Financial Documents, Baghdadi Jewish Community
View interactive document pageThese documents include financial receipts, including postage receipts, a bicycle purchase; bills such as power, water, and phone; community organization invoices, repairs for office equipment, construction materials, printing, office supplies, advertising, handwritten ledgers, notices for outstanding balances, community announcements in newspapers, and lists of expenditures for different items and services purchased by the Baghdadi Jewish Community. There are statements from La Société Anonyme Ottomane des Tramways Eclairages et Forces Electriques de Baghdad, the precursor to the Baghdad Light and Power company.
Rupees 10 Only ten rupees <del>nothing more</del> I have received from the Secretary of the Israelite Schools Committee the sum of ⟦deduction⟧ ten rupees, and that is for my salary for the month of November 1929 20 / 11 / 29 The Recipient David Adam ⟦illegible⟧
THE MODERN PRESS | دار الطباعة الحديثة Baghdad / Baghdad: 2 December 929 Book No. / Book: 12 Serial No. / Serial Number: 44 Received from / I received from the honorable gentleman: The Secretary of the Jewish Schools Committee The sum of Rupees / Amount: fifteen rupees only On account of: Printing the Committee's regulations, copies as per our list number 2719 on 8 October 929 Rs. ⟦box: 15/-/-⟧ Rupee Maqsoud ⟦stamp: Heskel Murad and Nassim Cohen⟧
No: 3719 Number: 3719 Baghdad: Baghdad: 8 October 1925 M: Dear Secretary of the Jewish Schools Committee, Respectfully Baghdad Dr. to The Modern Press: Hassoun, Murad & Co. Telephone No - Central 126 Rs. | As. Cost of printing, binding, and paper for 115 copies of the Jewish Schools Committee's bylaws | 15 | — | 15 | — ⟦illegible⟧ Hassoun Murad & Co.
10 Rupees Only ten rupees and no more I have received from the Secretary of the Committee of Israelite Schools in Baghdad the amount of ten rupees, and that is for my salary for the month of December 1928 29 / 12 / 1928 The Servant Daoud Murad
Obaid Folders Anna | Rupee Stamp for Mr. Bruton's letter dated 14/9/1929 | - | 2 Sending Mr. Bruton's contract by registered airmail to the | - | 9 Anglo-Jewish Association on 17/9 with the attached arrival fee | 1 | 2 Sending two of Mr. Bruton's contracts by registered surface mail on 15/9 | - | 7 Stamp for Mr. Bruton's book | . | 12 " for the Alliance Association book in Paris | . | 6 Stamp for Mr. Bruton's book dated 12/10/1929 | . | 9 " " " " 21/10/1929 | - | 6 " " " " 28/10/1929 | - | 9 Sending the School Committee regulations to Anglo-Jewish on 22/10/29 | - | 4 " " to the Alliance Association in Paris on 22/10 | - | 3 Stamp for the Anglo-Jewish book | - | 3 " Palestine Education Department | - | 3 " Monsieur Israel in Isfahan on 30/10 | - | 6 " to the House of | - | 4 Anglo-Jewish on 5/11/1929 | - | 3 Eliyahu Shimon | 6 | 10 Purchase of carbon papers | 1 | 4 " papers | 1 | 10 Telegraph fee to Anglo-Jewish with the attached arrival fee | 10 | 10 Stamp for the Alliance Association book in Paris by plane on 1/1/1930 | - | 9 ⟦illegible⟧ | - | 4 Stamp for the Alliance Association book in Paris on 1/1/1930 | - | 4 " " Anglo-Jewish " " " | - | 4 Only twenty-one rupees and two annas only ⟦line⟧ 21 / 2 Committee Clerk ⟦signature⟧
No. / Number: 78 / 78 RECEIVED a Telegram, No. / Received telegram number: ⟦W9⟧ addressed to / Addressed to: (Name) / Name: ⟦Leo Mantefiore⟧ (Destination) / Place of delivery: ⟦London⟧ Value of stamps affixed Rs. / Rupees value of the stamps affixed to it: ⟦10⟧ as. / Anna: ⟦-⟧ If reply paid, number of words paid for - / Number of words for which a reply has been paid in advance: Date Stamp. ⟦Baghdad⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Receiving Officer. The receiving officer This receipt should accompany any enquiry about this telegram. This receipt must be presented when requesting investigations regarding this telegram.
