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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 English Translation, Pages 226-250

Archival unit 226

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid ⟦line⟧ days from its date.
2 - The subscriber who ⟦line⟧ his excess deposited insurance ⟦line⟧ after taking another without ⟦line⟧ in one place for a period not ⟦line⟧ 12 months should visit to present ⟦line⟧
House: Sequence - 180 -
Park Al-Saadoun:
Fils: 100
Fils: 1609
Number: 71018/1049865
44561:
Measurement Registration | Fixed Monthly Fee | Fils | Dinar
Sequence | Number | From | To | Scale |  |
1 | 6111118 | 2417 | 2503 | 25 | 7 | -
Account Number: 100 / 9 / 16
Date: 18 / 12 / 61
Supplied Units
At a price of 16 fils
At a price of 12 fils
At a price of 10 fils
Different prices - see side
Different prices
1 - Overdue fees
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damage to the meter
4 - Transferred from your account ⟦illegible⟧
47
000209
FILS

Archival unit 227

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

Archival unit 228

PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON (ALACRA) LTD., LONDON.
PAPER PATENTED BY N. C. R CO. C B
Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
For Office Use Only
Messrs: Menachem Daniel Stadium
Accounts and Fees Conversion Department to Na'em:
Sequence: 16 06 102
F: 105
Account Number: 66272/11226455
Date: 16 01 104
Bills are paid daily except Fridays at the following centers:-
1 - Al-Abkhana 7 - New Baghdad.
2 - Bab Al-Muadham 8 - Al-Washash
3 - Karkh Side - Sheikh Ma'ruf Street 9 - Al-Fadl
4 - Karradat Maryam - Abdul Aziz Al-Qassab Market 10 - Al-Kadhimiya
5 - Al-Bataween 11 - Al-Adhamiya
6 - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Al-Bu Juma'a
Amount | Reader
Account Number 102 09 0 61 16
Date 18 12 61
1 - Arrears
2 - Special reading fee
3 - Cost of damage to the meter
4 - Transferred from your account
Various prices
Meter Registration | Sequence | From | To | Units Supplied
Number 50 64 ( 62 ) | 3 | 611118 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 72 20
At a price of 16 fils
At a price of 12 fils
At a price of 10 fils
Various prices - see ⟦illegible⟧
Total
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the treasurer
Note:
1- This bill is paid daily from its date
2- The subscriber who ⟦illegible⟧ extra after taking the course of two in one place for a period of 12 months should refer to
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 230

Burhan Al-Sayyid Hassan Al-Killidar
Baghdad - Sadoun
Burhan S. H. Al-Killidar
Baghdad
⟦illegible⟧ Agricultural Supplies ⟦illegible⟧
Number: 0886
Received from: Muhammad ⟦illegible⟧
The Sum of I.D: Twenty-five Dinars and 750 Fils only
on account of: Fertilizer and soil bag bag
Signature: Approved for payment ⟦illegible⟧
I.D.: 92/750
Date: 20 / 4 / ⟦illegible⟧
Taxi -
250 Fils
46

Archival unit 231

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 45 )
Date: 17 / 12 / 1961
Name: Hassan Abdullah Zabbal
Fils: 500
Dinar: 2
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: Two Dinars and five hundred Fils
For: Wages for additional work on Friday 8 / 12 / 61
For: 15 / 12 / 61
For: Abdul Ilah afternoon 22 / 12 / 61
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Recipient
Hassan Abdullah Zabbal

Archival unit 232

Orosdi-Back (Iraq) Orosdi-Back (Iraq)
Household Articles
16:
Baghdad: 9/12/1961
No: 1843
⟦illegible stamp/mark⟧
Qty. | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | TOTAL
1 | ⟦garden sprinkler⟧ |  | 950
Name:
927

Archival unit 233

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⟧

Archival unit 234

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 7 / 2 / 1961
Number: 44
Fils: —
Dinar: 150
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ⟦amount⟧ one hundred and fifty dinars only and nothing else
And that is for a check dated 7 / 2 / 1961 number ⟦P446247⟧
Signature of the recipient
⟦...⟧ & CO.

