Divorce affidavit, 1851
The document reads: “It has been asked that those faithful and righteous people who are knowledgeable and benevolent testify that on September 6, 1851, I was present at Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad’s house and Sara, known as Kuchak Khanum, the daughter of Mulla ʻAbd Allah Jadid al-Islam, was also present and transferred all of her mahr, which was 60 tumans and 20 misqal gold, to me and I divorced her instead and left the divorce contract by Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad.” On the margin: “The wife mentioned was divorced by her husband in the presence of the claimant, foregoing her mahr. The divorce document was entrusted to Mirza ʻAbd al-Javad.”
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- Date 17 September 1851
- Collections Astan-i Quds
- Repository Astan-i Quds Collection
- Restrictions No restrictions
- Accessed 14 January 2016
- Last Edited 8 September 2016
- Record no. 14126A33
