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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 English Translation, Pages 101-125

Archival unit 101

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 119
Date: 25 / 8 / 1957
Fils: —
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: one dinar and no more
And that is for: guarding fees (watching) for the deceased, the late Shaul Saigh
Signature of the recipient
Shaul ⟦illegible⟧
Daoud
⟦fingerprints⟧

Archival unit 102

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 141/M17
Opposite 141/27
I. 2½ 6607960 I4049
29406 32 22 860
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2 - A subscriber who believes their deposited security is excessive after continuous service in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Fixed Monthly Fee | Fils | Dinar
860 22 32 | 14 8 57 | Sequence 7960 |  |  | 
Various charges | To 12 8 | 2220 | For the meter | 35 | 
1 - Arrears | From 15 7 | 57 3204 |  |  | 
2 - Special reading fee | Units supplied | 26 |  |  | 
3 - Cost of damage to meter | At 16 fils |  |  | 416 | 
4 - Carried from your account | At 12 fils |  |  |  | 
 | At 10 fils |  |  |  | 
 | Various charges - see side |  |  |  | 
Total |  |  |  | 451 | 
21 AUG 57 00251
This bill is considered
void unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
451
A -

Archival unit 103

112
056 (Value of a bottle of 8 eggs
Coloring capacity
100 Value of tiles number (8)
⟦line⟧
156 One hundred and fifty-six fils
I received the amount in cash
⟦signature⟧
Munir Shamoun
8/10
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 104

Tel. No. 7933
The Union Pharmacy
Al Rashid Street - Baghdad
THE UNION PHARMACY
Al Rashid Street - Baghdad
Prescription
COPY
Prescription Copy
From Dr.:
For:
No.:
Date:
R/.
A bottle of Spirit
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
For gum use
Three times
Daily
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 105

M.T. Irani Sons Co.
M.T. IRANI SONS. Co.
Telephone No: 5324
Phones : 5324
86291
86291
88337
88337
900:
Baghdad:
Baghdad on: 20 / 8
Quantity | Details | Dinar | Fils
6 | Cologne bottles ⟦illegible⟧ | — | 250
Received from it ⟦illegible⟧
Only two hundred and fifty fils
— 250
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 106

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number: 109
Date: 5 / 10 / 1957
Fils: 800
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦eight hundred fils only and nothing else⟧
And that is for ⟦car fare for transporting the deceased wife of the late⟧
⟦Attiya Murad ⟦illegible⟧⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 107

M.T. IRANI SONS. Co.
M.T. IRANI SONS. Co.
Telephone No. : Phones :
5324 5324
86291 86291
88337 88337
⟦line⟧
900:
Baghdad:
Baghdad on: 20 / 8
Quantity | Details | Dinar | Fils
6 | Wax bottles colors ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 250
 | Total in cash | ⟦line⟧ | 250
Only two hundred and fifty fils
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 108

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 108
Date: 5 / 8 / 1957
Fils: 750
Dinar: 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the value of digging and building a grave for the late Shamma
Iraq
10
Fils
Signature of the recipient
Master Alwan Muhammad
Number 51

Archival unit 109

Ledger Number 208865
Accounting
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 84
Fils/Dinar: 9/800
Name ⟦...⟧: Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi
Received from:
Amount: Only nine dinars and 800 fils
On account of: List 1257 4/7/957
Date: 5/8/957
Signature of the Receiver
Job Title
Treasurer of the Pairing

Archival unit 110

Iraq
Iraqi Government
Central Telephone Directorate
Baghdad
Telephone Number 6398
Zone / 6
Please present this bill when paying the amount at this center
Telephone Account Bill
Telephone Number: 82456
Center Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount | Fils | Dinar
800 | 9 | Telephone rental for the installment ending in ⟦illegible⟧ at a rate of dinars per installment
 | | Local call charges - as per the details listed on the back of the bill ..
 | | Internal call charges - according to the attached schedule (Zone 5) ..
 | | External call charges - according to the attached schedule (Zone 5a) ..
 | | Additional deposits to make the total, along with previously collected deposits, proportional to the installment account for calls and fees according to paragraph (13) of the telephone rental contract ..
800 | 9 | Total Amount
From the conditions stated in the telephone rental contract
If the amount of this bill is not paid within (15) days from its date, the
administration has the right to disconnect the telephone (Paragraph 7) Second Schedule
Amount Paid: Dinars
Bill Number: 1257
Payment Date: / / 195
Bill Date: 4 / 7 / 57
Signature:
Treasurer:
Director of Central Telephones
4 / 8 / 58
1258
7 - ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 111

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Rabbi Salman Hoki Abboudi
Fakhriya Charity Association, Ghazi Street
Reading at ⟦line⟧
Previous reading ⟦line⟧
Number of local readings during the installment period ⟦line⟧
Number of free calls ⟦line⟧
Number of calls for which fees are claimed ⟦line⟧
Price (40) fils per call ⟦line⟧
88
753
665
⟦illegible⟧
Central Telephone Manager
Invoice date ⟦line⟧
Invoice number ⟦line⟧
Total amount ⟦line⟧ Dinars
Treasurer
Signature ⟦line⟧
Payment date / / 195
Amount paid ⟦line⟧ Dinars

