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IJA 2631

Receipts, Primarily from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee

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Description

These are financial documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community, mostly receipts and paid electric, gas, and water bills. The majority are from the Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, including bank statements for the committee from the Eastern Bank. Some of the receipts are for sports equipment, like volleyballs and basketballs. Other items include auto parts, uniforms, plumbing and electrical services, and groceries.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2631
Item Number
9318
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Baghdadi Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Invoice, Letterhead, Thumbprint, Ezra Menahem Daniel Sports-Ground Committee, Frank Iny School, Electricity Bill, Basrah, Typed, Bank of the East, Bills, Annotation, Ink Stamp, Baghdad Light and Power, Society of Water, Handwritten, Receipts

AI en Translation, Pages 201-225

Page 202

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
For office use only
000210
Messrs. Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Department of Transferring Banking and Fees to
Sequence list 100 09 16
F.10 - 86086/11464 642
16 09 101
44061
000210
Messrs. Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Department of Transferring Banking and Fees to
Sequence list 100 09 16
F.10 - 86086/11464 642
16 09 101
44061
Account Number | 16 | 09 | 101
Date | 18 12 61
Meter Registration
Sequence 2 | Number 64643
To 2128
From 1989
Units supplied 139
at the rate of 16 Fils
at the rate of 12 Fils
at the rate of 10 Fils
Various prices - see side
Total | 705 Fils | Dinars
Monthly fee for the limiter
Various prices
1 - Arrears
2 - Special ⟦power⟧ fee
3 - Cost of damaging the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within 5
days of its date.
2 - The subscriber who sees
their deposited security in excess of ⟦necessity⟧
after taking a course without interruption
in one place for a period not less than
12 months, should visit for assessment
Bills are paid daily except Fridays at the following centers:-
1 - Al-Abakhana 7 - New Baghdad.
2 - Bab Al-Muadham 8 - Al-Washash
3 - Karkh Side - Sheikh Maarouf Street
4 - Karradat Maryam - Abdul Aziz Al-Qassab Market
5 - Al-Bataween 10 - Al-Kadhimiya
11 - Al-Adhamiya
6 - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Al-Bu Jumaa
This bill is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
Reader
Amount
PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON (ALACRA) LTD., LONDON.
PAPER PATENTED BY N.C.R CO C B

Page 206

Orosdi-Back (Iraq) Orosdi - Back (Iraq)
Household Articles
16:
Baghdad: 9/12/1961
No: 1843
Qty. | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | TOTAL
1 | ⟦garden sprinkler⟧ |  | 950
127
Name
⟦22⟧
⟦22⟧

Page 207

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 8 / 1961
( 42 )
⟦illegible⟧
Fils: 500
Dinars: 3
I received from the Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦three dinars and five hundred fils⟧
And that is for ⟦soap, chlorine, and beans⟧
Signature of the Recipient
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 210

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
( 40 )
Date 2 / 24 / 1963
Fils: 750
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and seven hundred and fifty fils
And that is for the value of the ⟦Basit⟧ net strings that I received from the stadium
Signature of the Recipient /
Mohamed Sait Jarrah
Approval for payment
Abdullah Khadouri
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible⟧

Page 211

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
( 29 )
Date: 2 / 2 / 1962
Fils: 750
Dinar: 1
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only one dinar and seven hundred and fifty fils
Being the value of curtain threads which I received from the stadium
(As per)
Signature of the Recipient
By Ali Abu Hassan
⟦Abdullah Mazban⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Page 212

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
( 28 )
Date 20 / 11 / 1961
Fils: -
Dinar: 5
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only five dinars and no more
This is for the wages of cleaning the garden
Ismail Ibrahim
The Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of Recipient
Ismail Ibrahim

Page 216

Subscriptions during November 1961
5067 | Dawoud Khalayji | 2/000
5244 | Salem Haroun Darwish | 450 fils
5245 | Widad Bashir Yehuda | 450 fils
2/900 Dinars
Graduates 2/000
Students 900
2/900 Dinars
⟦illegible⟧

Page 217

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date 20 / 11 / 1961
Professor Behnam Basilius
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 12
⟦W.K. ( 25 ) J.⟧
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only twelve Dinars and no more
And that is for the fees of 16 sports lectures during November 1961
750 Fils per lecture
Professor Behnam Basilius
⟦signature⟧
Republic of Iraq
10
Ten Fils
Signature of Recipient
Behnam Basilius

Page 219

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 11 / 1961
( 22 )
Fils | Dinars
640 | 5
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and six hundred and forty fils
And that is for ⟦gasoline expenses for Fadhil Taha⟧
⟦signature⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 221

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
( 21 )
Date 11/29/1961
Hassan Abdullah Mizbal
Fils: -
Dinars: 14/
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only fourteen dinars and no more
And that is for the salary of the month of November 1961
Signature of the receiver
Hassan Abdullah Mizbal
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
⟦illegible⟧

Page 222

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date 29 / 11 / 1961
Hassan Abdullah Feryal
700 Fils 4 Dinars
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the aforementioned amount
Only four dinars and no more than 700 fils
And that is for ⟦purchases⟧ wages for additional work during November 1961
1-000 Planning the fields
3-700 Additional work during Fridays in November 1961
4/700 Dinars
Republic of Iraq
10 Ten Fils
Revenue Stamp
⟦E. M. D. S. G. C.⟧
⟦20⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Hassan Abdullah Feryal

Page 223

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 11 / 1961
Khattab Sayhood al-Saadi ( 29 )
Fils | Dinar
750 | 12
I received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twelve dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils
And that is for the salary of the month of November 1961
750 fils wages for additional work during the month of November
Total 12/750 Dinars
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Fiscal Stamp
⟦W. M. Daniel⟧
⟦I. P.⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the Recipient
Khattab Sayhood al-Saadi
⟦fingerprint⟧

Page 224

Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date 28 / 11 / 1961
( 27 )
Fils: ⟦line⟧
Dinar: 30/-
Received from Ezra Menachem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only thirty Dinars and no more
And that is for the electrician's salary for the month of November 1961
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Iraqi Republic
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
⟦signature⟧

Page 225

No 2345
Tel. 5436
Date: 27th - Nov 61
Bashir Sports and Tailoring Store
PIONEER SPORTS AND TAILORING HOUSE
|  |  |  | ⟦CV⟧
1 | Basket Ball |  | 3 | 000
| Vic |  |  |
|  |  | 3 | 000
⟦signature⟧