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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.

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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 426-450

Page 426

MACKENZIE'S BOOKSHOP
MACKENZIE'S BOOKSHOP
TEL. : 83304 Telephone 83304
FRANK INY SCHOOL,
BAGHDAD.
Baghdad 27th Dec. 1956. Baghdad
⟦Received from Frank Iny School the books⟧
1 | Carter's Advanced Accounts | .900
12 | Junior French Composition Passages @ 150 | 1.800
10 | General School Papers in French @ 300 | 3.000
| Less 10% discount ⟦line⟧ | 5.700
.570
| IDs. | 5.130
MACKENZIE'S BOOKSHOP
PAID.
ID 5/130
BAGHDAD
10 Fils
⟦signature⟧
⟦scribble⟧
W. M. ⟦...⟧ & Co.
N. S.

Page 427

(2)
A Book of
Narrative
Verse

Page 428

165
Electricity bill | 8 | 951
List of Sately cup threads, number | - | 200
Oil tin, number | - | 700
Work of Abdullah Khudair for 6 six days | 1 | 800
Value of cans, number | - | 200
Dora paint for the blackboards | - | 200
Paint for the blackboards | - | 035
Cardboard signs, number | 1 | 800
Car fare, twice | - | 090
Wood saw | - | 120
Ring nails, number | - | 150
| 13 | 491
Written Jabir | - | 045
| 13 | 535
⟦illegible⟧

Page 429

The job of a work organizer
six days from Saturday
to Friday ⟦...⟧ 1800
Abdullah Khudhair
W. H. & Co.
N. S.
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦red markings⟧

Page 430

HAJ ALI & BROS.
STRINGS SELLERS
No. 158/98 Shorjah - Baghdad
Tel. ( 88223 )
Haj Ali and Brothers
Baghdad * Shorjah * Yarn Sale Shop - No. 158-98
Telephone ( 88223 )
Book: 000919
Date: 12-22-1956
Our transaction for Mr.: Respected Al-Farank School
Fils | Dinar | Details | Dirham | Oqquya | Huqqa | Maund | Kilogram | Quantity | Price | Notes
200 | 2 | White thread balls |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
200 | 2 | Goods received ⟦similar to the knot⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
W. M. N. S. Co.
⟦Erased⟧
* Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties *

Page 431

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- Any subscriber who considers their deposited security to be excessive after having uninterrupted service in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Frank Iny School
Near Alwiyah
90 hours in 16
AIN
IO M 441238/36053
44255
40 . 2 640
Account No. | Date | Sequence | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee | Fils | Dinar
640 2 0 40 | 26/12/54 | 1 | 41238 | Fixed | 500 |
Various prices | | | To 7521 | For meter | |
1- Arrears | | | From 7392 | | |
2- Special reading fee | | | Units supplied 129 | | 2322 |
3- Cost of damage to meter | | | At price of 18 fils | | 373 |
4- Carried forward from your account | | | At price of 12 fils | | 4900 |
| | | At price of 10 fils | | |
Total | | | | | 8.095 |
F
8.095
M
M.O.L
00254
24
27 DEC 54
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the cashier.
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Page 432

I have received from the school administration
Franc in kind
⟦one thousand⟧ dinars and eight hundred fils
1800 - for the value of three bags
Signal ⟦for cinema⟧
W. H. & Co.
N. S.
⟦signature⟧
25 / 12 / ⟦64⟧
Taha Amin
⟦red mark⟧

Page 433

Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
For Office Use Only
For Office Use Only
56 I2
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- The subscriber who finds that their deposited insurance is more than necessary after having uninterrupted service in one place for no less than 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Frank Iny School
ART. TRANSFER CONSUMPTION & RENTAL TO
ILL SERIAL 40 02 640
<del>IO M 441573/35895</del>
Frank Iny School
ART. TRANSFER CONSUMPTION & RENTAL TO
ILL SERIAL 40 02 640
<del>IO M 441573/35895</del>
44355 40 02 641
Account No. | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Rental for Limiter | Fils | Dinars
40 402 641 | 56 K IA | Serial 44355 Number 41573 | 500 | 0 |
|  | To 12 18 88161 |  |  |
|  | From 56 11 19 10912 |  | 35 |
|  | Units Supplied 248 |  |  |
|  | At 18 Fils rate |  |  |
|  | At 12 Fils rate |  |  |
|  | At 10 Fils rate |  |  |
|  | Various Charges - See side |  |  |
Total |  |  |  |  |
Various Charges
1- Arrears
2- Special reading fee
3- Cost of damage to the meter
4- Carried forward from your account
Electricity Bill Payment Centers
1- In Abakhana
2- In Bab Al-Muazzam
3- On the Karkh side in Sheikh Marouf Street
4- In Bataween
Reader
Amount
⟦illegible⟧ Daily except Fridays
045
This bill is not considered paid unless it is stamped above by the treasurer
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Page 434

