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IJA 3771

Bills, Receipts, Requests for Financial Assistance, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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This item contains archival material from the Baghdadi Jewish community. The documents include bills, receipts, and requests for financial assistance from members of the community.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3771
Item Number
4655
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Bills, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Correspondence, President of the Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Baghdad Light and Power, Ink Stamp, Thumbprint, Taxi, Receipts, Typed, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 301-325

Page 301

Dear Sir:
Respectfully:
Number | Dinar | Fils
⟦Sulh Abu Bartol S⟧ |  | 11 | 400
⟦1000 2⟧ |  |  |
Received in cash |  | 11 | 400
|  | 00 | 000
11 / 9 / 55
⟦Salim Qahtan⟧

Page 302

6000 Abu Al-Hail soap from ⟦...⟧
2000 for washing ⟦...⟧
1470 Bran ⟦...⟧
9470
9470
⟦illegible⟧

Page 303

Shop
Hussein Ali Gatt
Telephone 86778
Shorja 322 / 158
Baghdad on 11 / 9 / 1955
The honorable Meer Moallem respected
Fils | Dinar | Details
150 |  | Bag of Tamarind
|  | quantity
100 |  |
100 | 15 |
100 |  |
200 | 15 |
Porterage receipt
Errors and omissions excepted

Page 304

BR⟦itish⟧ GENERAL SUPPLY STORES
General British Supply Stores
No: 1980
Fils / Dinar I.D.: ⟦34/---⟧
Baghdad: 20 / 9 / 55
Received from: The Jewish Community
The sum of I.D.: Only thirty-four Dinars ⟦only⟧
For value of: Invoice No. ⟦254⟧
Subject: ⟦Sh⟧
Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible signature⟧
For B. G. S. S.
⟦14/9/55⟧

Page 305

The Israelite Community
No 4596
BRITISH GENERAL SUPPLY STORES - BAGHDAD
Dr. to
BRITISH GENERAL SUPPLY STORES
Baghdad 14/9/55 Baghdad
Tel. No. 5668 Tel. No. 5668
Qty. | Particulars | Rate | I.D. | Fils
24 | Dancow ⟦illegible⟧ 2 1/2 lb. | | 24 | 000
24 | T.P.C Sardine Asst. | | 10 | 000
| | | 34 | —
ID 34/—
I, the undersigned, acknowledge my receipt of the goods mentioned above in full and safe from any defect, with a value of
Fils / Dinars, and I am obligated to pay their price to the order of the British General Supply Stores upon request
and without any objection.
Signature of Recipient

Page 306

Al-Hourani and Abdul-Amir Abdul-Sahib Stores
For the sale of all types of wholesale goods
Main Center: Shorja - Khan al-Dajaj - Telephone 86647
Branch: Daniel Market - Baghdad
Undershirts, socks, wools, scents, cosmetic materials, belts, scarves, wallets,
Sewing supplies, buttons, embroidery threads of all kinds, laces, ribbons:
Baghdad on: 14 / 9 / 1955
Required from: Central Trading Company
Number: 01423
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Dozen | Gross | Price | Notes
200 | 15 | Towels for Damarlic |  | ⟦illegible⟧ |  | 240 - |
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Page 307

Wholesale List
Ba⟦...⟧
Date: 12/9/⟦...⟧
Buyer Name: The Israelite Community
Address: ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ | No. of Pairs | Price Diff. | Retail Price | Total Wholesale Amount | Wholesale Price | No. of Pairs | ARTICLE Model
⟦illegible⟧ | 48 | 49 | 490 | 21 168 | 441 | 48 | 515077 4424
TOTAL
Warehouse Manager Signature
Buyer Signature
⟦...⟧

Page 308

Mohammed and Abdul Jabbar Al-Haj Khudhair Brothers
Khan Al-Rimah Al-Kabir - Khan Al-Harir
Telephone 5116
0962
Baghdad on: 1 / 1 / 195
To Mr: The Honorable Israeli Community only
Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Number | Dozen | Gross | Price
⟦line⟧ | 12 | Men's wool socks | ⟦line⟧ | 4 | ⟦line⟧ | 3000
⟦line⟧ | 12 | Continuation |  |  |  |
Signature
The amount has been placed in our liability. Payment upon request
1 - No ⟦returns⟧ after receipt 2 - Omission and error are returnable for both parties

