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IJA 2840

Receipts and Invoices for the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

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These are receipts and invoices from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools from a variety of vendors for electrical and maintenance work, book orders, water, electricity, labor, travel for teachers, carpentry, pharmacy orders, toys, food services, office and school supplies, sporting goods, printing, fire insurance policy renewal, and newspaper advertising. Vendors include: Mackenzie’s Books, The Bookshop – Baghdad, Edward Raby Pharmacy, Al-Muthanna Library, Iraqi Mercantile Limited, The Union Pharmacy, the Middle East Store, Victory Bookshop, Coronet Bookshop, Trading & Printing Co. Ltd., Dar Es Salaam Hospital, Iraq Insurance Office Ltd, The Times (London), Manchester Guardian, and Foyles.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2840
Item Number
1427
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
The British Council, Financial, Chart, Employment, Shamash Secondary School, London, Address, Teachers, Geography, File Folder, Thumbprint, Chemistry, Business Cards, Typed, English Literature, Electricity Bill, Fragments, Baghdad Power and Light, Office of Telephone Administration, Economics, Receipts, Ink Stamps, Math, University of London, Letterhead, Invoice, Frank Iny School, French, Paris, Insurance, Personal Letterhead, Directorate of Education, Annotation, Ministry of Industry - Office of Electricity, Handwritten, Hospital, Travel, Revenue Stamps, Students

AI en Translation, Pages 301-325

Page 301

List for the electrician for school holidays | 2 | 710
List of gratuities for the janitors for their work during the holiday | 7 | 000
A 500-value fiscal stamp for the Directorate of Labor and Security | 0 | 500
Car fare | 0 | 070
Empty water tin in the teachers' room | 0 | 100
Aspirin tablet pack number | 0 | 090
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
| 11 | 030
12

Page 302

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ Number
Date ⟦line⟧ Date
Gratuity for dishwasher and kitchen maintenance ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar
1/500 | Kadhim Ali
1/500 | Nazim Rumman
2/000 | Mahdi ⟦...⟧
1/000 | ⟦...⟧
1/000 | Yassin Khader
⟦...⟧ | Hassan Nazzal
7/000 | Dinars only
Payment
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦thumbprint⟧
⟦signature⟧
Approved for payment
1/29/1957

Page 303

AL SAMERAI STORE
for mending and selling all
electrical applinces
Contractor for electrical lines
HAMEED M. AL SAMERAI
ALWEYAH STREET
Maghazachi Bazar
Near the Police Station
Al Samerai Store
For selling and repairing all electrical tools
And contractor for extending wires
Owned by Hameed Mohammed Al Samerai
Alwiyah Street, Al-Maghazachi Market
Next to Alwiyah Police
Telephone ( )
Date: 12 / 29 / 1957
To: Frank Iny School
M.:
Remark | Kind | Qty. | I. D. | Fils
Fluorescent tube | Fluorescent tube | 4 | 1 | 400
Button holder | Plug holder | 2 | — | 120
Starter Fluorescent | Fluorescent starter | 2 | — | 150
⟦Received from⟧
⟦Frank Iny School⟧
⟦The sum of one dinar and six hundred and seventy fils only⟧
⟦For electricity repair fees⟧
⟦Hameed Mohammed Al Samerai⟧
⟦12 / 29 / 1957⟧
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties

Page 304

11
Electricity bill | 9007 | ✓
Welding bill with paste | 590 | /
Bottle of ⟦anti-freeze⟧ | 195 | .
Written stamp | 060 | .
Packet of ⟦pardon⟧ with hanger | 060 | .
Soap for washing London ⟦medallions⟧ number of weeks | 150 | .
List of envelopes in the Times | 400 | /
Labor list with the foreman | 11 250 | x
White cement bag for the pool | 1510 | /
<del>262</del>
760
⟦line⟧
<del>750</del>
122
22
885
250
8754
9007
168170
⟦illegible⟧