Baghdad Light & Power Co. Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER Co. Ltd.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.)
For Office Use Only   For Office Use Only
56   I2
Note:
1- This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2- A subscriber who believes their deposited security is more than necessary after continuous consumption in one location for no less than 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Frank Iny School
ART. TRANSFER CONSUMPTION & RENTAL TO
ILL SERIAL 40 02 640
IO M 38753I/34589
44355   40 02 642
Account Number | Date | Meter Reading | Monthly Rental for Limit | Fils | Dinar
40 02 642 | 26 K I A | No. 3 Serial | 87531 | 50 |
Various charges | To 18 7 | 7928 | | |
1- Arrears | From 56 11 19 | 7823 | Meter | 35 |
2- Special reading fee | Units supplied | 115 | | |
3- Cost of damage to meter | At 18 fils | | | |
4- Carried over from your account | At 12 fils | | | |
| At 10 fils | | | |
| Various charges - see side | | | |
Total | | | | |
Electricity Payment Centers
1- In Abakhana
2- In Bab Al-Muazzam 00046
3- In Karkh side on Sheikh ⟦...⟧ Street
4- In Bataween
Daily except Friday
This bill is not considered paid unless stamped above by the cashier
Reader:
Amount:
ALACRA BUSINESS FORMS. PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON, LTD., LONDON.

Page 435

162
Wages for the overseer of the new construction | 1 | 800
Oil, 2 cans | - | 700
Toilet paper, 4 rolls | - | 280
Nails for advertisements, one dozen | - | 100
Registered mail stamp | - | 038
Purchase of 6 books from the Department of Trade | 1 | 725
Car fare | - | 400
| 4 | 243
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 436

Work as an overseer on the new construction
From Saturday to Thursday
Number of days | Dinar Fils
6 | -1800
Abdullah Khudair
21 / 12 / 1956
⟦W. H. & Co.⟧
⟦illegible blue bleed-through text⟧
⟦red mark⟧

Page 437

⟦illegible⟧ 18
Statement 17
Economics -> 900 <- ⟦illegible⟧ Franc Objective - Franc Secondary
Trade Routes -> 2250 <- Business Methods & Correspondence
Accounting -> 900 <- Accounting and Bookkeeping
Law -> 1600 <- Practical and Theoretical Summary in Iraqi Commercial Law
7450 / 7 Dinars
Books purchased from the Commercial Secondary School on 2/12/60
As secondary and reference materials for the school
W. M. & Co
N. S.
Accountant
⟦signature⟧
16 / 12 / 1960

Page 439

541
Records - 7
ALWIYA
5 DEC 54
⟦illegible⟧
W.
S. P.
S. ⟦illegible⟧

Page 440

Saleh Darwish
Stationery Seller - Shorja - Baghdad
Date: ⟦1956/12/28⟧
To: Frank Iny School
Details | Dinar | Fils
Statement for a science bundle | - | 100
Only one hundred fils and no more
And we have received in cash
Saleh
⟦illegible⟧
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
⟦mark⟧

Page 441

162
With the compliments of the Bank ⟦...⟧
Baghdad

Page 442

No. 00090
Fifty Dinars
The High Committee for Fundraising for Sisterly Egypt
Baghdad
⟦...⟧ :/ / 1956
Received from Mr.: Frank Iny School
The amount mentioned above as a donation to sisterly Egypt.
⟦signature⟧
Treasurer
The High Committee for Fundraising for Sisterly Egypt
Baghdad
⟦...⟧ & Co.
N. S.

