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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 626-650

Archival unit 626

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Number:
Date: / / 195
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
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 wages of the washer of the late Ghazala Ay⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Sabih⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧

Archival unit 627

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils: 500
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦five hundred fils only⟧
And that is for ⟦additional nursery fees for the deceased⟧ ⟦Dalala⟧ ⟦Anbar⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Rowell Saad⟧

Archival unit 628

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 195
Fils: ⟦...⟧500
Dinar: ⟦...⟧
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the mentioned amount ⟦illegible⟧
Only ⟦eighteen dinars only⟧
And that is for ⟦sewing fees for the association's suits, Ghazala Mashia Rael⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 629

⟦illegible⟧ for the Sheikh ⟦illegible⟧
Zechariah ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>

Archival unit 630

86
Fils | Dinar
060 | Comprehensive stamp for lease contract
Abdul Nabi A. Al-Nishaburi
060 | Comprehensive stamp for lease contract ⟦illegible⟧
For ⟦illegible⟧
100 | Value of stamps for receipts
⟦line⟧
220 | Only two hundred and twenty fils and no more

Archival unit 631

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who considers their deposited security to be excessive after having an uninterrupted supply in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Hebron Qadisha Society
Society 141/17
Opposite 141/27
I4049 6607960 I. 2½
32 22 860 29206
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
32 22 860 | 55811 | Sequence ⟦illegible⟧ Numbered 7960 |  |  | 
Various Prices |  | To ⟦illegible⟧ 2201 | For the meter |  | 
1- Arrears |  | From | 35 |  | 
2- Special reading fee |  | Units supplied 710 55 2141 |  |  | 
3- Cost of damage to meter |  | At a price of 18 fils 60 |  | 80 | 1
4- Transferred from your account |  | At a price of 12 fils |  |  | 
 |  | At a price of 10 fils |  |  | 
 |  | Various prices - see side |  |  | 
 |  | Total |  | 115 | 1
15 AUG 55
10 Fils
Iraq
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the treasurer
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Archival unit 632

84
Iraq
The Iraqi Government
District / 6
Directorate of Central Telephones
Baghdad
Telephone Number 6398
Please present this bill when paying the amount at this center
Telephone Account Bill
Telephone Number: 82256
Center Name:
Details | Dinar | Fils | Amount
Telephone rent for the installment ending on ⟦line⟧ at a rate of ⟦line⟧ Dinars per installment | 9 | 00
Local call fees - according to the details listed on the back of the bill .. |  | 
Internal call fees - according to the attached schedule (District 5) .. |  | 
External call fees - according to the attached schedule (District 5a) .. |  | 
Additional deposits to make the total, with previously collected deposits, proportional to the installment account for calls and fees according to paragraph (13) of the telephone rental contract .. |  | 
Total Amount | 9 | 00
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
Amount Paid: Dinars
Bill Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Payment Date: 6 / 7 / 195
Bill Date: 10 / 7 / 55
Treasurer
⟦signature⟧
Director of Central Telephones

Archival unit 633

82
82
Mahdi Al-Haj Said
Al-Bazzazin Market 12/108
Date: 25 / 7 / 1955
Requested from: Hesqel Habra Qaddouri
Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Length | Yard | Cubit | Price | Notes
110 | 2 | American Velvet | 1 | 50 |  | 62 | 
290 | 1 | Raw ⟦Velvet⟧ | 2 |  |  | 65 | 
500 | 3 | Only three dinars and five hundred fils and no more |  |  |  |  | 
I received this amount listed above
from Daoud Youssef for the share of Miravitan
and for that I signed below
Iraq
10
Fils
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 634

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

Archival unit 635

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
84
Number: 82
Date: 2 / ⟦x⟧ / 1950
Fils: ⟦...⟧
Dinar: 2
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only two Dinars and no more
And that is for the value of goods (a fan) and its storage ⟦...⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 636

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 81
Date: 8 / 8 / 1950
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 ⟦digging and building the grave of the late Ghazala A... Israel⟧
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
81

Archival unit 637

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number: 80
Date: 2 / 8 / 195
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 the value of ⟦illegible⟧ and glasses and replacing a sheet of ⟦illegible⟧
Headstone for the late Ghazala Shmuel
Signature of the recipient
80