Page 305

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
School: Frank Iny
Near: Alwiya
Meter on: 16
Number: M 441238/36053
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who believes their deposited security is excessive after maintaining service without interruption in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a re-assessment.
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Fixed Charge | Fils | Dinar
02 20 640 | 19 3 57 | Sequence 1 Number 41238 | | 500 |
Various Charges | | To 7940 | | |
1- Arrears | | From 7795 217 57 | | 35 |
2- Special reading fee | 145 | Units Supplied 145 | | 1700 | 8
3- Cost of damage to meter | 192 | At rate of 18 Fils 547 | | 8754 |
4- Transferred from your account | 547 | At rate of 12 Fils | | |
Total 9007
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.
27-MAR-57
M. B. 6
002
9.007
This bill is not considered paid unless stamped above by the cashier
Al-Hurra Al-Ilmi

Page 306

Bagdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
For Office Use Only   57   3   For Office Use Only
Frank Iny School
RT. TRANSFER CONSUMPTION & RENTAL TO
BILL SERIAL 40 02 640
10 M 441573/35895
44355   40 02 641
Frank Iny School
RT. TRANSFER CONSUMPTION & RENTAL TO
BILL SERIAL 40 02 640
10 M 441573/35895
44355   40 02 641
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who considers his deposited security to be more than necessary after continuous supply in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly fixed charge | Fils | Dinar
40 02 641   57319   41573   500
Various charges   ⟦illegible⟧ 82   For the meter
1- Arrears   57   Units Supplied
2- Special reading fee   21628   at 18 fils   35
3- Cost of damage to meter   192   at 12 fils
4- Transferred from your account   at 10 fils
Various charges - see side
Total
Electricity Payment Centers:
1- In Abakhana
2- In Bab al-Muadham
3- In Karkh, Sheikh Marouf Street
4- In Bataween
Daily except Friday
Reader
Amount
00048
M.D. 1 = 30
This bill is not considered paid unless stamped above by the cashier
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Page 307

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Note:
The consumer who wishes to pay this bill within 15 days of its date.
⟦...⟧ excessive after giving him notice, the current will be cut off from each one for a period of no less than 12 months, he should check the reports.
Frank Iny School
RT. TRANSFER CONSUMPTION & RENTAL TO
ILL SERIAL 40 02 640
10 M 387531/34589
44755
40 2 642
For Office Use Only
For Office Use Only
57 3
Frank Iny School
RT. TRANSFER CONSUMPTION & RENTAL TO
ILL SERIAL 40 02 640
10 M 387531/34589
44755
40 2 642
Account No. 200642 Date 19/3/57 Amount Dinar Fils
Current meter reading 87531 Previous 82932 Difference 4599 500
Units supplied 57 217 Meter 35 Monthly fees for the Limited
Miscellaneous fees
1- Arrears
2- Special reading fee
3- Cost of releasing damage to the meter
4- Carried over from your account
Total
Electricity fee payment centers:
1- In Al-Abakhana
2- In Bab Al-Muadham
3- On the Karkh side on Sheikh Marouf Street
4- In Karrada
5- In Bataween
00049
M.D. 1 = 30
Daily except Friday
PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Page 310

Fils Dinar | Daily Wage | Number of Days | Name | Number of Days
⟦line⟧
6 ... | 1500 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Adnan Muhammad Khalaf | 4
1 400 | 350 |  | Rashak Sahib Worker | 4
1 400 | 350 |  | Abbas Khairi Worker | 4
700 | 350 |  | Matar Nazzal Worker | 2
1 750 | 350 |  | Badr Nazzal Worker | 5
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
11 250 |  |  |  |
Approval for payment
⟦signature⟧
29/10/74

Page 311

Moisture-proofing agent agency
For Strensen Liquid No. 300
Iraqi Cement - White Cement
Belgian C. B. R
Management of
Mechanical Gypsum Factory
Al-Mustansir Street 9/150
Mahdi Qanbar Agha
R. Ronk Paint Agency
Moisture-proof plastic
Asbestos - and other construction materials
Telephone: 6942 / 5252
Fils | Dinar
500 | 1 | Cash
|  | Cheque
500 | 1 |
Received from: Frank Eini School
A sum of only: One dinar and five hundred fils only
In exchange for: Only one bag of white gypsum
Date: 24 / 2 / 1957
4118 *
White ground for the school
Approval for disbursement
⟦signature⟧
24 / 2 / 1957
Recipient
⟦signature⟧

