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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.

Metadata

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 English Translation, Pages 26-50

Archival unit 26

Notary Public of South Baghdad
Volume Number: 178971
Receipts of Dirhams obtained for the Government:
Serial Number: 45
Fils/Dinar: ⟦150⟧
Department Name: ⟦Registry data fees⟧
Received from: Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Amount: ⟦One hundred and fifty⟧ fils
On account of: ⟦Authentication⟧ fees
Date: 29 / ⟦8⟧ / ⟦1955⟧
Receiver's Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Accounting 7

Archival unit 27

Volume Number 178978
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 3
Fils/Dinar: 1.500
Department Name: ⟦line⟧
Received from: Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Amount: ⟦line⟧ Dinars and ⟦line⟧ Fils
On account of: Rank Tax 6872 dated ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 12 / 7 / 955
Signature of the Collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
37
7027

Archival unit 28

No. ⟦illegible⟧ 873871
General Directorate of Real Estate Registration
Register No. 6 Risala Department in ⟦illegible⟧ year
7/7/7 101
Sold by ⟦illegible⟧ son of ⟦illegible⟧ son of ⟦illegible⟧
According to ⟦line⟧ for the price
Estimated at ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars only and nothing else
Registered in ⟦illegible⟧
Risala Land Registry Officer
25/1/55

Archival unit 29

It had a suspenseful character and was on
⟦...⟧ Mr. Khalil Ibrahim
⟦...⟧ Notary Public of West Baghdad ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ to the head ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 30

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 31

⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ Year ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧
Head of the Jewish Community

Archival unit 32

⟦illegible⟧
280
220
220
220
⟦line⟧
1970
320
220
220
220
250
220
⟦line⟧
3250
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 33

Telegraph 32
Iraqi Government
Post and Telegraph
Number
Schedule of telegrams and their number ( ) sent
by mail ⟦line⟧ from the department of
to the department of ⟦line⟧ on date
(at the hour) ⟦line⟧ for
Telegram sequence number
Sending employee
Receiving employee
⟦circle⟧
⟦circle⟧
Note: - The original copy must be signed and returned by
the receiving employee.

Archival unit 34

Telegraph 12: No. 94
Receipt for Telegram No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to:
Number of words for which reply is prepaid:
Name and address of the sender of the telegram: ⟦illegible⟧
Receiving officer: ⟦signature⟧
⟦circular stamp with date⟧
Date stamp
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegraph 12: No. 95
Receipt for Telegram No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: Mr. Al-Suwaidi
Place of delivery:
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which reply is prepaid:
Name and address of the sender of the telegram:
Receiving officer: ⟦signature⟧
⟦circular stamp with date⟧
Date stamp
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegraph 12: No. 96
Receipt for Telegram No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which reply is prepaid:
Name and address of the sender of the telegram:
Receiving officer: ⟦signature⟧
⟦circular stamp with date⟧
Date stamp
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 35

85
⟦illegible⟧
from her 77
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
from her 50
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
from her 55
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 36

Telegraph 12: No. 106
Telegram receipt No.:
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
18 DEC 55
Baghdad As-Samawa
Date
Receiving officer ⟦signature⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegraph 12: No. 107
Telegram receipt No.:
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 80
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
18 DEC 55
Baghdad As-Samawa
Date
Receiving officer ⟦signature⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegraph 12: No. 108
Telegram receipt No.:
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
18 DEC 55
Baghdad As-Samawa
Date
Receiving officer ⟦signature⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Archival unit 37

Telegram 12: No. 101
Receipt for Telegram No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
Receiving officer: ⟦signature⟧
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWAL
18 DEC 55
Baghdad As-Samawal
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegram 12: No. 102
Receipt for Telegram No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
Receiving officer: ⟦signature⟧
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWAL
18 DEC 55
Baghdad As-Samawal
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegram 12: No. 103
Receipt for Telegram No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 40
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
Receiving officer: ⟦signature⟧
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWAL
18 DEC 55
Baghdad As-Samawal
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegram 12: No. 104
Receipt for Telegram No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
Receiving officer: ⟦signature⟧
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWAL
18 DEC 55
Baghdad As-Samawal
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Archival unit 38

