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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 501-525

Page 501

Given on the date
10 / 8 / 60
I. D. Fils
4.275
Paid on date 8 / 8 / 60 from Shay'ea's balance
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 502

141
Studio Nerso
PHOTO
Opposite Ourfaly Mosque NERSO Opp. Mosque Ourfaly
Baghdad - Iraq Baghdad - Iraq
Telephone: 88424 Tel. 88424
Date: 26 / 10 / 1956
Name: Frank Iny School
Size: one hundred & fifty
No.:
I.D. | Fils
13 | 500
⟦illegible⟧
NERSO
BAGHDAD
⟦illegible signature⟧
Note: The negative of the photograph is not given to the owner

Page 503

Occupation: School supervisor worker
Saturday ⟦12/2⟧ to ⟦18/2⟧ until Friday
Abdullah Khudair seven days 300
⟦fingerprint⟧
⟦illegible⟧
N. S.
2100

Page 504

Number 295
Registered items - ⟦...⟧
Arrived ⟦...⟧ registered
Addressed to ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Date stamp | Fils | Dinar | Value of stamps affixed (if it is a parcel)
For insured items:
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures):
In words:
Insurance fee:
Weight in words:
Entry (letter) bundle or
(parcel) as the case requires
N. S.
For the receiving officer

Page 505

Sales Department
African & Eastern (Near East) Ltd.
(Incorporated in England)
SALES DEPARTMENT No 719
AFRICAN & EASTERN (N. E.) LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
Tel. No. 7879 Tel. No. 7879
Baghdad Invoice
INVOICE Baghdad 24-10-1956
Cash Sale
Cash
Terms
Description | I. D. Dinar | Fils | I. D. Dinar | Fils
2 ⟦Botts⟧ Correcting Fluid @ 350 |  |  | - | 700
PAID
INITIALS
⟦Dawisha⟧
E. & O. E. No claims or objections entertained after the goods leave the Company's godown.
E. & O. E. No claims entertained after the goods leave the Company's godown.

Page 506

Receipt Number 166677
Receipts for Dirhams obtained for the government
Serial Number: 57
Fils / Dinar: 925 / 9
Department Name: Telephones - ⟦Capital⟧ Secretariat ⟦...⟧
Received from: Frank Iny School
Amount: Nine Dinars and nine hundred and twenty-five Fils
On account of: Telephone fees ⟦...⟧
Date: 24 / 1 / 1956
Signature of receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Job title: Accountant
⟦illegible circular stamp with date 24 JAN 1956⟧
Accounting ⟦...⟧

Page 507

14 -
List - books | 12 / 270
" - books | ⟦illegible⟧ / 250
" - books | 09 / 925
Printer ink quantity 2 | -- / 700
Written stamp | -- / 450
Large trays quantity 2 extra | -- / 120
List of fabric for servants' uniforms | 28 / 000
Covering mold 12 | -- / 150
Financial stamp 2 to the Knowledge Dept | -- / 100
Shipment export to Madame Marie Antoinette for buildings | -- / 100
Wages for worker supervisor of the new building Abdullah Khudair 7 days quantity 7 | 20 / 100
⟦illegible⟧
Total 62 / 953

Page 508

Book Number 181933
Accounting 37 A
Receipts for Dirhams Obtained for the Government
Sequence Number 42
Department Name ⟦Baghdad Education⟧
Fils/Dinar
1/750 - Deposits for various places
5/600 - Revenue for Article (5) Number (2)
6/350
Received from the administration of Frank Eini Private School
The amount of six dinars and three hundred and fifty fils
On account of 100% of the medical examination fees
Signature of the Receiver
⟦Signature⟧
Dated 22 / 10 / 1956
Job Title ⟦Assistant Accountant⟧

Page 509

Journal Number 166977
Accounting 37
Receipts for funds collected for the government
Serial Number: 38
Fils/Dinar: 16 / 275
Department Name: Book Trusts 7/950, Price of Books 8/325
Received from: Shamash Private School
Amount: Sixteen dinars and two hundred and seventy-five fils
On account of: Book holders and price of school books
Signature of receiver:
Job title: Accountant
On date: 15 / ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
W. M. & Co.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 510

No 0447
Muhammad Ali Abdul Hadi Al-Shahm
Date ⟦line⟧ 195 Baghdad - Khan al-Kattan Telephone No. 84208
I, the undersigned ⟦illegible⟧ we have credited to your account the value of the funds listed below delivered
from you according to their measurement and received in full and against any defect with my receipt of the second copy of this list and I am committed
and obliged to pay the entire amount and the remainder of it upon request without delay.
Fils | Dinar | Type of Goods | Count | S | Yard | S | Meter | Price | Remarks
000 | 28 | Medium Hajj Beans |  |  | 28 |  |  | 1000 |
000 | 28 | ⟦line⟧ |  |  |  |  |  |  |
W. M. & Co.
N. S.

