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“Your letters have been received. God willing, answer…” |
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Your letters have been received. God willing, answer
will be given very soon, but as a matter of great
importance is on foot (afloat), therefore I write it to
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you in brief and it is this, that his honor Mr. …
must compose a letter of thanks on behalf of the believers
of America in general and that letter of thanks
should be addressed to a very eminent and lofty personage.
(The contents of that letter must be of this
nature:) “That excellent news hath reached American
countries that His Royal Highness, the noble Prince,
hath dealt with utmost justice with the subjects and the
people and hath treated all the subjects with perfect
equality. He hath protected the rights of all and forbidden
the extortions of the tyrants. He is dealing
with utmost kindness and affinity and is an asylum for
every oppressed one and an open treasury to every indigent
one. He decides with justice the case of every
pleader and is a refuge and protection to the helpless.
Consequently, we in general, who are the well-wishers
of the government and Persian nation, with utmost
gratification are praising and commending the justice
of His Royal Highness, the Prince, and are content
and glad; and in order to manifest our thanks we present
this petition; and whatever in the line of service is
commanded us, we are ready to comply with the most
extreme diligence. We ask earnestly from God that the
Imperial Government become everlasting, His Imperial
Majesty, the just Shah, remain and live long, and His
Royal Highness, the Prince, become to every subject a
divine gift and that he may become confirmed and
helped in all affairs.”
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Let there be two copies of this petition and the more
the believers sign each of these two copies, the better
it is. Each person must sign personally. Then (when
they are finished) you forward them here. We will
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write on them the address and forward to their destination.
Wisdom does not permit the mentioning of the
name of these two distinguished personages; therefore,
it is better to be left unknown.
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