Page 312

9
Statement | Dinar | Fils
Ring of nails |  | 200
Lunch for the servants on Sunday for their work in the yard ⟦with dinner⟧ |  | 500
Financial stamps of 50, Eid and eye corner |  | 250
Car fare for education affairs |  | 150
Lunch for the servants on the day of the party ⟦at the wedding⟧ |  | 500
Value of 4 towels for the walls of the large hall |  | 160
Ice for the party |  | 070
Water bill | 6 | 280
Total | 8 | 110
Aboud tile bill for the center | 16 | 950
Brick, sand, and cement bill | 8 | 200
Brick, sand, and cement bill | 12 | 100
Brick, sand, and cement bill | 4 | 200
Workers' list | 12 | 400
| 54 | 350
| 8 | 110
| 62 | 460
The school ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
172
7
4
⟦blue ink flourish⟧

Page 313

Central
Paper 48
Volume 469
Water Supply Administration for the Baghdad Area
« Final Notice »
To Frank Iny School
In view of the expiration of the period specified for payment of the amounts due on the property registered
with us in your name, numbered 770, located in the Hayy district
amounting to 6 Dinars and --- Fils
for water fees
for the period from 2 / 2 / 1957 to 12 / 7 / 195
according to the notification sheet numbered Paper ( 70 ) Volume ( 8726 )
on / / 195, it has become necessary to warn you of the obligation to pay the amount
within seven days from the date of your notification of this warning, otherwise the stream will be cut off
from the premises and will not be restored except after paying the restoration fee and insurance deposits.
Date 21 / 3 / 1957
On behalf of the Water Supply Administration for the Baghdad Area
⟦illegible⟧
Center No. (11)
Paid
21 March 1957
Signature ⟦illegible⟧

Page 314

No. 3450
Iraqi Mosaic Tile Factory Co. W.L.L.
Baghdad - Al-Ghazali Street
Telephone No. 5536
To: The Honorable Director of Frank Iny School
Details of the funds spent on your behalf from our factory on: 20/2/1957
Fils | Dinars | Item Type | Quantity | Price | Notes
200 | 16 | Mosaic Tiles 20/20 | 600 | 27 |
750 |  | White Cement ⟦crushed⟧ |  |  |
950 | 16 |  |  |  |
Only sixteen dinars and nine hundred and fifty fils
20 / 2 / 57
I received the aforementioned amount of sixteen dinars and nine hundred and fifty fils only for the value of the tiles and cement mentioned above
⟦illegible signature⟧
Factory Manager
⟦illegible⟧

Page 315

Shop
Jassim Mohammed Ali - Kharbandah
Telephone:
Shop ( )
Residence 97732
For the supply of construction materials
Fils | Dinar | Type | Bag | Ton | Price | Number | Date
|  | Ordinary Plaster |  |  |  |  |
|  | Artistic Plaster |  |  |  |  |
|  | Mechanical Brick |  |  |  |  |
|  | Artificial Brick |  |  |  |  |
|  | Farshi Brick |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ordinary Brick |  |  |  |  |
|  | White Sand |  |  |  |  |
000 | 5 | Black Sand | 10 |  | 500 |  |
000 | 24 | Gravel | 16 |  | 1500 |  |
000 | <del>63</del> | Cement | 14 |  | 4500 |  |
000 | 54 |  |  |  |  |  | 57 2/18
000 | 83 |  |  |  |  |  |
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties.
⟦Jassim⟧

Page 316

Shop
Jassim Mohammed Ali - Kharbanda
Telephone:
Shop ( )
For supplying construction materials
For residence 97732
Fils | Dinar | Type | Bag | Ton | Price | Number | Date
|  | Ordinary gypsum |  |  |  |  |
|  | Technical gypsum |  |  |  |  |
|  | Mechanical bricks |  |  |  |  |
|  | Roofing bricks |  |  |  |  |
|  | Floor bricks |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ordinary bricks |  |  |  |  |
|  | White sand |  |  |  |  |
⟦...⟧ | 1 | Black sand | ⟦...⟧ |  | 500 |  | 20/3/57
000 | 2 | Gravel | 20 |  | 100 |  |
100 | 8 | Cement | 18 |  | 450 |  |
100 | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |
Errors and omissions excepted for both parties
⟦signature⟧