Page 511

Rafidain Bank
Cost List
Number:
Date: 24/12/1952
To: Frank Iny School
Transfer No.: 102/12
Amount: £ 20/1/8
Payee Name: Al-Taraif Bookstore
Address: Beirut
Drawn on: Rafidain Bank - Beirut
With reference to your letter numbered and dated
Based on your request, we have issued a telegraphic/mail transfer/check/letter of credit according to the details above
and attached herewith. Regarding its cost as per the details below, please note the paragraph marked with ( x ) below:
( ) - Please settle the amount as quickly as possible.
( ) - We have debited the amount to your current account with us.
( ) - We received the amount by check no. date on
( x ) - We received the amount in cash.
Please note that this bank bears no responsibility whatsoever arising from fulfilling your aforementioned request.
Fils | Dinar | Statement
100 | 20 | Equivalent of the transfer amount in foreign currency
050 |  | Our commission on the basis of 1/2 percent
|  | Our correspondent's commission
050 |  | Form fees
040 |  | Postage fees
|  | Telegram fees
|  | Foreign transfer fees
240 | 20 | Total (Only ⟦twenty dinars and two hundred and forty fils⟧)
For Rafidain Bank
L/12
⟦illegible signature⟧

Page 512

Form No. (3)
Iraqi Government
Ministry of Economics
Directorate General of Trade
Import license for goods from Sterling currency areas Expiry date /
(Arrived funds)
ID Number:
(( Personal )):
License Number /: 88/W/R
Date of Issuance /: 20 / 10 / 1956
Date of Expiry /: 20 / 11 / 1956
Important Remarks | Importer's Name and Address | Descriptions and Quantity of Goods | Value of Goods | Method of Payment | Port and Area of Shipping | Origin | Name and Address of Foreign Supplier | Remarks
1 - The mere receipt of this license obligates the licensee(s) to import the goods indicated above, and in case of inability to import them due to exceptional circumstances, the licensee must inform the Directorate General of Trade. | Frank Iny School
Baghdad | Textbooks | 120/- Dinars (( One hundred and twenty dinars )) | Via Bank | Beirut | France | (( Librairie Antoine - Beirut )) |
2 - The licensee(s) must not divert the goods mentioned above to another destination (non-Iraqi). If proven, they expose themselves to the penalties stipulated in the Economic Life Organization Law No. (41) of 1943 AD. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
3 - The goods must be imported and their invoices organized in the name of the licensed person. If it is proven that the license holder has sold their license or waived it to others in any form, the department will ban them from importing in the future. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original Copy
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
On behalf of the Minister of Economics
This license is used to release the goods described above from customs custody if it is proven that they actually arrived in the name of the license holder to Iraq before (24 / 10 / 1956).
Jizrawi / 20
⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad

Page 513

Used for customs purposes
Description and quantity of goods exported | Value | Date and number of entry declaration | Date | Signature of Customs and Excise officer
| Fils Dinar |  |  |
⟦Batch⟧ ⟦...⟧
Government Press 791 - 10 - 500

Page 514

Saleh Darwish
Stationery Seller - Shorja - Baghdad
Date: 19 / 6 / 195
To: Frank Iny School
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦line⟧
--- | 2 | Bound notebook (100) quantity 40
--- | 1 | " (60) paper quantity 40
600 |  | Large lined paper quantity 40
160 |  | Adhesive tape (paper) ⟦(800) meters⟧
520 |  | Manila file quantity 40
200 | 1 | Brown envelope (Giant) 10x12 quantity 40
480 | 5 | Total
Only five dinars and four hundred and eighty fils
No more, and we have received the price
W. H. S.
N. S.
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible signature⟧
19 / 6

Page 515

Sales Department
African & Eastern (Near East) Ltd.
(Incorporated in England)
SALES DEPARTMENT
AFRICAN & EASTERN (N. E.) LTD.
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND)
Tel. No. 7879 Tel. No. 7879
No 579
Baghdad Invoice
INVOICE Baghdad ⟦...⟧ 195⟦6⟧
⟦Cash Sales⟧
Terms ⟦Cash⟧
Description Details | I. D. Dinar | Fils Fils | I. D. Dinar | Fils Fils
1 ⟦Tube Black ink @ 750 fils⟧ |  |  |  | 750
PAID
INITIALS
⟦illegible⟧
Claims and objections are not accepted after the goods leave the company warehouse
No claims entertained after the goods leave the Company's godown.
Errors and Omissions Excepted
E. & O. E.