Archival unit 638

Hevra Kadisha Society
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧ / 19
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 8/
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Society in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: ⟦eight⟧ dinars ⟦only⟧
And that is for: my salary for the month of July 1955
Iraq
Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 639

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
Fils: —
Dinar: 5
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only: ⟦illegible⟧
For: ⟦illegible⟧
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
Signature of the recipient
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 640

To the youth of ⟦Ibn⟧ Qia'a
⟦By the sword⟧
In ⟦line⟧
Number ⟦line⟧ Message ⟦line⟧
⟦...⟧ Please receive enclosed a small package returning to the youth of Ibn Qia'a ⟦...⟧ Thank you
Committee ⟦line⟧
With our thanks ⟦line⟧
⟦...⟧

Archival unit 641

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

Archival unit 642

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

Archival unit 643

78
№ 580307 (Form SP-52) (Form M M - 52)
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 Cash Memo
Fill. Stn. Station: ⟦illegible⟧
Date Date: ⟦illegible⟧
I.D. Dinar | Fils Fils
— | 224
Sig. ⟦line⟧ Signature

Archival unit 644

77
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ notebook ⟦illegible⟧
on ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 750
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ private ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 50 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ and completion
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
I want the mentioned amount
Kingdom of Iraq
10
Fils
⟦illegible signature⟧

Archival unit 645

Battery and Electrical Wiring Repair Shop
Owned by
Mr. Movses Akop
Sheikh Omar Street
Baghdad on: ⟦line⟧ 195
Required from: ⟦line⟧ Respected
Quantity | Details | Dinar | Fils
2 | Value of bulbs |  | 500
 | Repairing wires with switch |  | 250
 | Light |  | 750
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 646

76
Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of
its date.
2- The subscriber who considers that his deposited security
is more than necessary after having a continuous
supply in one place for a period of not less than
12 months should apply for a second assessment.
Habr Qadisha Association
Association 17/M/141
Opposite 27/141
I4049 6607960 I. 2½
22 22 860 29206
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee for Fixed | Fils | Dinar
22 | 22 | 860 | Sequence 10 No. 557 2141 To | 7960 |  |
 |  | 11 6 55 2096 From | For Meter 25 |  |
Various Charges |  | Units Supplied 45 |  | 800 |
1- Arrears |  | At the rate of 18 Fils 45 |  |  |
2- Special Reading Fee |  | At the rate of 12 Fils |  |  |
3- Cost of Damage to Meter |  | At the rate of 10 Fils |  |  |
4- Carried forward from your account |  | Various Charges - See aside |  |  |
Total: 845
19-JUL-55
00333
A -
.845
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 647

Sheet 75
72 Baghdad District Water Supply Committee 476
Subscriber Name: Hasib
Register Number:
Property Number: 212 / 141
Page Number:
District Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Subscription Sequence Number:
Date: 14 / 7 / 55
Installment | Installment Period | Amount | Remarks
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
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)

Archival unit 648

74
Reda Hamad
Seller of car paints and tire tools
Baghdad - Al-Nasr Square - Bataween 16/D/3
To: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
00 | 250 | Package of lights with Benson cup
050 |  | Two hundred and fifty fils only
 |  | Second half temporary
2500 |  | <del>On</del> ⟦illegible⟧ box ⟦illegible⟧ only
Received the amount
⟦signature⟧
1962

Archival unit 649

No. 404936
(Form SP-52 52 ⟦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
72
CASH MEMO Cash Memo:
Fill. Stn. Station: ⟦Al-Saadi⟧
Date Date: 11 / 7 / ⟦...⟧
I.D. Dinar | Flls Fils
— | 416
Sig. ⟦line⟧ Signature

Archival unit 650

Hevra Kadisha Association
Baghdad
72
Number:
Date: 1 / 7 / 1959
Fils: 500
Dinar: 1 /
I received from the Hevra Kadisha Association in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦one dinar and five hundred fils only and no more⟧
And that is for ⟦Shaul's funeral expenses⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient ⟦Tawfiq Shaul⟧
Hayyim
⟦fingerprint⟧