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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 376-400

Archival unit 376

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 82
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / 6 / 195
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦five hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦the fee for washing and shrouding the late Bani Sayyara⟧
⟦who passed away in the hospital⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 377

Baghdad 27 / 1 / 195
Al-Umran Garage
Sheikh Omar Street
Managed by
No. 215 24
Telephone No. { Management 5230 Public 83519 Garage 7337
And technical repair for all gasoline and diesel cars in Iraq
Mohammed Al-Haj Kadhim Al-Umran
Account statement for car number:
To the honorable Mr.: (Tobruqit Association) Respected
Fils | Dinar | Notes
780 | 12 | Only twelve dinars and seven hundred and eighty fils
I received the above-mentioned amount of
Twelve dinars and seven hundred and eighty fils only
Against repair, washing, and lubrication fees with garaging for car No. 4852
And that is according to the list
Iraq
10 Fils
27

Archival unit 378

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 79
Date: / / 195
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 379

Baghdad 1 / 6 / 1956
Al-Umran Garage
Managed by
Sheikh Omar Street
No. 215 / 24
Telephone No. { Management 5230 / Public 83519 / Garage 7337
Technical supply for all cars, lorries, and tractors
Mohammed Al-Haj Kadhim Al-Umran
Account statement for car No.: 44944 D
To the honorable: The Jewish Community
Fils | Dinar | Remarks
250 | 1 | Washing and lubricating the car with a basin of quarter oil
500 | 0 | Supernet grease paste
180 | 0 | Brake oil can
750 | 0 | Brake repair fees with opening and cleaning the wheels
100 | 0 | Changing tires with puncture repair
000 | 9 | For car garaging until the end of May 1956
780 | 12 | 
Only twelve dinars and seven hundred and eighty fils
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 380

Baghdad 20 / 6 / 1952
Al-Umran Garage
Sheikh Omar Street
Managed by
No. 215 / 240
Supplying gas for all lorries and buses
Muhammad Al-Haj Kadhim Al-Umran
Telephone No. { Administration 5230
General 83519
Garage 7337
Account statement for car No.: ⟦illegible⟧
To the honorable Mr.: ⟦illegible⟧ Association
Respectfully:
Fils | Dinar | Remarks
800 | 3 | Repairing the body with the cushions
Only three dinars and eight hundred fils and no more
I received the amount mentioned above
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
27 / 6 / 1952

Archival unit 381

(Form SP-52)
№ 12211
Khanaqin Oil Co., Ltd.
KHANAQIN OIL CO., LTD.
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
(Incorporated in Great Britain)
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
Agent for the Iraq Govt.
CASH MEMO:
Date: ⟦1952/7/22⟧
Fill: Stn: ⟦line⟧
Fils | I.D.
926 | 
Sig. ⟦line⟧ Sig.

Archival unit 382

Opposite 141/27
I. 2 ½ 6607960 I4049
29206 32 22 860
Its date.
2- The subscriber who believes that their deposited insurance
is more than necessary after maintaining a continuous
supply in one location for a period of no less than
12 months should apply for a second assessment.
Account Number | Date | Sequence | Registration of Numbered Meter | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
32 22 860 | 56611 |  | 7960 |  |  | 
 |  |  | to ⟦illegible⟧ |  |  | 
 |  | 9 | 5 56 2773 | 35 |  | 
 |  |  | Supplied Units 27 |  |  | 
 |  |  | at a price of 18 fils |  | 544 | 
 |  |  | at a price of 12 fils |  |  | 
 |  |  | at a price of 10 fils |  |  | 
 |  |  | Various prices - see side |  | 647 | 
 |  |  | Total |  |  | 
Various prices
1- Arrears
2- Special reading fee
3- Cost of damage to the meter
4- Transferred from your account
This list
unless it is
above from
the fund
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Archival unit 383

Notary Public Hanna in Baghdad II
Volume Number 184335 Accounting 37 A
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 29
Fils/Dinar: 750 / 500
Department Name: Stamps ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: Al-Hajj Muhammad Hamid ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧ Fils
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
2208
2209
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Receiver
Job Title

Archival unit 384

Only one dinar and no other.
1 Dinar
I, the undersigned, Musa al-Haydari, the community scribe
in the Sharia Court - acknowledge that I have received from the lawyer
Majid Hamad al-Najjar one dinar as a fee for typing five notices
considering the fee for each notice is two hundred fils, and accordingly I have signed
Musa al-Haydari
Recipient ⟦illegible⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Financial
29 / 5 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
1/750
1/000
0/750
Amount

Archival unit 385

Date 4 / 6 / 1956
72
To the Honorable President of the Habda Qadish Association
Based on your request, we have demolished a meter of flooring on the side of the shops
Numbered ⟦29⟧ / ⟦112⟧ and ⟦29⟧ / ⟦113⟧ and that cost 2.000 Dinars only
And the line requested by the occupants of the shops has been removed
Therefore, I request the order to pay the amount to
The contractor Alwan Hammoud who performed the mentioned work.
⟦line⟧
Saleh
I received the amount of two Dinars only
Iraq
10 Fils
7

Archival unit 386

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 75
Date: 7 / 6 / 1957
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the transfer fees of the deceased Habib Fathallah
⟦line⟧
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the recipient
Shaul Mim