Archival unit 235

000874
Burhan Al-Sayyid Hassan Al-Killidar
Baghdad - Sadoun
Burhan S. H. Al-Killidar
Baghdad
Technical Agricultural Supplies
⟦circle with 41⟧
Received from / وصل من: Mohammed
The Sum of I.D. / مبلغ: 450 Dinars only four hundred and fifty Dinars no more
on account of / عن: Price of compound chemical fertilizer
I.D.: 450
Date: 4 / ⟦illegible⟧
Signature / التوقيع
⟦signature⟧
Approval for disbursement
Abdullah Owaid

Archival unit 236

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⟧

Archival unit 237

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

Archival unit 238

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 28 )
Date: 20 / 11 / 1961
Fils: —
Dinar: 5
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only five dinars and no more
And that is for garden cleaning fees
Ismail Ibrahim
Signature of the recipient Ismail Ibrahim
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp

Archival unit 239

1680 Fils 7 cases of Coca
960 " 4 cases of Pepsi
200 " 2 packets of chocolate
⟦line⟧
2840 Dinars
27
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 240

The Iraqi National Bottling Company
Limited Liability - Baghdad
Date: 20 / 7 / 1954
Fils: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar: 1240
Received from: Ezra Daniel Stadium
Amount of: One dinar and four hundred twenty fils
For: Price of empty Pepsi-Cola crates
PAID
24
5
⟦line⟧
120
8
⟦line⟧
960
Fathi Allawi
Distributor
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 241

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Fils:
Dinar:
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
And that is for ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
Only ⟦line⟧
Signature of the recipient
Date / / 19
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 242

Received from Mr. Ezra Menahem and his son Salim and Dhara
Dinars and two hundred and eighty-eight fils
only, this is the value of ⟦illegible⟧ goods
purchase of Coca-Cola and ⟦illegible⟧ the half
Paul
D1/680
11/27/1956

Archival unit 243

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⟧

Archival unit 244

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 20 / 11 / 1961
Mr.: Behnam Basilius
( 25 )
W. M. D. J.
Fils: 500
Dinar: 12
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only twelve dinars and 500 fils
And that is for the fees of 16 sports lectures during November 1961
750 fils per single lecture
Mr. Behnam Basilius
⟦signature⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the recipient
Behnam Basilius

Archival unit 245

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 24 )
Date 20 / 11 / 1961
Fils / Dinar
500 / 10
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only ten dinars and five hundred fils ⟦line⟧
And that is for the fees of 14 sports lectures during November 1961
750 fils per single lecture
Professor Yousef Al-Bazi
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 246

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 77 )
Date: 29 / 11 / 1961
Fils: 640
Dinar: 5
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above:
Only: Five dinars and six hundred and forty fils
For: ⟦transportation⟧ ⟦goods⟧ expenses
Signature of the recipient
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible blue ink bleed-through from reverse side⟧

Archival unit 247

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 27 )
Date: 29 / 11 / 1961
Fils | Dinar
750 | 12
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount
Only twelve dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils
And that is for 12.000 salary for the month of November 1961
0.750 wages for additional work during Fridays in November 1961
12/750 Dinars
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Stamp Duty
Signature of the recipient
Muhammad ⟦illegible⟧ Jarrah

Archival unit 248

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
( 21 )
Date: 29 / 11 / 1961
From: Hassan Abdullah Fazal
Fils: —
Dinar: 14 /
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only: fourteen dinars and no more
For: salary of the month of November 1961
Hassan Abdullah Fazal
Signature of the recipient
Republic of Iraq
10
Revenue Stamp
Fils

Archival unit 249

Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium
Near the White Palace
Baghdad
Date: 29 / 11 / 1961
From: Hassan Abdullah Feryal
Fils: 700
Dinar: 4
W. M. &
J. Y.
I received from Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium in Baghdad the amount mentioned above
Only four dinars and no more ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧ wages for additional work during November 1961
⟦line⟧ Planning the fields
⟦line⟧ Additional work during November
1 - 000
3 - 700
4 / 700 Dinars
Signature of the recipient
Hassan Abdullah Feryal
Republic of Iraq
10 Dinars Financial Fils

Archival unit 250

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⟧