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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 English Translation, Pages 76-100

Archival unit 76

⟦line⟧
1/2/57
⟦line⟧
From the administration account from 1
Tea | Coca | Coffee
8 | 14 | 42
20 | 70 | 10
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
160 | 980 | 420
W. H. ⟦illegible⟧
N. S.
420
980
160
⟦line⟧
1560

Archival unit 77

Accounting 137
Volume Number 182163
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the Government
Serial Number: 33
Department Name:
Fils/Dinar: 11/050
Received from: Tajir Bashi Al-Wahhab
Amount: Eleven Dinars and ⟦fifty⟧ Fils
On account of: Income ⟦tax⟧ ⟦year⟧ 53
Date: 9 / 10 / 57
Signature of the Collector
Job Title
⟦illegible⟧
N. S.

Archival unit 78

I have received from the administration of Frank Eyni School
650 | float
500 | labor fee for placing washers
100 | nut for the teeth
1250 |
⟦W. F. I. N. S.⟧
Yassin al-Hajj Hassan al-Haddad
Approved for disbursement
One Dinar and two hundred fifty Fils
11 / 7 / 957
1957 / 7 / 11

Archival unit 79

78
200 Long Envelopes | 0 | 400
Water Bill | 4 | 770
Water Bill | 0 | 580
Sawdust 4 Sacks | 1 | 200
Sacks for Wiping and Cleaning | 0 | 200
Letter Stamp | 0 | 028
Letter Stamp | 0 | 058
Letter Stamp | 0 | 020
Car Fare to Knowledge | 0 | 050
Letter Stamp | 0 | 148
Ice for the Administration and for the ⟦...⟧ of Students | 0 | 825
 | 8 | 299
Dyes 10 Ring | 2 | 000
Brush 1 | 0 | 200
Dyes 20 | 9 | 000
Dyes 7 | 9 | 000
Dyes 10 | 3 | 000
Paint Oil ⟦...⟧ | 0 | 700
 | 32 | 199
28
58
20
48
154
⟦red circular stain⟧

Archival unit 80

Saleh Darwish
Stationery Seller - Shorja - Baghdad
Date: 22 / 9 / 1957
To: Frank Iny School
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details
420 | — | 200 Envelopes 4 x 9 at 840 per thousand
 |  | Only four hundred and twenty fils
 |  | nothing else
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 81

Shop for selling paints and coatings
Edward Touma
Karrada - Rakhita - Sabri Tuaima Market
Baghdad on: 26 / 9 / 1957
To: The respected ⟦Kettaneh⟧ Company
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Ring paint 10
⟦line⟧ | . | Brush 1
⟦line⟧ | 9 | Ring paint 20
⟦line⟧ | 9 | Ring paint 20
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Ring paint 10
700 | ⟦...⟧ | Linen 2
Kingdom of Iraq
10 Fils
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 82

Shop for selling paints and coatings
Edwar Toma
Karrada - Rakhita - Sabri Tuaima Market
Baghdad on: ⟦illegible⟧
To: ⟦illegible⟧
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦line⟧ | 9 | Price of 2 pistachio wild ⟦illegible⟧
 |  | Received in cash
⟦signature⟧
⟦oval stamp with latin characters⟧

Archival unit 83

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Bill
Amount | Consumed Quantity | Readings | Next Reading Date | Fee Type
 |  | 4594 | 8 | 
1.440 | 120 | 4152 |  | 1
3.210 | 321 |  |  | 2
0.120 |  |  |  | 16
4.770 |  |  |  | 
Name: Heirs of Fawzi Aini
Address: 22/6/ Rahbiya
Subscription Number: 3422
⟦illegible⟧
842 4/3
87 - 2/41
The Meter
The bill amount must be paid within one month from the date of its issuance, and at
the end of this period, a notice will be given to pay within 7 days, after which the water supply will be cut off
if payment is not made.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Archival unit 84

Baghdad District Water Supply Service
Bill
Amount | Consumed Quantity | Readings | Subsequent Reading Date | Type of Fees
.480 | 45 | 44 | 8 | 1
.155 |  | 3 |  | 16
.585 |  |  |  |
⟦illegible⟧ W. ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Heirs of Fouad Issa:
Address: 22/6/1 Rashid
Subscription Number: 2432
Meter: 9240
1/2: 88 - 41/2
The bill amount must be paid within one month from the date of its issuance, and at
the end of this period, a notice will be given to pay within 7 days, after which the supply will be cut
if payment is not made.
Baghdad District Water Supply Service