Archival unit 112

Baghdad Electricity Department
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within 10 days
of its date.
2 - A subscriber who believes that their deposited security
is excessive after having a continuous
supply in one location for a period of no less than
12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 17/M/141
Opposite 141/27
6607960 I4049
29206 24 22 86
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for the Limit
860 22 32 | 15 7 57 | Sequence Number 7960 | 
Various Prices |  | To ⟦illegible⟧ 7404 | 
1 - Arrears |  | From 611 57 3174 | 35
2 - Special reading fee |  | Units supplied ⟦line⟧ | 
3 - Cost of damage to the meter |  | At a price of 16 fils ⟦line⟧ | 
4 - Transferred from your account |  | At a price of 12 fils ⟦line⟧ | 
 |  | At a price of 10 fils ⟦line⟧ | 
 |  | Various prices - see side | 515
This bill is not
considered paid
unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
Total
515
6
A
00238
-5-AUG 57

Archival unit 113

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 205
Date: 20 / 7 / 1957
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ 1957
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 114

1-4
Duty stamp to the Notary Public in
Replacement of the remaining rent from two on
with the remainder ⟦500⟧ ⟦/⟧ ⟦D⟧ Dinars
Stamps for receipts
500
⟦line⟧
200
⟦line⟧
257
100
⟦line⟧
357
Rent paper was number 129, the mortgage
Three hundred and fifty-seven ⟦131⟧
515

Archival unit 115

Volume Number 2 196650
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Notary Public of South Baghdad II Accounting 27
Serial Number: 51
Fils/Dinar: 650 / 1
Department Name: ⟦line⟧
Received from: Samia Mohammed Jawad
Amount: One Dinar and six hundred and fifty Fils
On account of: Additional fees
Signature of the collector ⟦signature⟧
Job Title
On date 2 / 7 / 1957

Archival unit 116

Accounting 38
Renewed fee 48555 State funds collection receipt
Serial Number: 84
Department Name: Property Tax
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
200 | 16 | Public Property Tax 47/48 | Previous 47/48 | 
700 | 2 | ⟦line⟧ | Governance First Installment | 957
500 | 1 | ⟦line⟧ 47/48 | ⟦line⟧ | 
400 | 20 |  |  | 
I have received from: Hebra Kadisha Society
The amount written above, which is: Twenty Dinars and 400 Fils
Date: 20 / 7 / 1957
Signature of the Collector
Job Title
Mohamed Youssef

Archival unit 117

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 101
Date: 20 / 7 / 1957
Fils: 850
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦eight hundred and fifty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦repairing two locks and a key, four keys, and labor for the lock⟧
⟦Sari ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧⟧ ⟦Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Ridha⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 118

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Salary list of officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
100
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦line⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Net Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
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Archival unit 119

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 89
Date: 29 / 7 / 1957
Fils | Dinar
500 | 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two dinars and five hundred fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦a special percentage (childhood) related to the collection for the late Sheeth Tahir⟧
⟦line⟧
Iraq
10
Fils
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 120

98
Baghdad 25 / 7
957
To the association, Mr. Qaddouri ⟦illegible⟧
Brick carrier ⟦illegible⟧ 1450 AH
Receipt has ⟦illegible⟧
Hanouni Market No. ⟦illegible⟧
Location 128 / 2
Abbas Al-Aboud
Number 2
The ring has been reached
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
10
Fils

Archival unit 121

Accounting
State Funds Collection Receipt
Volume 48553 87
Serial Number 93 /
Department Name: Baghdad Property Tax
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
- | 45 | Property No. 17/141 and 2/890 | Previously 51/52 and 52/53 |
In the name of Qaddouri
I have received from the Baghdadi Jewish Community
The amount written above, totaling forty-five dinars and ⟦line⟧ fils
Date 5/7/1957
Signature of the Collector ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: Accountant
Abdul Wahab Al-Kayyali

Archival unit 122

No. 227709
(Form SP-52) (Form M 52)
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
Date: 7 / 2 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date:
Fill: Stn.:
Station:
Fils Fils | I.D. Dinar
⟦illegible⟧ |
Sig. ⟦line⟧ Signature

Archival unit 123

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 4 / ⟦~⟧ / 1957
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦six⟧
And that is for ⟦wages⟧
⟦lines⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦steps⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 124

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 94
Date: 1 / 1 / 195
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦one dinar only⟧
And that is for ⟦our allocations for the month of March 57⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦on behalf of⟧
⟦Khudair Saleh⟧

Archival unit 125

Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
List of salaries for employees and workers in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
19
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | ⟦line⟧ Allowance | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils |  |  |
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