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From the census office, 1910
On the need to cooperate with the census office, and criticizing men who have refrained from mentioning the names of their female family members in the census
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Will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, 1896
The will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, the Prayer Imam, assigning his underage son, Shaykh Mahmud, as the executor of his will. Since Shaykh Mahmud is underage, his nephews, Shaykh Husayn and Mirza Baqir, should intervene in the affairs until he grows up. The will includes Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin's debts, and the designation of one-third of his properties to pay to someone to fast and pray on his behalf and on behalf of some of his family members.
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Jamilah Khanum’s will, 1908
Jamilah Khanum, daughter of Husayn Quli Khan, appoints her daughter, Qamar Taj Khanum, as the executor of her will. She asks her daughter to donate some part of the property income, transfer her body to Najaf, pay her debt and the cost of burial and funeral, etc.
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Letter, 1914
Discusses peasants working hard on a rice farm, paying their wages, and being hopeful for a good crop; the writer mentions that he is not aware of a Najaf peasant's salary, and he asks the addressee to send him a copy of the salary contract.
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Ghulam Husayn Khan's endowment, 1919
Ghulam Husayn Khan Sardar Mujallal, son of Haj Sulayman Khan Bihjat al-Dawlah, has transferred his properties near Kirman and Bam to Mirza Husayn Khan Sardar Nusrat, son of Murtaza Quli Khan Vakil al-Mulk, in exchange for some crystal candy. The condition is that Mirza Husayn Khan endows these properties after Ghulam Husayn Khan’s death. Nine hundred and thirty tumans is the annual budget to cover the costs of hiring people for reading the Qurʼan and rawzah, repairs, cleaning the tomb in Najaf, and expenses of coffee, sugar cubes, tobacco, charcoal, water pipes, and lamps. Aman Allah, son...
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Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, 1912
Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, who has appointed his brother, Habib Allah Khan Sultan, as the executor of the will, and his wife [Hajiyah Baygum Khanum], the daughter of Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, as the overseer. One-fifth of his belongings, including animals, household furnishings, clothing, and jewelry, goes to his wife as her mahr and other prerogatives. After deducting his debts, one-third of the remainings should be spent for his burial in Najaf, fasts and prayers, and charity. What remains will be divided among the inheritors.
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Letter from Qamar al-Muluk Isfandiyari
Probably to her son, Muhammad ‘Amiri, includes greetings and talks about her pilgrimage and travel plans to Kazimayn, Najaf, Karbala’, and Samarrah and related expenses
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Letter about Tuti Khanum's claim
Mentions receiving the addressee's letter; Tuti Khanum (wife of Khazim Khan)'s claim on her paternal inheritance, acting on it, and accusing Aqa Sayyid Hasan the Friday prayer-leader of seizing her shares; Tuti Khanum's daughter (wife of Haydar ‘Ali Khan Sartip (brigadier)) attempts to stop her mother; and the author asked Tuti Khanum to take her claim to Kirmanshah but she refused to do. Also, the author talks about Haydar ‘Ali Khan Sartip (brigadier)'s request to be sent to Hamadan in order to be further from Tuti Khanum as she will not give up on her claim and will create problems for him.
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Letter to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
The author talks about how Mahdi Khan got sick during his pilgrimage and was forced to stay in Karbala’, and their intention to send Mahdi Khan's wife to Iran. The writer inquires about the stipend which ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma confirmed sending for their financial support, and also refers to ʻAziz Khanum's complaint.
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Correspondence about property management
Includes greetings and discusses the delay in replying to the addressee due to the author's illness; asks for a permission to build a door in the garden to facilitate traffic; and in order to build the door the writer asks the addressee to tell Bihjat al-Saltanah to hire an architect to determine the price. The addressee's reply indicates there was a delay writing back due to the writer's illness; they approve the door request and Bihjat al-Saltanah bringing an architect to determine the price.
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