Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to his sister-in-law and ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar, in two parts: the first is addressed to his sister-in-law; it discusses the warm weather in Tehran; responds to her suggestion about purchasing a house, says he cannot afford seven hundred tumans and suggests that they could reach a decision together when he is back, and asks her to look for a rental house or a low-priced house to buy; points out that when they receive Baba Jan’s salary, part of it will go to the mother and part of it to ‘Amid Lashkar; expresses concern about ‘Amid’s education and his handwriting, which has not improved, in light of which he wonders if he should have taken him with himself to Tehran and urges the addressee to use as much money as needed for ‘Amid’s education. The second part is addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar and encourages him to work on his handwriting and promises to buy him a pair of shiny shoes from Tehran and bring him a medallion and sash if his handwriting improves – if it does not, he will not return to Tabriz; at the end he sends greetings to ‘Amid’s sisters, and instructs him to get ten tumans from Karbalayi Musayyab, brother of Mashhadi ‘Abbas, via Karbalayi Bayram‘ali, and give it to the writer’s family and tell them not to spend it.
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- Date late 19th/early 20th century
- Dimensions 20 x 25 cm
- Collections Amir Hossein Nikpour
- Repository Amir Hossein Nikpour Collection
- Restrictions No restrictions
- Accessed 24 October 2017
- Last Edited 22 January 2018
- Record no. 14142A368