Archival unit 85

First Zone: Located within a circle with a radius of 5 kilometers from the Clock Tower
Second Zone: Located outside the first zone and within a circle with a radius of 10 kilometers
Third Zone: Located outside the circle with a radius of 15 kilometers from the Clock Tower
Water Fees | First Zone | Second Zone | Third Zone
Monthly Consumption | Code | Fils | Code | Fils | Code | Fils
Minimum Price | 1 | 180 | 4 | 270 | 7 | 360
For the first sixty cubic meters | 2 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 24
Exceeding 60 cubic meters | 3 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 20
⟦line⟧
Baghdad Water Supply Department
⟦line⟧
Code 17 = Prepaid. Code 18 = Arrears
Codes Tot and * = Amount Due.
Copy of Article 27 of the Baghdad Water Supply Authority orders: Anyone who occupies
premises supplied with water without notifying the Authority before occupancy shall be held responsible for all
water fees due on the premises. In case of non-payment, the water will be cut off and will not be restored
unless all debts are paid, restoration procedures are completed, and the prescribed fees are paid.
23-9-57
17000
611
5750

Archival unit 86

Shop for selling paints and coatings
Edwar Toma
Karrada - Rakhita - Sabri Tuaima Market
Baghdad on: 25 / 9 / 1971
To: Khartak Aya Company
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦line⟧ | 9 | Price of 20 pistachio plaster at 200
 |  | Received in cash
⟦signature⟧
⟦stamp⟧

Archival unit 87

Shop for Selling Paints and Coatings
Edward Touma
Karrada - Rakhita - Sabri Tuaima Market
Baghdad on: <del>26 / 7 / 1957</del>
To: Respected <del>Frank Eini Company</del>
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦line⟧ | 2 | Leo pistachio outer ring
700 | | Flaxseed oil piece ,
700 | 2 | Received in cash
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 88

Shop for selling paints and coatings
Edwar Touma
Karrada - Rakhita - Sabri Tuaima Market
Baghdad on: 29 / 9 / 957
To: Frank School
Respected:
Fils | Dinar | Details
⟦line⟧
--- | 2 | 10 Haqqa of antique paint
--- | ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 brushes ⟦illegible⟧
200 | 2 | Linseed oil
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 89

1600
I have received from the Frank Aini School
one dinar and six hundred
fils for the value of four
sacks of signal
Tu'mi Mahmoud
⟦line⟧
On 2/2/1957
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 90

78
Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate and Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
No.:
Date:
Date:
17/000 Dinars
I received from the management of Frank Iny School the amount of seventeen Dinars
for the labor cost of making three tables and repairing one table for the
teachers' room
The Carpenter
Mahmoud Salman
W. K. ⟦...⟧
N. S.
10 Fils
The Iraqi Republic
1957
1/27
Mahmoud Salman

Archival unit 91

77
Written stamp |  | 070
Book carrier from ⟦McKenzie⟧ English books |  | 540
To transport French books from Al-Muthanna to the school |  | 800
Two loads of fertilizer with the carriers ⟦for the garden⟧ |  | 700
Ice for the students' meeting | 1 | 000
Ice for the administration room and the teachers' room |  | 275
 | 3 | 385
⟦red scribble⟧

Archival unit 92

76
280 Number of files
250 Ice for the car 2 blocks ⟦quarter block⟧
1000 Ice for the party
250 Car fare
⟦line⟧
1780
⟦red scribble⟧

Archival unit 93

Saleh Darwish
Seller of ⟦illegible⟧ Shorja - Baghdad
Date: 22 / 9 / 195
To: Mr. Zaki Ali
Fils | Dinar | Details
800 | 2 | Yuki Khalil (Alba) quantity 20
⟦signature⟧
W. ⟦illegible⟧
N. S.
Tuesday
5 / 9 / 1957

Archival unit 94

75
Telephone bill | 784 | 200
Electricity bill | 407 | 007
Subscription to Al-Shaab newspaper | 500 | 002
Bill from Saleh Darwish for files 4, envelopes 9, <del>12</del> items | 500 | 015
Ice for the administration, ⟦1/2⟧ quarter block | 275 | 00
Ice for the doctor's account | 100 | 01
Lunch for the servants on the wedding party day, Tuesday | 800 | 00
Car fare for the Knowledge Department | 050 | 00
Letter stamp 2/9/1957 | 050 | 00
Letter stamp | 024 | 00
Letter stamp | 140 | 00
Remainder for the photography of our Master the King |  |
 | 632 | 44

