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Letter regarding the petition of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives and daughters
The writer is sending an envelope containing the petition of wives and daughters of the late Nasir al-Din Shah and explains the hardships they are going through and that if the current condition continues they will have to take their appeals to one of the foreign embassies. The author asks the king [Muzaffar al-Din Shah?] for immediate action and a response. The second document is a draft of the same letter in which some parts of it has been rewritten several times.
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Letter regarding a woman taking refuge
Regarding a woman who has run away and taken refuge at the house of the addressee in Isfahan; the writer asks for her return to the uncle. Referring to his previous letter, he expresses gratitude that the addressee has taken care of her and that she had been wise enough to go to him; it is as if she had taken refuge in her own house. The writer emphasizes that the matter should be dealt with according to the edicts of the shari‘a and sunna, especially on such a sensitive issue. If the man's family have a rightful claim, they should bring it forth; only if a settlement cannot be agreed upon,...
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Letter to Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam
A letter written by one of Riza Quli Khan Salar Mu‘azzam's children, in which the writer explains the reason for the delay in writing and informs Riza Quli Khan of the wellbeing of his sisters and Mirza Mahmud Khan [his brother]. He also reports on the incidents in Tehran: the businessmen of the bazaar next to the embassy's sit-in protesting to the rejection of the assembly's bylaws, the arrival of ‘Ayn al-Dawlah, and the confirmation of the bylaws and the return of the people.
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Request for help
The author talks about how people in his area, except himself, are supporting either Mushir Divan or Asif Divan. He adds that his belongings as well as his wife and children's clothing have been pillaged and he holds a sit-in at Sayyid Najm al-Din's house. At the end, he asks the addressee for help.
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Muhammad Taqi to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Muhammad Taqi discusses dealing with a rebellion by the Kakavand clan in Harsin and the evacuation of women and children from their homes in Harsin, and mentions that the wives and children of Karim Allah Khan and Baqir Khan have taken refuge in the house of Sultan al-‘Ulama’.
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Requesting help from ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author asks for ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma’s intervention in support of eight Kalhor families who are holding a sit-in at Hamadan’s Imamzadah. They are protesting Ghulam Husayn Khan Ishik Aqasi’s attempt for their forced migration despite the promises made to them during Amir Nizam’s period.
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Report to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author reports to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma the news of the Democratic Party regarding 'Ali Akbar Khan taking Aqa Rahim hostage for pushing the government to release ‘Ali Murad Khan. Also, the writer reports the poor quality of bread in the bakeries, and the sit-in of eight women protesting the detention of their husbands in relation to a wool purchase.
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Correspondence regarding the murder of Hakim Haq Nazar, 1899
Including 1- a petition by Rahil to Mushir al-Dawlah, regarding the murder of her husband, Haq Nazar, a Jewish doctor in Kurdistan. She claims the murderers were hired by Ishaq, another Jewish doctor; 2- a telegraph from Muhammad Yusuf from Kurdistan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, regarding the murder of Haq Nazar by Fattah, son of ‘Abd al-Rahman, Ma‘ruf, and another person -- all Ottoman nationals. The murderers are in jail but ‘Abd al-Rahman is conducting a sit-in at Hajar Khatun Imamzadah and the house of Shaykh Shukr Allah. The writer requests accountability from the...