Page 443

Victory Bookshop
VICTORY BOOKSHOP
RASHID STREET - P. O. BOX 59
BAGHDAD - IRAQ
Tel. 4828
No.: 4412
Date: 18-12-56
Mr.: Administration of Frank Iny School
Dr. to Victory Bookshop.:
Quantity | Description | Rate | Total I.D. | Total Fils
| ⟦Mman Bookkeeping acc.⟧ |  |  | 850
| ⟦out 718/850⟧ |  |  |
| Prescribed textbooks for teaching commercial subjects |  |  |
| disbursed by ⟦Zayani disbursement⟧ |  |  |
| ⟦Amin⟧ |  |  |
⟦illegible⟧

Page 444

124
MACKENZIE'S BOOKSHOP
MACKENZIE'S BOOKSHOP
TEL. : 83304 Telephone 83304
Frank Iny School,
Baghdad.
Baghdad 18th Dec. 1956. Baghdad
1 | Stamp: The World A General Geography | 800
THE BOOKSHOP
BAGHDAD
ID 0/800
18-12-56
⟦signature⟧
Prescribed books for commercial schools
Considered a ⟦...⟧ expense
Reference Book
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 445

290 | Stationery list 159 and 160 | 120
102 | 7 | Electricity list |
300 | 10 | The Times list |
610 | 1 | Water list |
6220 | Orosdi-Back list |
700 | - | Transporting an ink tank |
300 | - | Spinney's dew |
180 | 0 | Car fare for transporting kindergarten toys |
120 | - | Letter stamps via London |
080 | - | Letter stamps Beirut with Paris |
410 | - | A bag of cement to ⟦...⟧ |
2100 | - | Garden chairs to fix them to the ground |
|  | Work of a worker overseeing the new building Abdullah Khudair |
26 | 013 |  |
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧

Page 446

Work of a supervisor worker on the new construction
Abdullah Khudair from Saturday to Friday
Number of days
7
Abdullah Khudair
2100
⟦W. S. & Co.⟧
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>

Page 447

13
E. O. B.
TOYS
No. 12821
Baghdad on 2/12 195⟦6⟧
Qty. | DESIGNATION | PRICE | TOTAL
1 | ⟦encl⟧ B.K |  | 3 000
| ⟦watercolor⟧ |  |
⟦M. hett⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Name Franco-Iraqi School
16

Page 448

13
E. O. B.
TOYS
No. 12819
Baghdad on: 7-12-195⟦...⟧
Quant. | DESIGNATION | PRICE | TOTAL
4 | Soap ⟦...⟧ | 320 | 1 280
1/2 | ⟦...⟧ | 1340 | 670
2 | ⟦...⟧ | 350 | 700
|  |  | 2 650
2 | ⟦...⟧ | 350 | 700
1 | ⟦...⟧ | 350 | 350
|  |  | 3 700
17
Name ⟦line⟧
Frank Iny School
Baghdad
⟦signature⟧

Page 449

Water Supply Directorate for the Baghdad Area
Paper 15
Folder 1630
Subscriber Name: Frank Iny School
Subscription Sequence Number:
Property Number: 11/15
Meter Number: 84260
District: Al-Rashid
Meter Type:
Date: 1 / 12 / 195
Meter Size:
Register Number: 22
Page Number: 44
Meter Reading | Quantities cubic meters | Prices and Fees | Amount D | Amount F
Subsequent on 1 / 12 / 195 | 2904 | ( 20 ) meters at ( 12 ) fils |  | 240
Previous on 2 / 9 / 195 | 2320 | ( 459 ) meters at ( 10 ) fils |  | 4590
Quantity Consumed | 584 | ( ) meters at lowest price ( 180 ) fils |  |
|  | ( ) fils monthly meter fee |  | 120
Total |  |  | 6 | 100
On behalf of the Water Supply Interest for the Baghdad Area
⟦illegible⟧ 9 January 1956
Notice: This bill must be paid within one month from the date of its issuance.
Form M. A. M. ( 39 )

Page 450

The Times Printing & Publishing Coy. Ltd.
STATIONERY SHOP
CASH SALES VOUCHER
No.: 6566 /Sty
Date: 11-12-56
M: ⟦line⟧
Description of Stationeries | Quantity | Sale Proceeds. I.D. Fils.
⟦gummed labels Medium⟧ | 200 | — 300
TOTAL IDs. Fils three hundred only. |  | — 300
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
170
7102
For Managing Director.
⟦signature⟧