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Letter to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1867
Probably from one of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives, on how she misses the addressee after his departure to Khurasan and not receiving any letters from him
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Woman selling girls, 1909
Gawhar Taj, known as Khanum Garrusi [from Garrus], sold one of Manuchihr Garrusi's daughters to one of Nasir al-Din Shah's wives for thirty-one tumans and the other to a house in Shahr-i naw for ten tumans
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Letter to wife regarding divorce, 1822 or 1823
The writer objects to divorce the addressee and mentions his request of mediation from Mahd-i ‘Ulya and Nasir al-Din Shah
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1863 or 1864
Mahd-i ‘Ulya writes about Nasir al-Din Shah's letter and the affair between the daughter of Muhammad Tahir Khan and the son of ‘Aliyah Khanum who is married to Nush Khanum's daughter; she mentions that she has punished the woman by hitting her and both the woman's arms were broken by her husband; and she discusses bringing the couple to Niyavaran and getting a house for them as I‘tizad al-Saltanah is not accepting the woman at his house.
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Letter to Nasir al-Din Shah from one of his wives, 1873 or 1874
She complains about Nasir al-Din Shah's harsh response to her requesting to get back her tea and coffee set from Mahd-i ‘Ulya. She mentions Nasir al-Din Shah's different manner toward his other wife, Shams al-Dawlah. At the end, she pleads again to send Haji Sa‘id to get her tea and coffee set, which she needs in order to pay her debts.
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1863 or 1864
Includes greetings and talks about the hot weather in Niyavaran, mentions the discussion with Shahzadah who is not taking his bride home, a woman's indecency resulting in moving her and her husband to Niyavaran to keep an eye on her and ensure no further indiscretions, a visit by Mulk Ara, Nigar Khanum's issue, and keeping sour cherries for the addressee
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Letter from Mahd-i ‘Ulya to Nasir al-Din Shah, 1869 or 1870
Mahd-i ‘Ulya writes about Shahzadah Vali's plight and asks Nasir al-Din Shah to help him by ordering Mu’ayad al-Dawlah and ‘Imad al-Dawlah to each pay fifty tumans a month to Shahzadah Vali; mentions Pasha Khan Muzaffar al-Dawlah's letter which inquired about his duty after Sardar's dismissal; discusses the situation of Sipahsalar's daughter and the challenge of housing her, which is the reason for Mahd-i ‘Ulya's delay in joining the addressee in the country; advises assigning ‘Azud al-Mulk to talk to the groom and carry on the marriage instead of asking Aqa; and asks for payment of thirty...
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Petitions by wives and servants of Nasir al-Din Shah, 1914 to 1915
Correspondence of Bala Khanum Buzurg (Marahim al-Saltanah), Sakinah Sultan Khanum (Haji Vaqar al-Dawlah), Nush Afarin Khanum (Haji Matbu‘ al-Dawlah), Haji Zahra Khanum, Khadijah Khanum (Akhtar Zaman), Khan-zadah Khanum, Fatimah Sultan Khanum (from Tehran), and Agha Shahzadah (Nasir al-Din Shah's wives) and Nasib Malik Khanum, Khadijah Khanum, and Sakinah Khanum (Nasir al-Din Shah's servants) with the Minister of Finance (Muhtasham al-Saltanah) asking to receive their salaries in a monthly manner, the same way that Nasir al-Din Shah's other wives and servants are being paid; the Ministry of...