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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar, probably by Muntasir Lashkar; discusses the malign deeds of Isma‘il and Asad Allah Bayg, says that they do not have any documents to use against ‘Amid Lashkar; asks ‘Amid Lashkar to inform him if he needs an official order; and sends greetings to his sister-in-law and sisters.
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
About delivering flour, split peas, and peas to ‘Amid Lashkar and Hamid al-Sultan's households, ‘Azimat Khanum's request for flour, receiving forty-five tumans of the previous year of ‘Amid Lashkar's salary and giving it to his family; the writer then conveys a message from ‘Amid Lashkar's mother, who requests oil, kashk [whey or dried yogurt], cheese, and lamb, discusses the shortage of flour and bread in Tabriz, and conveys Muluk Khanum's message about missing Aqa [probably ‘Amid Lashkar?].
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to Validah [mother]
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar, addressed to Validah [mother]; he complains about the troubles of his trip, expresses concern about the unrest in Tabriz, asks whether Haji Khan has sent the flour or not, and refers to ‘Amid Lashkar's mention of Mashhadi Bayram‘ali's visit, promising to compensate him if he serves [the family] well; talks about Mirza Mahmud Khan and Mirza Ahmad Khan's education, inquires about Muhammad Khan, and tells her to have ‘Amid Lashkar write on their behalf; instructs them to get wheat from ‘Amid Lashkar, store flour if Haji has not yet delivered any flour and obtain...
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Khadijah Sultan to her son Muhammad ‘Ali Khan
Letters from Khadijah Sultan to her son, Muhammad ‘Ali Khan: a letter in which she informs Muhammad ‘Ali Khan of her own wellbeing and of that of her younger son (Mahmud) and asks her husband not to send their son (Muhammad ‘Ali Khan) to Beirut (because of an epidemic); a letter describing Khadijah Sultan's happiness about the news of her son (Muhammad ‘Ali)'s arrival in Saint Petersburg and also her other son (Taqi)'s decision to join him there; a letter of gratitude for her son's gifts (a mirror and a comb); a letter about the well-being of the members of her family, travel to...
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Kulliyat of Tajmah Khanum
Tajmah Khanum wrote this book, composed of three parts. The first part consists of nearly 120 verses. The first poem is a sonnet written by the poet when she was 16 and the last one was written to praise Riza Shah. The second part is more than 20 letters and notes, which are mostly administrative and legal. Other letters were addressed to women who where contemporaries of Tajmah Khanum. The third part of this book is a selection of poems by Persian poets from Rudaki to the Qajar period.
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