Page 516

100 Fils
Work of Abdullah Khudair, Work Supervisor
for the new building on Saturday
from Saturday 10/12/1954
until Friday 10/19/1954
W. K. & CO.
N.
Abdullah Khudair 7 seven days
⟦red scribble⟧
⟦fingerprint⟧
10/19/1954

Page 517

126
Dr. IHSAN SAMRA
Clinic 6200
Tel. Nos. { }
Residence 83346
Dinar Fils
1 500
I have received from the administration of
Frank Aini School an amount of
one and a half Dinars,
for the examination fees of three teachers
for the purpose of providing them with health certificates
clearing them of communicable diseases
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible signature⟧
15 / 1 / ⟦illegible⟧
Dr. Ihsan Samra
⟦illegible⟧ & Co.

Page 518

125
Chalk list box | 625 /
Ink quantity | 140 /
Labor of a worker overseeing the construction of the new shop Abdullah Khudair | 1200 /
Cornice saw blades quantity 2 | 1700 /
Ceiling exit with small hand exit quantity | 700 /
⟦The drain⟧ for the nursery at the house quantity | 2000 /
Half a dozen glasses quantity | 180 /
Chairs for wiping | 200 /
Repair with welding of toilet edges quantity | 500 /
Ice one and a half blocks | 150 /
⟦illegible⟧

Page 519

Saleh Darwish
Stationery Seller - Shorja - Baghdad
Date: 8 / 10 / 1956
To: Frank Iny School
Fils | Dinars | Details
650 | 6 | ⟦Chalk⟧ Biladi size boxes
150 | - | Holder
800 | 6 |
Only six dinars and eight hundred fils
no more
And I have received the amount in cash
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧ M. & Co.
N. S. ⟦illegible⟧

Page 520

The Times Printing & Publishing Coy. Ltd.
STATIONERY SHOP
CASH SALES VOUCHER No: 5382 /Sty
Date: 11-10-56
M: ⟦line⟧
Description of Stationeries | Quantity | Sale Proceeds. I.D. Fils.
⟦Bottles Quink⟧ | 2 | ⟦line⟧ 140
TOTAL IDs. Fils one hundred forty only |  | ⟦line⟧ 140
⟦illegible⟧
W. M. & Co.
⟦illegible⟧
For Managing Director
⟦signature⟧

Page 521

Name
Abdullah Khudair
1954
from 8 / 10
1954
to 10 / 11
⟦Days⟧
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Four days 1200
Wage in Fils
300
W. M. & CO.
N. S.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 522

1700
I have received from the Frank Iny school
1700 for the value of three bags of sawdust
Number 3
W. M. & Co.
N. S.
Abbas
1952
10 / 8

Page 523

I received from Frank Iny School
five hundred fils for repairing and welding
toilet floats, quantity: 500
Abbas Hamza
⟦signature⟧
⟦W. M. & Co.⟧
⟦N. S.⟧
1954
10 / 10

Page 524

Nearest Station: TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKSHOP
FOYLES
* FOR BOOKS *
119-125 CHARING CROSS ROAD LONDON WC2
Gerrard 5660 (16 lines) * Open 9-6 (inc. Sats.)
Sold by:
Dept.:
Date: 28/7/⟦59⟧
LAMSON PARAGON
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
04849 - 4
WE CAN SUPPLY ALMOST ANY BOOK ON ANY SUBJECT

Page 525

763
List of books for the fourth preparatory grade from Foyles Bookstore
London 1952/7/18
We should like
you to come to
Foyles for ALL
your Books
⟦illegible⟧

Nearest Station : TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKSHOP
FOYLES
* FOR BOOKS *
119-125 CHARING CROSS ROAD LONDON WC2
Gerrard 5660 (16 lines) * Open 9-6 (inc. Sats.)
Sold by: ⟦AB⟧
Dept.: 7
Date: 18/7
GODDARD | 12/6
A SCHOOL |
CHEMISTRY |
FOR TODAY |
⟦12/6⟧
⟦illegible⟧
04526 2 49
WE CAN SUPPLY ALMOST ANY BOOK ON ANY SUBJECT
LAMSON PARAGON