Page 317

Shop
Telephone :
Jassim Mohammed Ali - Kharbanda Shop ( )
For providing construction materials for residential 97732
Fils | Dinar | Type | Bag | Ton | Price | Number | Date
|  | Ordinary Plaster |  |  |  |  |
|  | Artistic Plaster |  |  |  |  |
|  | Mickey Bricks |  |  |  |  |
|  | Astayhi Bricks |  |  |  |  |
|  | Farshi Bricks |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ordinary Bricks |  |  |  |  |
|  | White Sand |  |  |  |  |
000 | 1 | Black Sand | 20 |  | 50 |  | 2/22/57
|  | Gravel |  |  |  |  |
600 | 3 | Cement | 8 |  | 450 |  |
600 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 318

Number of days | Daily wage | Fils | Dinar | Name
3 | 1500 | 500 | 4 | Adnan Muhammad Khalfa
1 | 1600 | 600 | 1 | Aray Dhamn Khalfa
5 | 350 | 750 | 1 | Badan Nazzal Worker
5 | 350 | 750 | 1 | Matar Nazzal Worker
2 | 350 | 500 | 1 | Abbas Khairi Worker
2 | 350 | 500 | 1 | Rashad Safi Worker
1 | 350 | 350 | . | Habib Ibrahim Worker
1 | 350 | 350 | . | Sharhan Nimr Worker
|  | 400 | 12 |
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 319

Iraqi Mosaic Tile Factory Company
Brand
Sh - T
Baghdad - Al-Ghazali Street
Number:
Telephone Number: 5536
To: The Honorable Director of Frank Iny School
Delivered to you by car number: Private
The goods described below:
Please receive them and sign this receipt as notification of receipt in good condition
Quantity | Type of Material | Factory Manager
600 | White mosaic tiles No. ⟦25/25⟧ |
1/2 | White cement ⟦half a bag⟧ |
957
2
⟦illegible⟧
Recipient's Signature

Page 320

E. O. B.
STATIONERY
No 23320
18
Quant. | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | TOTAL
3 | ⟦cloth⟧ | 70 | 210
2 | " | 90 | 180
3 | " | 50 | 150
4 | ⟦newspaper⟧ | 40 | 160
|  |  | 700
148

Page 321

8
⟦Taylor⟧ 97231
THE BRITISH COUNCIL
Patron : H.M. THE QUEEN
⟦Coat of Arms⟧
Mr. Riding
With the Compliments of
THE BRITISH COUNCIL
D. 1/880
⟦Frank Aini School⟧

Page 322

2800 | Lunch | for teachers on Friday | Tea for teachers | count
2200 | ⟦line⟧ | = Sunday | Friday | 23
2725 | ⟦line⟧ | = Tuesday | Sunday | 18
1875 | ⟦line⟧ | = Wednesday | Tuesday | 23
2785 | ⟦line⟧ | = Thursday | Wednesday | 25
|  |  | Thursday | 23
0750 | Rotio ink count |  | second time | 14
0500 | Car fare |  | third time | 14 tea
0500 | Machine oil |  | Coca | 08
0410 | Written stamp |  |  |
13745 |  |  | 1120 | 140
|  |  | <del>220</del> | 008
|  |  | 120 |
|  |  | 1280 |
Teachers' account
1080
0709
⟦line⟧
12156
0108
0170
⟦line⟧
14145
4475
2400
⟦line⟧
19620
Lunch 12285
Tea 1120
Coca 120
For teachers
709
⟦line⟧
14214
Coffee, tea, and Coca for the administration
0750
Rotio ink
0500
Car
0500
Machine oil
0410
Written stamp
⟦line⟧
15105
Total
Spent by Professor Isaac

Page 323

Management account count from ⟦10/1⟧ to ⟦10/31⟧
Tea | Coffee | Coca
58 | 20 | 3
⟦383⟧ | 200 | 45
709 (Total)
Hafiz

Page 324

Tea for teachers during exam days
Quantity
140
Coca
Quantity
8
Fils | Dinar
960 | 120
⟦illegible⟧
Total
1080
⟦signature⟧