to "53." The fourth is possibly a prayer, but starts by saying...
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Writings of the Bab
Some of the Bab's handwritten notes. The first one has a note on the back (dated 9 July 1951) saying that this is a gift from Fakhriyah Khanum, niece of Mirza Yahya Samarah [Subh-i Azal] to the writer of the note. The last one is copy of Bab's letter to Validah Khanum.
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Miscellaneous correspondence
Miscellaneous correspondence, including the following: a letter from ʻAlimuhammad Qasimi to ʻAliyah Khanum [Subh-i Azal] inviting her to visit Iran with a prayer on the verso; an envelope addressed to the Dawlatabadi sisters and sent to Mirza Muhammad ʻAli Khan Ansari's home address with a note on the verso: "there is a piece of handwriting by your late father [Mirza Hadi Dawlatabadi];" a letter from a Bengali scholar to Subh-i ʻAzal requesting books on the Babi religion, so that he could decide about its validity; three letters and a prayer, two of them are written by Shaykh Ahmad [Ruhi...