Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1924

Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1924

Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar the secretary of the army brigade in Urumiyah, dated November 17, 1924; the letter shares some news and requests in an itemized format, including the whitewashing of all rooms’ walls; payment of debts; an attempt to obtain payments from Ghaffar al-Sultan, son of Hasanlu; failing to receive money from Mr. Sawlat; that the brigadier has sent a pair of geese and a six-month old lamb; obtaining the remaining seven thousand [dinars?] from the mirror makers and giving it to Sarkar ‘Illiyah; not receiving wheat and flour from the villages of Zaviyah and Varaqah and blaming it on the inadequacy of addressee’s steward and Habib al-Sultan.

Item Details

  • Date 17 November 1924
  • Dimensions Letter: 21 x 26.5 cm, envelope: 11 x 13.5 cm
  • Collections Amir Hossein Nikpour
  • Repository Amir Hossein Nikpour Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 24 October 2017
  • Last Edited 22 January 2018
  • Record no. 14142A328
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