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Tuba Khanum's petition
Tuba Khanum complains that despite having taken care of Hisam al-Mulk's daughter, Husayn Khan (the son of ‘Ali Bayg) has turned her against Tuba. She then recounts how after she rented her tragacanth field to Muhammad, Husayn sent some of his men to beat him up and kick him out of the field when he went out to pick the tragacanth. They also beat him another time and left him injured. Tuba Khanum first thought that Zahir al-Mulk had ordered this, but he denied it, so she is now requesting that the addressee punish Husayn for what he has done; on the envelope's verso: Tuba Khanum's seal
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Seeking the judicial opinion about the mahr in two underage children's marriage
Seeking the judicial opinion of Hujjat al-Islam Shaykh Muhammad Ja‘far regarding the marriage agreement of two underage children on whether or not the father of the underage girl could receive the mahr from the father of the underage boy
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Petition to the court
Petition of a woman to the Justice Court of Fars regarding Ahmad Aqa's claim against her
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Ishaq Kalimi to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The writer asks the addressee to investigate the murder of his father and his appointee, and talks about the unfairness of this incident especially because he could not find their bodies.
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Testimony about Nabat's escape, 1900 or 1901
Testimony against Nabat, daughter of Ja‘far, from the Fuyuj clan. She was the wife of Aqa Jan and according to the writer had made a complaint against her husband but had later retracted it. According to her husband, she used to leave the house without his permission, provoked by her brother and sister. Now, she has taken twelve tumans and six thousand dinars and clothing among other things and has escaped. This petition was handed to Sadr-i Sharif. The writer(s) names Haji Mirza Imam Jum‘ah and Aqa Muhammad Kalayi as witnesses of the claim.
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Petition about inheritance dispute, 1904
Petition from the late Sayyid Javad's son-in-law regarding the writer's property that was in the hands of Muhammad Ibrahim, son of Mulla ‘Abd al-Husayn. Muhammad Ibrahim was son of Sayyid Javad's sister and has claimed this property as his mother's share of the inheritance. According to the writer, Sayyid Javad's sons had settled with the late Mulla ‘Abd al-Husayn and received one hundred tumans as their share. However, the writer had refused to settle at this price. In addition, the writer claims the ownership of a property that Sayyid Javad had bestowed upon his daughter (the writer's...
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Petition of Haji Husayn ‘Ali about his daughter's mahr and alimony, 1915
Petition written by Haji Husayn ‘Ali Saqat-furush [the retailer] to Hujjat al-Islam Ayatollah Muhammad ‘Ali al-Husayni, about the debt of his daughter's husband to him. The debt is eighty tumans of mahr and three years of alimony, which his daughter transferred to him in another settlement. At the end, the receiver of the petition writes that Ibrahim hasn't paid his debt yet, and the wife can get divorce based on Shari‘ah (with the father acting on her behalf).
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Petition by ‘Aziz al-Dawlah, 1922 or 1923
Copy of a petition by ‘Aziz al-Dawlah, wife of the late Mulk Ara’, requesting her mahr and her daughter's property
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Petition by families of Amir Nusrat and Fars Humayun, 1923
Copy of a petition by the relatives of Amir Nusrat and Fars Humayun addressed to the Majlis, regarding their request from the Ministry of War for the return of their properties as well as grains, which had been seized, as well as the release of Shukr Allah Khan
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Petition of I‘tibar al-Dawlah's wife regarding her poverty, 1904
Petition of the wife of I‘tibar al-Dawlah to Shaykh [illegible] regarding her and her deceased husband's poverty, asking him to review the testimony of the people who have confirmed this and add his own comment. Shaykh has written a note confirming I‘tibar al-Dawlah’s poverty.
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