Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Letter from Hajib Khanum

Letter from Hajib Khanum

Letter from Hajib Khanum. It reads in part: “My dearest, I have received the letter you sent me, which made my day. I will write about selling the household furniture and the carpet to A[qa] Husayn and will explain it in detail. I have said again and again that I prefer you to everyone else, and if you give that five tumans or I give it to you it’s still ours. But I insist that you take more or less 10 tumans from the price of furniture in order to stop rumors. You wrote that the twenty five tumans is ready. It will be twenty five tumans because we need to pay deposit for a house in order to avoid the two-tumans monthly rent, and also to save for the expenses of my funeral. You should know that there isn’t a moment that I’m not thinking of you and my dearest Fatimah. I will write to you in detail and will send you the list of furniture. Fatimah Khanum and the children arrived safe and sound. Kisses for my dearest Fatimah, and am sending greetings to Khavar, Shirin, Sahib Qasim, Karbalayi, and ʻAli Khan.”

Item Details

  • Date undated
  • Notes

    Back of this letter has a visible seal: Hajib Khanum. But we do not have the image of that page.

  • Dimensions 21 x 13.5 cm
  • Collections Gholam Reza Sahab
  • Repository Ghola Reza Sahab Collection
  • Restrictions Except for educational use, to publish or other uses, the permission of the collection's owner is required.
  • Accessed 22 September 2014
  • Last Edited 5 November 2014
  • Record no. 13106A5
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