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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1924
About: asking Habib Allah to send pack animals to deliver wheat from the villages of Zaviyah and Varaqah; the 72 mans [unit of weight] of wheat received from Aqdagh, in spite of which the writer is undergoing hardship; other issues concerning finances, debts, and government assignments; the cold weather and snow; complaining of not having a female servant; Yusuf's disobedience and his punishment; inviting Muntasir Sultan and Sarkar ‘Illiyah; informing Sarkar ‘Illiyah of ‘Amid Lashkar's updates; sending greetings on behalf of Mustafa's mother and the children; Buyuk Khanum's education and...
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Settlement of Iskandar Khan Yavar and others, 1900
A five-year settlement between Haji Iskandar Khan Yavar and Haji Isma‘il (on behalf of his wife and ‘Azimat Khanum), Muhammad Sultan (on behalf of his wife), Sultan Baygum Khanum (as the guardian of Mirza Abu Turab Khan), and Fatimah Khanum (Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali's wife), regarding the proceeds of some properties in Varaqah village of Hashtrud district. The tenants are not responsible for payment of state taxes.
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan
Letters (two sheets): one [probably by Hamid al-Sultan] opens with greetings and a request for prayers, then complains about the addresee's deception on the rental agreement for Zaviyah and Varaqah; sends greetings to Sarkar ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah and Hajiyah Khanum; mentions Riza Quli's list and purchase of apricots; discusses the new baby and asks the addressee to tell Sadiqah's mother [probably Hamid al-Sultan's wife] to congratulate the sister on his behalf; he also requests that the addressee write him a letter describing the severe illness of a family member in order for him to ask for a...
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To ‘Amid Lashkar
[Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar]; refers to: the addressees' note on the back of Sitvat al-Saltanah's letter, the sending of the ceremony's uniform through the postal services, the purchase of ‘Ata Bayg's share and Sitvat al-Saltanah's recommendation, the finances and documents of the Nasir regiment, acquiring grain, overseeing Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies and his memorization of Qur’an chapters, and requests by ‘Azimat Khanum and Mirza Abu Turab Khan for clothing.
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Letter, 1924
About: sending three pairs of socks and a handkerchief via ‘Abd al-‘Ali Bayg and a rug in the near future; obtaining butter from Mr. Sawlat for making ghee; attaching the two letters received from the village; warning Aqa Sultan about the injustice of his attendant, Hazrat Quli, toward the new peasants of Aqdagh village; the rent from the village of Zaviyah; sending wheat and flour to the addressee's household, since obtaining bread from the bazaar is not beneficial for the ‘Amidiyah family; Buyuk Khanum's attending the Namus school; purchasing sour grapes for the household; and Sarkar...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to Mirza Abu Turab ‘Amid Lashkar, regarding the writer's return from Maraghah, his short stay in Zaviyah village, visiting Ghafur Khan's house and Raskan, regrets over Amid Lashkar's departure, happiness for ‘Azimat Khanum, concern that Mirza Mahmud Khan has not written to him, getting flour from ‘Ata Khan, purchasing oil for both the addressee's and the writer's households and receiving the cost from the writer's wife, sending wheat after the roads are safe, requesting a pack of papers and a saddlebag to be sent via Haji, the money kept by his wife in...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar and others
This letter is in three parts; the first, addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, sends greetings on behalf of Validah Maqami [a woman who is like a mother], Buyuk Khanum, Raziyah Khanum and others; advises him to be careful with his paper consumption, as the price of paper has gone up; mentions not having a chance to buy socks for him; and discusses some financial issues about the grains and sale of the Ahmad Abad property. This involves Hamid Khan and ‘Abd al-Razzaq Khan, who are addressed in the second and the third parts of the letter.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar, 1916
From Muntasir Lashkar, about: receiving the addressee's letter via Kazim, the peasant from Chibni village; his purchase of the tea that the addressee had requested for Hajiyah Khanum for six thousand dinars and having sent it via Kazim; issues regarding the promissory notes and grains.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, with Muntasir Lashkar's seal and signature; about promissory notes in Chahar Uymaq, being short of money, disappointment about ‘Amid Lashkar's going to Tabriz despite the writer's advice, his illness over the past twenty days, coming to Ahmad Abad to meet Sawlat al-Saltanah, not having anywhere to stay, selling the wheat and spending the money after paying costs; complains about the high costs and cheapness of wheat; reports the arrival of Amin al-Shar‘ to the city, receiving papers, fabrics, and the booklet in Ahmad Abad, other issues with the wheat from Zaviyah...
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Settlements of Iskandar Khan's inheritors, 1915
Settlements concerning the properties inherited from Iskandar Khan: Haj Mir Aqa on behalf of his wife [Taj Amal Khanum] (Iskandar Khan's sister), Habib Allah Khan Sultan (Iskandar Khan's brother) and Hajiyah Baygum Khanum (the daughter of ‘Abd al-Husayn Sar Rishtah Dar [the paymaster] and wife of Iskandar Khan): 1- Haj Mir Aqa (on behalf of his wife) and Habib Allah Khan Sultan transfers one-eighth of the Bayazid and Danqiran villages to Hajiyah Baygum Khanum in exchange for one hundred and twenty five tumans; 2- Haj Mir Aqa (on behalf of his wife) and Habib Allah Khan Sultan transfer part...
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