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Daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah to Nasir al-Mulk

One of Nasir al-Din Shah's daughters writes to Nasir al-Mulk and complains about the cutting off of her pension upon ‘Ayn al-Dawlah's order and asks Nasir al-Mulk to investigate the matter.
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A Petition to the King by Faramarz, the Royal Barber

A petition by Faramarz, the royal barber, to the king, in which the writer mentions that he learned his job in Istanbul and Egypt, moved to Iran and has been working as the royal barber for the ambassadors for the last two years. The writer has been ill and would like to ask for help with the expenses related to his illness.
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Petition regarding a cleric's decree, 1926

‘Abd al-Muhammad the textile seller from Bunab writes to a cleric regarding his decree revoking a settlement related to his deceased daughter; because some people have questioned its authenticity; he requests a second decree.
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Anvar al-Saltanah to Farmanfarma

Anvar al-Saltanah writes to Farmanfarma and asks him to give the government of Malard to Salar Firuz.
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Letter of ultimatum

The writer explains how at first s/he had requested Nasir al-Mulk's help in solving this problem. After not getting an answer, in the absence of Ziya’ al-Mulk, the writer is giving an ultimatum to the recipient warning that s/he will go to the Premier's house, talk to Mahd ‘Ulya, hold a sit-in, or stop the Premier's carriage in order to get an answer. If none of these worked, s/he will personally go to the Shah's garden and bring her/his appeal to the Shah or the crown prince.
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Petition regarding low wages

"Petition regarding the low wages of the author, his or her intention to submit a petition, and asking for mediation from the addressee (probably Banu-yi Ashraf). Some poems are written on verso. "
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Abu al-Qasim Khan Burhan al-Dawlah to Riza Quli Khan Sardar Mukarram, 1907

Letter from Abu al-Qasim Burhan al-Dawlah to his brother Riza Quli Khan Sardar Mukarram (Nizam al-Saltanah), governor of ‘Arabistan and Luristan. He writes about the rumors of arrival of Salar al-Dawlah with his troops, insecurity in the region, the upheavals in Azarbayjan, and reassures him of the security of the household.
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Report about Amin al-ʻUlamaʼ's claim

Report on Amin al-ʻUlama''s claim of three hundred tumans, addressed to a woman whose name is not mentioned but is called "Hazrat ʻIlliyah ʻAliyah"
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Petition of Sarim al-Dawlah's wife

Wife of the deceased Sarim al-Dawlah complains to Farmanfarma about her son-in-law, Mirza ʻAli Khan Muʻtamad al-Sultan Sartip. The son-in-law has seized all his mother-in-law's properties and has abandoned her. Now she asks Farmanfarma to send her to the ʻAtabat.
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Petition of the shopkeepers of Miyanaj

A group of shopkeepers in Miyanaj [Miyanah] write to a cleric about an Armenian named Sarkiz, the liquor seller, who has purchased a building in the center of Miyanaj. People gather there to drink at night, they get drunk and behave dishonorably. Despite the signers' complaints against him, the government of Miyanaj has done nothing and has deferred the issue to the government of Tabriz.

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Daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah to Nasir al-Mulk

A Petition to the King by Faramarz, the Royal Barber

Petition regarding a cleric's decree, 1926

Anvar al-Saltanah to Farmanfarma

Letter of ultimatum

Petition regarding low wages

Abu al-Qasim Khan Burhan al-Dawlah to Riza Quli Khan Sardar Mukarram, 1907

Report about Amin al-ʻUlamaʼ's claim

Petition of Sarim al-Dawlah's wife

Petition of the shopkeepers of Miyanaj

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Daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah to Nasir al-Mulk

A Petition to the King by Faramarz, the Royal Barber

Petition regarding a cleric's decree, 1926

Anvar al-Saltanah to Farmanfarma

Letter of ultimatum

Petition regarding low wages

Abu al-Qasim Khan Burhan al-Dawlah to Riza Quli Khan Sardar Mukarram, 1907

Report about Amin al-ʻUlamaʼ's claim

Petition of Sarim al-Dawlah's wife

Petition of the shopkeepers of Miyanaj

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