Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Muhammad Muntasiri to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1925

Muhammad Muntasiri to ‘Amid Lashkar, 1925

Letter and envelope from Muhammad Muntasiri, member of the Finance Department of the Army in Tabriz, to ‘Amid Lashkar the Secretary of the army brigade in North-West Urumiyah; informing him that he is visiting ‘Amid Lashkar’s house, sitting in the room at the biruni courtyard, across from his uncle’s wife [probably ‘Amid Lashkar’s mother], and has borrowed a pen from the child of ‘Amid Lashkar’s sister to write to him; everyone is doing well, the weather is cold; he advises him to keep his house warm, asks him to write to them, and sends greetings on behalf of his beloved cousin [uncle’s daughter] and her children; signed: “Muhammad Muntasiri the copyist of the north-west army.”

Item Details

  • Date 31 December 1924
  • Dimensions Letter: 22 x 14 cm, envelope: 11 x 14 cm
  • Collections Amir Hossein Nikpour
  • Repository Amir Hossein Nikpour Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 24 October 2017
  • Last Edited 22 January 2018
  • Record no. 14142A334
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