Financial Correspondence, Bill of Sale, Rental Contracts, Ḥevrah Ḳadishah
View interactive document pageThese are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included is correspondence between Eastern Bank and the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah (Burial Society). The item also contains a bill of sale and rental contracts concerning property owned by the Ḥevrah Ḳadishah and letters confirming a community member's signature.
Volume Number: 90861 Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government: Serial Number: 74 Fils/Dinar: ⟦9/875⟧ Name of Department: Received from: Abdul Razzaq ⟦illegible⟧ Amount: Nine and eight hundred seventy-five fils On account of: Tapu (Land Registry) On date: 20 / ⟦10⟧ / 1958 Signature of the Receiver: ⟦signature⟧ Job Title: Officer Accounting 37 28 / 2 29 - 25
17/000 Dinars In Baghdad Payable on 1/5/958 I, the undersigned, have rented from the committee of Shaul Yona a shop located on Ghazi Street No. ⟦144/2⟧ for a period of four months from 1/1/958 to the end of 24 November 958 for the amount of seventeen dinars only, of which ten dinars have been paid and the remaining seven dinars I shall pay to the committee on the first of September 958 and I am committed to handing over the rented property free of occupants and if I refrain from doing so, I shall pay fils for each day that passes after the due date and I am committed to handing over the glass display case to its owner Abboud Sayegh Salim And for this reason I have signed 7/000 Dinars - 58 The Kingdom of Iraq 20 Fils ⟦signature⟧
Dinar Fils 120 000 ⟦...⟧ Total 120 Promissory note ⟦...⟧ I, the undersigned, have rented from Abdullah Shaul Beria the house located on Ghazi Street No. 22/2 for a full year from August 20, 1950, until August 19, 1951, for the sum of sixty-six dinars, of which I have paid five dinars in cash and the remainder according to receipts of five dinars each month as shown in the form. After the lease term expires, I am committed to handing over the house vacant of any occupants, and if I am late in doing so, I shall pay him a fee for each day of delay ⟦...⟧ and I am obligated to pay what is due from me for water, electricity, municipal fees, and others. Baghdad on 20 / 8 / 1950 Kingdom of Iraq 10 Fils Kingdom of Iraq 10 Fils ⟦signature⟧
Receipt 12/500 Twelve Dinars and five hundred Fils I, Saleh Naoum, have rented from you the shop and the room with the roof located on Ghazi Street under number ⟦129⟧ A in the city of Al-Musayyib for a period of ⟦five⟧ days from 28 August 1950 to the end of 1 ⟦September⟧ 1950 And since the owner holds the lease and the tenant has the right to occupy the property with him for an amount of twelve Dinars and five hundred Fils and has paid it to him in advance, I am committed to vacating this place at the end of the period and handing it over free of any occupants on 1 ⟦September⟧ 1950, and if I violate that, I shall pay to the owner of the property for every day of occupancy five hundred Fils for each day of delay after this date, and for this I have signed this paper Baghdad on 28 / 8 / 1950 The Kingdom of Iraq 20 Fils Verified Saleh Naoum
The shop numbered 28 A/44, which was at my disposal, I have transferred to Mr. Saleh Nasim under this lease document, so I no longer have any connection to the rent of the mentioned shop, and it shall be paid in view of the judge's decision in case No. 28 / 8 / 50 AH, by which this property is assigned to both Rabbi Samana Joki Abboudi and Mr. Ezra Samana Sheina and is held by them, and I signed below on 28 / 8 / 50 Abdullah Shaul Yona Abdullah Shaul Yona On his behalf as witness Yona I, Saleh Nasim, have agreed to pay the rent and all overdue installments to the property owners, Rabbi Samana Joki Abboudi and Ezra Samana Sheina, according to this document and for that purpose, I have given this document on 28 / 8 / 50 AH Saleh Saleh Nasim ⟦illegible signature⟧ To Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi, President of the Chevra Kadisha Society, Respected After greetings With reference to the oral conversation that took place between me and you regarding the leasing of the Chevrolet car, model 1941 Number 10488 Baghdad Private, I hereby confirm my receipt of the aforementioned car in good and operational condition with its accessories whose details are listed below according to the following conditions :- Number | ⟦line⟧ 1 | 1- Spare tire 1 | 2- Jack 1 | 3- Wrench 1 | 4- Screwdriver 1 | 5- Handle 1- That the rental fee shall be -/12 (twelve) Dinars monthly effective from the morning of 10/12/1950 for a period of three months. 2- The rental fee is to be paid monthly on the twelfth day of each month of the Gregorian year. The first installment of no -/12 Dinars has been paid to you in cash. 3- We pledge to carry out all necessary repairs and other requirements for the car, including washing the car and lubricating it once every month and changing its oil, except for the wear and tear of the five tires present on the car, as the matter of their repair belongs to your society, and I must return it to your society at the end of the period in good and operational condition as we received it. This, and please accept my highest respect; Sincerely ⟦signature⟧ Salim Yassin Radwan ⟦illegible stamp⟧
