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IJA 3759

Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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This item is from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are documents concerning employee salaries of Baghdadi Jewish social organizations, telephone and utility bills, receipts, and income and expense reports.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3759
Item Number
10274
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Annotation, Financial, Handwritten, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah, Ledger, Letterhead, Office of Telephone Administration, President of the Jewish Community, Property, Receipts, Revenue Stamps, Telegram, Typed, Utility Bills

AI en Translation, Pages 676-700

Page 676

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils | Dinar
- | 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and nothing else
And that is for the fare of your car trips to the Ghazala cemetery ⟦...⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧
Signature of the recipient
Ahmed Hussein

Page 677

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No. ⟦line⟧
Date / / 195
Fils | Dinar
450 |
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦four hundred and fifty fils⟧
And that is for ⟦the transport fee of the deceased Khatoun Shmuel Aila⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient
Saleh Ibrahim

Page 678

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils: 250
Dinar: -
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the fee of the pallbearer for the late Ghazala Air
⟦fingerprint⟧
Signature of the recipient
Yaqub Ibrahim

Page 679

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils | Dinar
250 | 1 / -
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦the funeral service fee of the late Ghazala Ashi⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Sheikh⟧

Page 680

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
No. ⟦line⟧ Date / / 195
Fils Dinar
500 ⟦line⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more
And that is for the cleaning fee of the late ⟦summer house⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient
Rouel ⟦...⟧

Page 681

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / /
Fils: 500
Dinar: ⟦-⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦five hundred fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦sewing wages⟧ ⟦of the woman named⟧ ⟦Ghazala⟧ ⟦Mashi⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 683

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
No 85
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 141/M17
Opposite 141/27
I4049
I. 2 ½ 6607960
32 22 860
29206
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who considers that their deposited security is excessive after having an uninterrupted supply in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
32 22 860 | 11 8 55 | Sequence ⟦M⟧ Numbered 7960 |  |  |
Various Charges |  | To 2201 |  |  |
1- Arrears |  | From 2141 |  |  |
2- Special Reading Fee |  | Units Supplied 55 710 | For Meter 35 |  |
3- Cost of Damage to Meter |  | At 18 Fils 60 |  | 80 |
4- Carried from your account |  | At 12 Fils |  |  |
|  | At 10 Fils |  |  |
|  | Various Charges - See Side |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 115 | 1
1115
G 6511
00142
15 AUG 55
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier
10 Fils
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS, PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Page 684

84
Area / 6
Iraq
The Iraqi Government
Directorate of Central Telephones
Baghdad
Telephone Number 6398
Please present this bill when paying the amount at this center
Telephone Account Bill
Telephone Number: 82956
Center Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Description
800 | 9 | Telephone rent for the installment ending on ⟦...⟧ at a rate of ⟦...⟧ dinars per installment
|  | Local call charges - according to the details listed on the back of the bill ..
|  | Internal call charges - according to the attached table (Area 5) ..
|  | External call charges - according to the attached table (Area 5a) ..
|  | Additional deposits so that their total with previously collected deposits is proportional to the installment account for calls and fees in accordance with paragraph (13) of the telephone rental contract ..
800 | 9 | Total Amount
From the conditions stated in the telephone rental contract
The administration has the right to disconnect the telephone (Paragraph 7) Second Schedule
If the amount of this bill is not paid within (15) days from its date, it is entitled
Amount Paid: 9/800 Dinars
Bill Number: ⟦...⟧
Payment Date: 195 6/6
Bill Date: 55/7/10
Signature ⟦signature⟧ 5/7/14
Cashier
Director of Central Telephones

Page 685

13 JUL 55
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Invoice Number 8362
Rabbi Salman Joki Abboudi
Charitable Society, Ghazi Street
Baghdad
Fils | Dinar
⟦illegible⟧ Subscription fee ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Call charges ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Reading on ⟦line⟧
Previous reading ⟦line⟧
Number of local readings during the installment period ⟦line⟧
Number of free calls ⟦line⟧
Number of free calls ⟦line⟧
Number of calls to be paid for } ⟦line⟧
Price (4) fils per call
Notice: Please pay the bill within (15) days from its date, otherwise the telephone line will be disconnected and reconnection fees will be charged

82
21
Mahdi Al-Haj Saeed
Al-Bazzazin Market 108/12
Date 25 / 7 / 1955
Requested from Hebra Kadisha Association
Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Length | Yard | Cubit | Price | Notes
110 | 2 | ⟦American Drill⟧ | 10 | 50 |  | 62 |
290 | ' | Brown raw cloth | 6 |  |  | 35 |
500 | 3 | Only three dinars and five hundred fils and no more |  |  |  |  |
We received this above-mentioned amount
From Daoud Youssef from the Hebra Kadisha Association
And for that I signed below
10 Fils
⟦squiggle⟧

