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IJA 3407

Handwritten Notebook with Possible Financial Information

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Description

This is a personal notebook, possibly a ledger with financial information. Inserted are a few letters on stationary from Jacob H. Joseph Haim, Baghdad, M. A. Sasson in Calcutta (dated 1920), and Mrs. R. Belilios (dated 1920). An envelope found in the book is addressed to Mrs. L. D. Sasson.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3407
Item Number
15855
Date
Approx. January 1, 1911 to December 31, 1920
Languages
English, Judeo-Arabic
Keywords
Calcutta, Correspondence, Envelope, Handwritten, Judeo-Arabic, Letterhead
Height
21.60 cm
Width
13.90 cm

AI English Translation, Pages 26-50

Archival unit 26

Yaakov Hezekiah Habib ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 22/4

Archival unit 27

⟦illegible⟧
20
⟦illegible⟧
to ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 28

179
From the side of the ⟦illegible⟧ the shops ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Broker ⟦illegible⟧ in the quantity ⟦illegible⟧
That ⟦illegible⟧ and from the ⟦illegible⟧
From ⟦illegible⟧ (⟦illegible⟧) ⟦illegible⟧ 45
Fertilizer ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Twisted/Malwiya ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
This that will be ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
What ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 30

MRS. R. BELILIOS.
Telegraphic Address:
BELLILIOS.
Telephone No. 47, Howrah.
165, Belilios Road,
Howrah,
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
1920 ⟦illegible⟧ 27 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
To my dear, honored, and exalted friend, the honorable Rabbi Isaac S. Ezekiel, may God protect and preserve him, peace and blessing.
After inquiring after your welfare and well-being as is fitting. Your letter from the 21st of ⟦illegible⟧ reached me and I was happy
to see that you are in good health. And regarding the matter you wrote to me about ⟦illegible⟧
behold I have already informed you that I am ready to do all that is in my power to help you
in everything you may need. However, in this matter of ⟦illegible⟧ I have seen that the matter
is not so simple and requires much consideration. And I will speak with ⟦illegible⟧ and I will see what
can be done in this. And if God wills, I will write you a clear answer soon.
And regarding the house which is in Baghdad, I have received a letter from ⟦illegible⟧ and he writes
to me that the house needs a major repair and the expenses will be many. And I do not know
what to do because I have no cash at the moment. And perhaps you will write to me your opinion
on this and if it is worthwhile to spend such expenses on it. And also inform me if there are
buyers for the house and for how much they would be able to buy it. For if the price will be good, perhaps
it is better to sell it and finish with this matter. And I await your
prompt reply. And peace to all the family and to all the friends. And I am your friend
who seeks your welfare with great love ⟦illegible⟧
Also convey greetings
to Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ and to all
the friends there.

Archival unit 31

⟦illegible⟧ . ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
12
⟦illegible⟧
8
8
⟦line⟧
470
12
⟦line⟧
458

Archival unit 32

⟦line⟧
Wednesday, 20th of Adar ⟦illegible⟧
Remaining from the first ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Hamman ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 160
3 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 482
Right/Share ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 118
Right/Share ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 118
Right/Share ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 118
⟦line⟧
574
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
694
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 157/⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 3
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 12
⟦line⟧
15
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 33

⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
8887
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
0780
0820

Archival unit 34

Returned (Kadkad) from him a drawing released for a partner Kadkad from Yehuda from Ezra
⟦line⟧ Drawing in the portion of
2888
Returned from Kadkad a drawing from (five) from Abbas from for him from him thus
⟦line⟧ from
0870 drawing from Ali
0290

Archival unit 35

⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
behind from ⟦illegible⟧ 15 ⟦illegible⟧
from ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
0870
0295
⟦line⟧
1165
0280
⟦line⟧
1181
1625
⟦line⟧
0460
⟦line⟧
2020
870
600
800
⟦line⟧
2270

Archival unit 36

⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
78
285
⟦line⟧
5211
24
181
⟦line⟧
5921
120
203
078
002
008
⟦line⟧
088

Archival unit 37

⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
1400
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 38

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
" "
" "
" "
" "
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 39

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Expenses from ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 140
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 60
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 40
⟦line⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 240
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 40
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 30
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 40
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 30
⟦line⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ 140
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 40

In the name
677
Known which was with us in the house in the dwelling of the
sleeping of the girls in number 3 number ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
116
⟦...⟧ 11 number of handkerchiefs in the house worn new
4 number of handkerchiefs in the house
4 number of handkerchiefs in the house
8 number of handkerchiefs in the house
⟦...⟧ number of handkerchiefs in the house
⟦...⟧ number of handkerchiefs in the house
5 the total number of handkerchiefs
12 in the house
15 one in the house
40 in the house and new
14 in the house
20 one in the house
50 one in the house
12 one in the house
6 in the house
10 in the house
10 ⟦...⟧ in the house
12 ⟦...⟧ in the house
Number of handkerchiefs in the house
Number of handkerchiefs in the house
Number of handkerchiefs in the house
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 41

⟦Y⟧ ⟦Y⟧ ⟦Y⟧
Order of Generation
Debt of David Yosef Hayyim ⟦from⟧ Baghdad
for the day of ⟦19⟧ Tishrei
Dirham
117
10
⟦line⟧
107
Order of Generation
Debt of David Yosef Hayyim
for the day of the eve of Shabbat
from every past year
To Yosef David Shalom
From Yosef David Shalom
Yosef David Shalom

Archival unit 42

⟦line⟧
from it
26 x 12
⟦line⟧
312
rounded
Daka ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧
4000
⟦line⟧
1000
⟦line⟧
5000
⟦line⟧
210
100
⟦...⟧ ad ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧
100
2
⟦line⟧
50
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 43

⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 44

Yearly fee
5000
Half a house was sold to Joseph
son of Abraham son of Yosef Chaim
For good luck on Sunday the 25th
of the month of Elul
the year 5680
Purchased there
⟦illegible⟧
100
19
By Dalal and Abraham Chacham
By Isaac son of Solomon
By David
⟦illegible⟧
Half the house was sold to Abraham son of Yosef Chaim
son of Abraham Yosef Chaim on Sunday the 25th
of Elul the year 5680
And that on the same day the funds ⟦illegible⟧ were sold