Lease Paper Serial Number: Door Number: 69 / 144 The contract has been concluded between Rabbi ⟦Salman⟧ Hakki Abboudi in his capacity as Chairman of the Community Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor And Daoud Manshi ⟦Hababa⟧, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee Upon the following :- First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after inspection and viewing, the house located in Baghdad in the Torah neighborhood, numbered 69 / 144, for a period of one full year From the beginning of the first day of October 1950 To the end of the thirty-first day of ⟦September⟧ 1951 For a rental fee of only 24 twenty-four Dinars and no more Second - The Lessor has leased the house belonging to him to the aforementioned Lessee for a rental fee of 24 Dinars only for the year mentioned above, and the Lessor has received in cash and definitively the sum of ten Dinars, and the remainder amounting to 14 Dinars is also to be paid according to a promissory note ⟦deferred to the committee⟧, the payment date being from the first day of January the year 1951 until the end of ⟦the period⟧ Third - The Lessee has the right of residence in the leased property for the lease duration of one full year only, and at the end of the period of the lease, the Lessee is obligated to vacate the leased property and deliver it to the Lessor free of occupants, and if he delays in doing so, he shall be obligated to pay for the period of delay a daily rental fee of 500 fils without the need for a formal notice. Fourth - The property tax is on the Lessor or the house owner, while the water, electricity, and security fees are on the Lessee And he is obligated to pay them regularly. Written in two copies, in the hands of each of the parties one copy on 10 / 10 / 1950 Witness | Witness | Lessee | Lessor Daoud Manshi ⟦Hababa⟧ | Rabbi ⟦Salman⟧ Hakki Abboudi | | | Chairman of the Community Committee in his | | | official capacity 20 Fils 20 Fils THE SPIRITUAL COUNCIL OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community of Baghdad The Spiritual Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Rental Document Serial Number: Door Number: 217 M / 141 Torah The contract has been concluded between Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi in his capacity as head of the Hebra Qaddisha Society, hereinafter referred to as the Lessor And Bechor Israel, hereinafter referred to as the Lessee On the following:- First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after viewing and inspecting the house located in Baghdad in the Al-Torah neighborhood numbered 217 M / 141 for a period of five months only From the beginning of the first of Kislev 1971 AD To the end of Nisan 1971 AD For a rental fee of only fifty-four dinars and one hundred and sixty fils and no more Second - The Lessor has leased the house belonging to him to the aforementioned Lessee for a rental fee of fifty-four dinars and one hundred and sixty fils and no more, and the Lessor has received from the Lessee in cash an amount of fourteen dinars and one hundred and sixty fils, and the remainder of thirty-four dinars shall be paid according to three promissory notes: the first for an amount of ten dinars dated June 1, 1971 AD, the second for an amount of ten dinars, and the third for an amount of fourteen dinars dated three months Third - The Lessee has the right of residence in the leased property for the duration of the lease, which is five months only from the start date of the lease Fourth - Property tax is on the Lessor or the house owner, while water, electricity, and security fees are on the Lessee and he is obligated to pay them regularly. It was written in two copies in the hands of each of the parties, one copy in Baghdad, 1 Kislev 1971 AD Witness Witness Lessee Lessor Bechor Israel Rabbi Salman Hoki Aboudi In his capacity as head of the Hebra Qaddisha Society Bechor Israel HEBRA QADDISHA HEBRA QADDISHA Baghdad BAGHDAD