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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 151-175

Archival unit 151

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 82
Date: 12 / 6 / 1957
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and five hundred fils and no more.
And that is for the wages of three porters for work with the fare of a cart for moving furniture to the hospital
to find a cabinet for keeping secrets.
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
Signature of the Recipient
Shamsi Ali

Archival unit 152

81
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Subject ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ from the accountant of the ⟦illegible⟧ association
⟦illegible⟧ and upon it ⟦illegible⟧ signed
Recipient
Bouchard Od
⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 153

1957/9/10
Only ninety-eight dinars and no more
I have received from the Mira Fad Association ⟦...⟧
and no more, and that is for the value of seventy-eight linen collars ⟦...⟧
The total at a price of five dinars per length and they have a balance
Youssef Daoud
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils

Archival unit 154

I received from Mr. Yusuf Daoud seventy-
eight tons of rice
⟦line⟧
7/6/56 Haroun Cohen

Archival unit 155

⟦illegible⟧
Three hundred and nine dinars ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
Value of 78 length of a bundle at five dinars
Amounting to 390/- dinars paid to Mr. Daoud.

Archival unit 156

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 79
Date: 20 / 5 / 1957
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar only⟧
And that is for ⟦our allocations for the month of May 1957⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Aziz Saleh⟧

Archival unit 157

Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
19
Salaries of employees and workers in ⟦...⟧ for the month of ⟦...⟧
⟦Hours⟧ | Total | Deductions | Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Notes
 | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | His salary was increased from 8.000 to 12.000 Dinars per month
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | starting from the first of May 1957 according to the session of the
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | Administrative Board in its session held on 5/21/57
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | Guards of the new cemetery | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 158

78
⟦illegible⟧ - 14 ⟦illegible⟧
31
⟦illegible⟧
Number | Date | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 159

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Flat Rate List
1957
First | April, May, June | Third | October, November, December
Second | July, August, September | Fourth | January, February, March
Amount: 990
Subscription Number: 9478
T
1
0
2
Hussein
Address
M 1416 Rusafa
0
27
⟦illegible⟧
77
The flat rate is due at the beginning of the first month and is paid during the month
And upon its expiration, a notice is given to pay within 7 days, after which the water line is cut if
payment is not completed.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Archival unit 160

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
76
435
J
00065
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 consumption in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Name: Habr and Disha Association
Address: Association 17/141
Opposite: 27/141
Number: 6607960
Number: I4049
Account Number | Sequence | Meter Reading | Monthly Table Fee | Fils | Dinar
32 23 8 60 | 57563 | 7010 | ⟦line⟧ | 35 | 
 | To | 1000 40 7-5 | 4010404 |  | 
Various Prices | From |  |  |  | 
1 - Arrears | Units Supplied |  |  |  | 
2 - Special Reading Fee | at 16 Fils | ⟦line⟧ |  |  | 
3 - Cost of Damage to Meter | at 12 Fils | ⟦line⟧ |  |  | 
4 - Transferred from your account | at 10 Fils | ⟦line⟧ |  |  | 
 | Various Prices - See Aside |  |  | 220 | 
 | Total |  |  |  | 
27 MAY 57
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the Treasurer

Archival unit 161

Volume Number 48563
State Funds Collection Receipt
Accounting
Serial Number 75 / 7 Department Name ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Brokerage 529 |  | 956
400 |  | ⟦illegible⟧ 1277 | 956 | Fils
400 |  | ⟦line⟧ | 957 | Fils 957
800 |  |  |  | 
I have received from: Mr. Khadouri Qudrat
The amount written above, which is: Only eight hundred
Dinars and:
On date: 2 / 5 / 957
Signature of the Collector ⟦signature⟧
Job Title ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 162

72
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
Subject: Extracting a ⟦illegible⟧ permit
In view of Mr. Alwan Mahmoud extracting the land registry map and the house deed
for this property, the expenses reached as follows
Fils | Dinar
500 | 
200 | 
500 | 1
⟦line⟧
2/200
Only two dinars and two hundred fils
The relevant papers are available
with me
The Lawyer
⟦illegible⟧
The amount reached is
2/200 Dinars
The Accountant
Saleh Yousef