Page 309

I the ⟦undersigned⟧ tailor
Ahmed Abbas located in the Takia
I worked for the Mr. Director of ⟦asylum⟧
Forty-eight pajamas in exchange for
a fee for each pajama of three hundred fils
and the total fee is fourteen
dinars and four hundred fils and for clarification
Written ⟦signature⟧

Page 310

Muhammad Ali Al-Yousif
Baghdad - Shorja
Telegraphic: Al-Yousif
Telephone Number
4955
Number: ⟦12⟧
Baghdad on: 20 / 5 / 195
To: Mr. Salim Habib, Respectfully
Statement: ⟦Goods⟧
Fils | Dinar | Number | Kilo | Price | Remarks
225 | 2 | 1 tin of fat | 14 | ⟦160⟧ |
⟦signature⟧

Page 311

Munshi Ibrahim
Khan Azzawi Al-Qadeem
Baghdad
Telephone 87206
252/5
11
2525
2525
27775
Baghdad on: 12 / 9 / 1955
We spent on Mr.: Al-Munshi Council
The following:
Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Length | Yard | Meter | Price
775 | 27 | ⟦...⟧ flannel pajamas ⟦...⟧ | 5 | 252/5 |  | 110
252/5
11
2525
2525
27.775
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Page 312

⟦illegible⟧
5
110
2522
⟦line⟧
220
550
550
2522
⟦line⟧
7935
⟦illegible⟧ 2522
110
⟦line⟧
2522
2555
⟦line⟧
2777
Statement | In Dinars | In Fils | Statement | In Dinars | In Fils
0/11 | 7935 |  | ⟦illegible⟧ | 2777 |
| Dinars |  |  | Dinars |
2522
11
⟦line⟧
2522
2522
⟦line⟧
27742
⟦illegible⟧

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible blue ink calculations⟧
Wages of ⟦employees⟧ for ⟦February⟧ ⟦...⟧
Only ⟦fifty-three⟧ Dinars and one hundred and eight Fils
48 602
5
⟦line⟧
53 602
⟦signature⟧
5/10/20
Ibrahim
Muhammad ⟦...⟧
⟦Latin script: Paid?⟧
⟦blue ink smudge⟧

Page 313

List of vegetables and fruits issued for the school picnic
Fils | Dinar
800 |  | Eggplant
400 | 1 | Nowrouzi
500 | 1 | Tomatoes
920 |  | Green beans
225 |  | Okra
675 | 4 | ⟦Total⟧
400 |  | Squash
⟦illegible⟧ |  | Watermelon
225 | 2 | Melon
225 | 2 | Pomegranate
7055 | 1 | Pepper
25 |  | ⟦illegible⟧
770 |  | Beef
250 |  | Amber rice
200 |  | Cucumber
7060   Only seven dinars and sixty fils
Dawoud Yousef
⟦Signature⟧

Page 314

Fruits and vegetables to the Prison Manager
Fils | Dinar
450 |  | Banana
600 |  | Apple
160 |  | Lemon
480 |  | Grapes
140 |  | Okra
220 |  | Tomato
120 |  | Beans
400 |  | Milk
950 |  | Watermelon
480 |  | Cantaloupe
100 | 2 | Total
400 |  | Cucumber garnish ⟦number⟧
400 | 2/ ⟦4⟧ | Only three dinars and four hundred fils
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
⟦illegible⟧

Page 315

Materials supplied to the school
Quantity
Fils | Dinar |
952 | — | Sugar 12 kg
200 | — | Tea 2
220 | 1 | Washing soap quantity 6
220 | 1 | " " Tide 4
150 | — | Dish scrubbers 2
280 | — | Vegetable shortening 4 cans
⟦742⟧ | — | Towels quantity 2
920 | — | Meat 12 kg
1800 | — | Chicken quantity 5
150 | — | Stamps (50) Shlomo Fatouhi School
200 | — | Coffee an ounce
180 | — | Chairs quantity 2
7/165 Only seven dinars and one hundred and sixty-five fils
Ezra Mitsafi
26/6