Archival unit 387

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 74
Date: 11 / 6 / 1956
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils and no more.
And that is for the service fees for the late Shaul Mirza
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Shaul Mirza
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 388

72
Palace compensation 900
" " 500
⟦line⟧
1400
Balance 400
Book balance 200
⟦line⟧
2000

Archival unit 389

184329
Volume Number
Accounting 137
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
⟦illegible⟧
Serial Number: 62
Fils/Dinar: 150
Department Name:
Received from: Sayyid Muhammad Jawad Khadsha
Amount: One Dinar and one hundred and fifty Fils
On account of: Dinar fee ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Date: 5/2/⟦illegible⟧
450
200
150
⟦line⟧
800

Archival unit 390

184328
Volume Number
Accounting 37 A
Receipts for Dirhams Collected for the Government
Notary Public of South Baghdad
Serial Number: 41
Fils/Dinar: 1/⟦illegible⟧
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧ Fils
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of Receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Date: ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 391

Accounting 37
184329 Ledger Number
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Notary Public of South Baghdad
Serial Number: 63
Fils/Dinar: 1.500
Department Name: ⟦line⟧
Received from: Rahma Jrawika
Amount: One Dinar and five hundred Fils
On account of: Baghdad Health
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: ⟦line⟧
Dated: 22 / 2 / ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 392

Accounting 37
Book Number 184339
Receipts in Dirhams collected for the government
Notary Public of South Baghdad
Serial Number: 65
Fils/Dinar: 500 / 22
Department Name:
Received from: Habib Habra Qaddouri
Amount: Twenty-five Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧ Fils
On account of: According to fee (2223)
Dated: 6/6/56
Signature of the Receiver
Job Title

Archival unit 393

71
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
19
List of salaries for officials and employees in ⟦line⟧ for the month of ⟦line⟧
Nominal Salary | Cost of Living Allowance | Allowances | Total | Deductions | Net Received | Name | Stamp and Signature | Remarks
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  | 18/000 | Daoud Younis | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
7/000 |  |  |  |  |  | Bashaw ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | He was promoted by an amount of twelve dinars per year starting from May 1956 according to the decision of the respected committee dated 5/1/1956
7/000 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | 51/5 ⟦stamp⟧ | Ditto
7/000 |  |  |  |  |  | Daoud ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | Ditto
6/000 |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | 51/5 ⟦stamp⟧ | Ditto
⟦illegible⟧ |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦stamp⟧ | On her behalf, her husband ⟦illegible⟧ ditto
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ | 
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | ⟦stamp⟧ |

Archival unit 394

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: <del>75</del>
Date: 22 / 5 / 1957
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and two hundred and fifty fils, nothing else.
And that is for service fees for the late Rahma Al-Bahir
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Shaul ⟦illegible⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 395

Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
29
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days from
its date.
2- The subscriber who considers that their deposited security
is more than necessary after having a continuous supply
in one location for a period of not less than
12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
Society: Habr Qadisha
Society: 141/M17
Opposite: 141/27
I. 2½: 6607960
I4049:
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
860 22 22 | 9 565 | 7960 |  |  | 
Various Prices | To | 2772 | For Meter |  | 
1- Arrears | From | 410 56 2728 |  | 35 | 
2- Special Reading Fee | Units Supplied | 45 |  |  | 
3- Cost of Damage to Meter | At 18 Fils | ⟦line⟧ |  | 740 | 
4- Transferred from your account | Various Prices - See Aside | ⟦line⟧ |  | 755 | 
Total |  |  |  | 755 | 
PAID
24-MAY-56
00105
This bill is considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Archival unit 396

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
68
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days from
its date.
2- The subscriber who considers that their deposited security
is excessive after having a continuous supply
in one location for a period of not less than
12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 141/17
Opposite 141/27
I. 2½ 6607960 I4049
860 22 32 29206
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed
860 22 32 | 56410 | Sequence ⟦illegible⟧ Numbered 7960 |
Various Charges | | To 6910 ⟦illegible⟧ | for Meter
1- Arrears | | From 38 2 56 5666 | 35
2- Special Reading Fee | | Units Supplied |
3- Cost of Damage to Meter | | At 18 Fils | 992
4- Transferred from your account | | At 12 Fils |
 | | At 10 Fils |
 | | Various Charges - See Aside |
Total | 35 | Dinar | Fils
23 APR 56
00337
A -
1.027
This bill is not
considered paid unless
stamped above by
the Cashier
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Archival unit 397

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 67
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 195
Fils: 240
Dinar: 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦two hundred and forty fils and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦the fee for installing (2) stones for the association's management⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧
Saboun ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 398

<del>66</del>
100 value of stamps for a lease contract ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ age from the back ⟦illegible⟧ 27/222
200 stamps for receipts
⟦line⟧
300 only three hundred fils
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ after ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 399

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 65
Date: 20 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 500
Dinar: —
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five hundred fils and no more ⟦line⟧
And that is for the wages of cleaning the association's house after the family left
the Qulla, and sweeping and washing it ⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Khalaf Shafi
⟦illegible⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 400

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number: 64
Date: 21 / 5 / 1956
Fils: 000
Dinar: 1
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only ⟦one dinar and one hundred fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦burial fees for the newborn child with expenses of fare⟧
⟦cars and others⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Daoud Nim⟧