Telegraph 12:
Number: 97
Telegram receipt number: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
Receiving officer:
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
18 DEC 55
⟦illegible⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting an investigation regarding this telegram
Telegraph 12:
Number: 98
Telegram receipt number: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
Receiving officer:
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
18 DEC 55
⟦illegible⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegraph 12:
Number: 99
Telegram receipt number: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
Receiving officer:
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
18 DEC 55
⟦illegible⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram
Telegraph 12:
Number: 100
Telegram receipt number: ⟦illegible⟧
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Place of delivery:
Fils: 20
Dinar value of stamps affixed to it:
Number of words for which the reply fee was paid in advance:
Name and address of the telegram sender:
Receiving officer:
BAGHDAD AS-SAMAWA
18 DEC 55
⟦illegible⟧
This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram

Archival unit 39

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils: 250
Dinar: —
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only two hundred and fifty fils and no more
And that is for the price of a box of ⟦...⟧ Kraft according to
his receipt and the request for this receipt
Signature of the recipient

Archival unit 40

⟦Ibrahim⟧ ⟦House of⟧ ⟦Cohen⟧
for her 250
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Layla⟧ ⟦Levi⟧ ⟦Cohen⟧
for her 250
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Dijla⟧ ⟦daughter of⟧ ⟦Cohen⟧
for her 250
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Zulaikha⟧ ⟦daughter of⟧ ⟦Salman⟧ ⟦Cohen⟧
for her 250
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 41

Khalil Ibrahim Shop
No. 27/89 Al-Mamoun Street, opposite Sami Saad El-Din Pharmacy
For selling kitchenware, Primus stoves, and luxury items, as well as their repair and electroplating
Fils | Dinar | Details | Quantity | Dozen | Price per Dozen
450 | ✓ | Clothes hanger repair
Only four hundred and fifty
fils and nothing else |  |  |
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties

Archival unit 42

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: 20/12/55
Fils: 050
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: One Dinar and fifty Fils
For: Half a kilo of Brazilian coffee ⟦...⟧ kilo of Ceylon tea tied with a packet
160
270
250
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 43

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date 21 / 12 / 1955
Fils Dinar
500 2
I have received from the Accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only two Dinars and five hundred Fils
And that is for the fees for writing a marriage certificate for the sheep in the name of Sami Rahmin and Zahara Di
for the sheep in the name of ⟦Saleh Ahmed Shuker⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦Nassif⟧

Archival unit 44

CASH VOUCHER
QTY.: 25
ITEM: ⟦Hapic⟧
ID.: 287
FILS.:
DATE:
SALESMAN:
TOTAL: 287
WITH THANKS
VALID ONLY IF ISSUED FROM MACHINE
Bell Punch Company, London, England.
A 28070
SPINNEYS (IRAQ) 1948 LTD.
(Incorporated in Cyprus)

Archival unit 45

ROWNTREES
Chocolates available in cool season
⟦line⟧
Clarnico and Pascall sweets
always available

Archival unit 46

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧ only
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink⟧

Archival unit 47

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from the accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amounts mentioned above
Only ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient

Archival unit 48

Presidency of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
Date:
Fils: ⟦...⟧
Dinars: ⟦...⟧
I received from the Accountant of the Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: ⟦...⟧
And that for: ⟦...⟧ the Presidency headquarters
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Kadhim Hammoud

Archival unit 49

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: ⟦line⟧
I received from the Accountant of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
⟦line⟧ only
for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧

Archival unit 50

Expenses ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 080
Price of soap 077
Al-Hurriya newspaper 054
⟦illegible⟧ 120
⟦illegible⟧ 044
⟦illegible⟧ 040
Al-Yaqza newspaper 012
Al-Hurriya and Al-Yaqza newspapers 048
⟦illegible⟧ 074
Qarandal and Al-Yaqza 052
Al-Bilad, Al-Shaab and another newspaper Baghdad 026
Additional Qarandal magazine 020
Only six hundred and twenty-six 626