Page 686

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
82
Number: 82
Date: 2 / 10 / 195
Dinar: 2
Fils: 000
Only: Two Dinars and nothing else
And that is for: ⟦the value of a marble slab and its engraving⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Receiver

Page 688

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 80
Date: 2 / 8 / 1955
Dinar: 1
Fils: 250
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦the value of ice, cleaning, coffee, and sugar⟧
⟦for the synagogue fee for the late Ghazala Shmuel Israel⟧
Signature of the recipient
80

Page 689

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: / /
Fils: ---
Dinar: 8
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned a⟦bove⟧
Only eight Dinars ⟦...⟧
And that is for my salary for the month of July 1955
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 690

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 50
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦five hundred fils⟧
And that is for: ⟦fees of⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
10 fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦Salim⟧ ⟦illegible⟧

Page 692

11
Payroll list for employees and workers for the month of ⟦...⟧
Nominal Salary (Fils) | Nominal Salary (Dinar) | Cost of Living Allowance (Fils) | Cost of Living Allowance (Dinar) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Fils) | ⟦...⟧ Allowance (Dinar) | Total (Fils) | Total (Dinar) | Deductions (Fils) | Deductions (Dinar) | Received (Fils) | Received (Dinar) | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim Abboud Kabbay⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Salim Houri⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Farouk Levy⟧ |  | ⟦Receipt attached⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Naim Youssef Shemesh⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Daoud Al-Yaa⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦Albert Raphael⟧ |  | ⟦Receipt attached⟧
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦...⟧ |  |
Kingdom of Iraq
REVENUE
10 FILS 10 FILS

Page 693

42
81
Statement of instructions for ⟦...⟧ School for Girls
for the month of ⟦...⟧ year ⟦...⟧
First and Last Name | Salary | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Net | Signature
First and Last Name | Salary | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Net | Signature
| Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Pension Fund | Income Tax | Other | Dinar | Fils |
| | | | | | | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | | |
00223

Page 694

No. 580307
(Form SP-52 78)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agents for the Iraq Govt.
Agents for the Iraqi Government
CASH MEMO: ⟦illegible⟧
Fill. Stn. / Station: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
I.D. Dinar | Fils
— | 224
Sig. ⟦line⟧ Signature

Page 696

Battery and Electrical Wiring Repair Shop
Owned by
Mr. Movses Akob
Sheikh Omar Street
Baghdad on: 195
Required from: The Respected
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity
⟦..⟧ | ⟦..⟧ | Value of bulbs | 2
650 |  | Repairing wires with switch |
750 |  | Light |
⟦illegible⟧

Page 697

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
76
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who considers their deposited security to be more than necessary after having continuous service in one location for a period of no less than 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 141/17
Opposite 141/27
I. 2½ 6607960 I4049
29206 22 22 860
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
22 22 860 | 10 7 55 | Sequence 7960 Number |  |  |
Various charges |  | To 2141 7 55 |  |  |
1- Arrears |  | From 2096 6 55 | For meter 35 |  |
2- Special reading fee |  | Units supplied 45 |  |  |
3- Cost of damage to meter |  | At the rate of 18 fils 45 |  | 810 |
4- Carried forward from your account |  | At the rate of 12 fils |  |  |
|  | At the rate of 10 fils |  |  |
|  | Various charges - see side |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 845 |
19 JUL 55
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Page 698

Sheet 75
72 Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
476
Subscriber Name: ⟦Hasiba⟧
Register Number: 476
Property Number: 141/217
Page Number:
Neighborhood Name: ⟦Rusafa⟧
Subscription Sequence Number:
Date: 12/7/55
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Notes
First | April . May . June 55 |  |
Second | July . August . September 55 | 974 - |
Third | October . November . December 55 |  |
Fourth | January . February . March 56 |  |
|  | 974 |
Paid
15 July 1955
On behalf of the Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
⟦signature⟧
Notice: - The installment is due starting from the beginning of the first month of the installment period
Therefore, this bill should be paid during the first month of the installment period
Form L. A. M. (40)

Page 699

Reda Hamad
Seller of car lubricants and puncture tools
Baghdad - Al-Nasr Square - Bataween 16D/3
74
To:
Date:
Fils | Dinar
500 | 2
050 |
| 2/550
⟦signature⟧
25/6

Page 700

No. 404936
(Form SP-52 52 ⟦72⟧ (Form M. M.)
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD. Khanaqin Oil Company Limited
(Incorporated in Great Britain) (Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraq Govt. Agent for the Iraqi Government
CASH MEMO / Cash Ticket:
Fill. Stn. / Station: Al-Saadi
Date / Date: 7/11/⟦57⟧
I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
- | 416
Four gallons
Only
Sig. ⟦signature⟧ Signature