Archival unit 163

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 72
Date: 15 / 5 / 1957
Fils: ---
Dinar: 3
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only three dinars and nothing more
And that is for the value of (a mirror) one marble slab engraved with the date for the grave of the deceased
Khatun (Hanana) Ezra Sweih, and that is for the writing fee
and electrical plating
10 Fils
Kingdom of Iraq
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 164

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 72
Date: 6 / 5 / 1957
Fils: 750
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only seven hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the car fare from the house to the Alwiyah Synagogue and to the Shorja
With waiting, then the cemetery, then Al-Nahr Street, then residence
The Rabbi's car worked yesterday for an hour and a quarter
Regarding the death of the late Yaqub Sousa
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 165

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 71
Date: 6 / 5 / 195
Fils: 148
Dinar: 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one hundred and forty-eight fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦the value of keys and a lock for use in the commission⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Salman Rabbi⟧

Archival unit 166

48534
Volume No. 7
State Funds Collection Receipt
Accounting 38
Serial No. 31 / Department Name: Hilla Municipality ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar | Type of Fees | Year to which the fees belong | Installment
⟦line⟧ | 16 | Declaration and publication advertisement tax | Hilla ⟦...⟧ | 956
Received from: Mayor of Hilla
The amount written above, totaling: sixteen dinars and ⟦...⟧ fils
On date: 16 / 5 / 957
Signature of the collector ⟦signature⟧
Job title: Hilla Collector

Archival unit 167

26583
Bags | 29 / 133 | 29 / 133 | 29 / 133 | 29 / 133 | 29 / 133
Pistachio | 25 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 11
⟦illegible⟧ | 500 / 20 | 500 / 21 | 1000 / 21 | 500 / 21 | 1000 / 21
Total | Bag | Bag | Bag | Bag | Bag
The numbers
Printed

Archival unit 168

69
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 950
⟦illegible⟧ 700
⟦illegible⟧ 500
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 169

427 ⟦illegible⟧ 4207 ⟦illegible⟧
Receipt ⟦line⟧ registered
⟦line⟧ for his address ⟦illegible⟧
Fils ⟦line⟧ Dinar value of the stamps affixed if they were packages
Value of (letter) ⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦line⟧ prohibited materials
(Package) ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ declared when submitted for transmission ⟦line⟧
In words ⟦line⟧
Transport fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧ for the receiving officer
⟦illegible⟧ BAGHDAD
⟦illegible⟧ 57 ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
4207
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 170

7720
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 171

Volume Number 196636
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 84
Fils/Dinar: 250
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: Mr. Jumaa Jara ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: One Dinar and two hundred and fifty fils
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 5 / 7 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Receiver
Job Title
1968
137

Archival unit 172

Volume Number 196637
Accounting 37
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the Government
Notary Public of South Baghdad
Serial Number: 23
Fils/Dinar: 1200
Department Name: ⟦line⟧
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧ Fils
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Receiver
Job Title

Archival unit 173

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 68
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / 4 / 195
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: One Dinar only
And that is for: Our allocations for the month of April 1957
Signature of the recipient ⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 174

11
Salaries of employees and workers for the month of ⟦...⟧
Notes | Stamp and Signature | Name | Received (Fils / Dinar) | Deductions (Fils / Dinar) | Total (Fils / Dinar) | ⟦...⟧ (Fils / Dinar)
5/1 | ⟦stamp⟧ | Salim Abdullah ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  | 
5/2 | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  | 
5/3 | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  | 
5/4 | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  | 
5/5 | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  | 
5/6 | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  | 
5/7 | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦stamp⟧ | Salaries of the new school teachers |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  | 
 | ⟦stamp⟧ | ⟦...⟧ |  |  |  |

Archival unit 175

Al-Omran Garage
Sheikh Omar Street — Opposite Sibaa Square Street
Telephone: 5230 and 83519 and 7337
Account Statement for Car No.: 8854 Baghdad
To Mr.: Respected
Fils | Dinar | Remarks
250 | 2 | Automatic Dynamo Cutout
150 | 0 | Installation fee to the wireman
400 | 2 | Only two dinars and four hundred
⟦signature⟧
21 / 4 / 57
Paid the amount of
2/400 Dinars
Iraq
10 Fils
66