Archival unit 95

Accounting 37
Book Number 208873
Receipts for Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number 75 Fils/Dinar Department Name
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: Thirty-five Dinars and ⟦illegible⟧ Fils
On account of: Electricity fees
Date: 57 / 8 / 80
Signature of the Collector
Job Title Telephone

Archival unit 96

208933
Accounting 137
⟦illegible⟧
N. S.
W. ⟦illegible⟧
Volume Number: 12 4
Sequence Number: 67
Receipts in Dirhams collected for the government:
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils / Dinar: 20 / 784
Received from: Ain Al-Rahat Treasury Directorate
Amount only: Thirty dinars and seven hundred and four dinars
On account: Al-Namus 218
Dated: 12 / 9 / 57
Signature of the recipient
Job title
20 / 7 / 57

Archival unit 97

Iraq
Iraqi Government
Central Telephone Directorate
Baghdad
Telephone Number 6398
Zone / 6
Please present this bill when paying at this center
Telephone Account Bill
Amount | Fils | Dinar | Telephone rent for the installment ending on | At the rate of | Dinars per installment
12 | 500 | ⟦illegible⟧ |  |
7 | 284 | Local call charges - as per the details listed on the back of the bill .. |  |
 |  | Internal call charges - as per the attached schedule (Zone 5) .. |  |
 |  | External call charges - as per the attached schedule (Zone 5a) .. |  |
 |  | Additional deposits to make the total, with previously collected deposits, proportionate to the installment account for calls and fees in accordance with paragraph (13) of the telephone lease agreement .. |  |
20 | 784 | Total Amount |  |
From the conditions stated in the telephone lease agreement
If the amount of this bill is not paid within (15) days of its date, the
administration has the right to disconnect the telephone (Paragraph 7) Second Schedule
Signature
Treasurer
Central Telephone Director
⟦illegible⟧
Al-Sayd

Archival unit 98

Baghdad Electricity Services
BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SERVICES
Frank Aini School
Near Al-Alwiyah
90 hours at 16
40 . 2 640
MAIN
M. IO M 411232/36053
44355
Note:
1 - This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date.
2 - A subscriber who believes their deposited security is excessive after continuous service in one location for at least 12 months should apply for a reassessment.
Account Number | Date | Sequence | Meter Reading | Monthly Fee | Fils | Dinar
640 02 40 | 57/8/24 | 53 | Numbered 1 | 41038 Fixed | 50 | 
Various prices | 77 | | to 24 8 57 8582 | for the meter | 170 | 
1 - Arrears | 112 | | from 730 57 8506 | | 35 | 
2 - Special reading fee | 257 | | Units supplied 77 | | | 
3 - Cost of damage to meter | 447 | | at 16 fils 447 | | 7154 | 
4 - Carried from your account | | | at 12 fils | | | 
 | | | at 10 fils | | | 
 | | | Various prices - see side | | | 
Total | | | | | 7407 | 
7.407
A
⟦illegible⟧
-4-SEP-57 00133
This bill is not considered paid unless stamped above by the treasurer

Archival unit 99

General Directorate of Telegraphs and Posts
⟦illegible⟧
May God have mercy on him and grant him a place in His spacious gardens
42
Directorate of Telephones ⟦illegible⟧:
Telephone Number: 757
Name: Rican Aini National Company
Reading on | 21/2/57 | 2294
Previous Reading | | 1287
Number of local calls during the installment period | 1007 |
Number of free calls | 150 |
Number of billable calls | 857 |
Price (4) fils per call | 3428 |
⟦illegible circular stamp⟧
Telephone Manager:
Invoice Number:
Invoice Date:
Total Amount: Dinars
Amount Paid: Dinars
Payment Date: / / 195
Cashier:

Archival unit 100

24
M-D-I
30
For Department Use Only
Frank Iny School
PART. TRANSFER CONSUMPTION & RENTAL TO
BILL SERIAL 40 02 640
M. IO M 441573/35895
44255
4002641
Bills are paid daily except Fridays at the following centers:-
1 - Al-Abakhana
2 - Bab Al-Muadham
3 - Karkh Side - Sheikh Maarouf Street
4 - Karradat Maryam - Abdul Aziz Al-Qassab Market
5 - Al-Bataween
6 - Karrada Al-Sharqiya - Albu Jumaa
Reader: 48
Amount: ⟦line⟧
This bill is not considered
paid unless it is
stamped above by
the cashier
PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON (ALACRA) LTD., LONDON.