Page 316

21 Detainees, numbering three people
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
420 |  | Meat 2 kilos
120 |  | Bread for the detainees and guards 12 loaves
200 |  | Grapes
260 |  | Apples
280 |  | Lemons
260 |  | Tomatoes
220 |  | Rice 4 kilos
200 |  | Transport
240 |  | Belts quantity 6
750 |  | Food preparation
600 |  | Transport
800 |  | Porterage
⟦line⟧
3 / 470
1
⟦line⟧
4 / 470
Established 21 for each of the detainees
Only four dinars and four hundred and seventy fils
Regarding receipt 1
1963

Page 317

To the prisoner
511
Fils | Dinar
280 |  | Tomato | 4 kg
400 |  | Meat | 4 "
480 |  | Apples | 4 "
250 |  | Fuji soap | 2 "
160 |  | Pomegranate | 4
80 |  | Porcelain | 6
200 |  | Car |
80 |  | Haliba |
50 |  | Haliba |
50 |  | To Zabari |
120 |  | Cucumber to the prison director |
490 | 2 |  |
300 | 2 | You took quantity ⟦2⟧ to Al-Suwaishi |
790 | 4 | Only four dinars and seven hundred and ninety fils |
Ben Hasson
Ezra

Page 318

112
Expenses on the occasion of Eid
Fils | Dinar
⟦illegible⟧ | 100 | Sewing
⟦illegible⟧ | 200 | Pajamas
50 | 1 | Bus
200 | 1 | Car
400 | 1 | Barber
100 | 1 | Car
150 | 1 | Car
2 |  | At home
584
Only five hundred and eighty-four fils
Ezra Mirza
22/10/66

Page 319

⟦Now⟧
| Fils | Dinar
Curtain hook | 640 |
⟦illegible⟧ | 200 |
Socks | 400 |
⟦illegible⟧ | 250 |
Nylon | 400 |
Bakam | 750 |
Sewing needles | 400 |
Quarter-length fabric | 1000 |
Curtain work frame | 1800 |
| 1500 |
| 8 840 |
Only seven dinars and eight hundred and twenty fils
Including all furniture and the two numbers ⟦number⟧ located
27/4/55
451
37
14/3/55
42
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 320

Shop
Sayyid Abbas Sayyid Hadi al-Kazimi
Wholesale and Retail Fabric Merchant
Baghdad - Souq al-Askayiah
No 000258
Date - - 19
Our goods were sold to the presence of ⟦Anwar Ibrahim Ezra⟧ Respected
Fils Dinar | Type of Goods | Length Qty | P. Yard | P. Meter | Price Fils Dinar | Remarks
1450 | Kodari | 1 | 25 |  | 58 |
1450 | Cash |  |  |  |  |
I received the goods mentioned above in full and accepted them against any defect on - - 19
Note: - Omissions and errors are returned to both parties (Sold items are not returned)
Signature

Page 321

(8)
Fils | Dinar |
600 |  | Bus fare for all students
|  | to Fouad Al-Salman
900 |  | Call
150 |  | Car to the station
200 |  | " " the station
300 |  | " to the Personnel for the exam
|  | to the General Directorate of Prisons
|  | and the Ministry of Defense and ⟦...⟧
|  | and Papa
650 |  | Police to the station
⟦line⟧
1 500
Only one dinar and five hundred fils
from
Hanna Mir
5/5/38
⟦Mir⟧

Page 322

List of materials supplied to the prisoner Rima Haskil
Kodari | Half length |
Undershirt | Number 2 | Two
Underwear | " 2 " | "
Socks | " 2 " | "
White fabric | Yard 6 | Six
Baza fabric | " 7 " | Seven
Thread spool | Number 6 | Six
Sewing needles | " 2 | Two (Dozen)
Writing paper | " 50 | Fifty
Envelopes | " 50 | "
Cash three dinars
⟦line⟧
I received the materials mentioned above ⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Rima Haskil ⟦line⟧
I certify the authenticity of Rima Haskil's signature
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
29 / 7 / 955

Page 324

List of ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar
800 | 2
800 | 0
200 | 4
000 | 4
700 | 0
200 | 0
600 | 0
200 | 0
100 | 1
100 | 1
200 | 1
500 | 2
500 | 7
000 | 4
800 | 29
000 | 2
200 | 2
220 | 1
900 | 2
500 | 2
820 | 42
200 | 0
800 | 1
600 | 0
800 | 0
220 | 46
200 | 1
500 | 2
370 | 50
Only fifty dinars and three hundred and seventy fils ⟦illegible⟧
Total amounts ⟦illegible⟧
During the month of ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