No. 141 Received a Registered* ⟦Letter⟧ Addressed to ⟦Anglo Jewish⟧ ⟦Association⟧ Date-Stamp. 16 SEP 29 ⟦BAGHDAD⟧ ⟦Baghdad⟧ Date Stamp *Write Letter, Postcard, Packet, or Parcel as case may be Value of Stamps affixed (if a parcel) Rs. As. Rupees, Value of Stamps affixed (if it was a parcel), Annas * Mention "Letter", "Bundle" or "Package" as the case may be FOR INSURED ARTICLES Insured for Rs. (in figures) ⟦line⟧ in words ⟦line⟧ Insurance fee ⟦line⟧ Weight in words ⟦line⟧ Receiving Officer
No. 50 ⟦7⟧ Number Received a Registered* ⟦Letter⟧ Received ⟦---⟧ Registered Addressed to- ⟦...⟧ Addressed to ⟦...⟧ *Write Letter, Postcard, Packet, or Parcel as case may be Value of Stamps affixed (if a parcel) Rs. As. Anna Rupee Value of the affixed stamps (if it was a packet) FOR INSURED ARTICLES FOR INSURED MATERIALS * Note "Letter" Bundle Insured for Rs. (in figures) ⟦line⟧ or "Packet" as the case requires Insured for an amount of Rupees (in figures) in words ⟦line⟧ in words Insurance fee ⟦line⟧ Insurance fee Weight in words ⟦line⟧ Weight in words Receiving Officer Receiving Officer ⟦signature⟧ Date Stamp. BAGHDAD H.O. REG. 18 SEP. 29 ⟦Baghdad⟧
10 Rupees I have received from the secretary of the Israeli Schools Committee for ⟦my work⟧ the amount of ten rupees only ⟦nothing more⟧ for my salary for the month of January in the year 1920 The servant Ezra David
Anna | Rupee 8 | 4 | Stamps for the motorcycle contract 40 | - | Stamps for the letter to the President of the Alliance Society in Paris 40 | - | " " " Mr. Sabih 40 | - | " " " " " " - | 1 | Registered in the surface mail 8 | - | Stamps for the petition submitted to the Ministry of Education regarding Mas'uda Salman School ⟦line⟧ 10 / 10 ⟦line⟧ Committee Clerk ⟦signature⟧
List of expenses for the administration of the Israeli community for the period between 10 November 929 and 12 December 929 ⟦line⟧ Statement | Anna | Rupee | Anna | Rupee / Electricity for the period between 26 / 9 / 929 and 28 / 10 / 929 | | | 14 | 21 / Security for the month of November year 929 | | | " | 5 Stamps (Air Mail) to be affixed to letters | 2 | | | " Registered letter to Ezra Menashi Hindi in Beirut | 9 | | | " " to Basra | 2 | | | " Two letters to Kirkuk and Basra | 4 | | | " Letters to Zakho, Basra, and Amarah | 6 | | | " Two letters to Kirkuk and Khanaqin | 4 | | | Two annas stamp for the Beirut student's transfer and 6 annas postage | 8 | | | " For the auction list of Khan al-Ta'awun and one anna for the bank check receipt | 3 | | | Stamp for the receipt of the telephone fee amount | 2 | | 8 | 2 / Stationery | | | | The attached list submitted by the stationery seller dated 18 / 11 / 29 | 13 | 8 | | Four black-bordered papers to offer condolences to the government on the occasion of Al-Saadoun's death | 8 | | | 6 annas ink and 15 annas for envelopes (200) | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 / Car fares | | | | A carriage to the Judiciary (one rupee) and a carriage to the Execution (8 annas) | 8 | 1 | | Car fare for the funeral procession of Abdul Mohsen Bey al-Saadoun etc. | " | 15 | | Tips | 2 | 3 | | A carriage for the Police Directorate and the Mutasarrifate | 12 | 1 | | " to the Execution Department (8 annas) and a carriage for the Awqaf Directorate (12 annas) | 4 | 1 | 10 | 22 / Tea, coffee, kerosene, charcoal and others | | | | 2 packets (cigarettes) | 12 | | | Coffee, sugar cubes, and tea | " | 1 | | 4 annas cigarettes and (one rupee) Isted Phenic | 4 | 1 | | Sprayer for killing flies and insects | " | 2 | | Cigarettes | 6 | | | Coffee | 7 | | | Matches | 3 | | | Four bags of charcoal (24) Maunds | " | 24 | | Charcoal porter fee (rupee) and stamp for the receipt of charcoal price (one anna) | 1 | 1 | | (1/2) rupee kerosene and two annas brooms | 3 | 2 | 4 | 33 / Miscellaneous | | | | (3) glass for windows for a rupee and two annas, washing towels (5) annas | 7 | 1 | | Tent for the administration guard (rupee) and 3 annas oil for rust | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 Subscription to Al-Bilad newspaper for six months | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 Only one hundred and eleven rupees and no more 12/12/929 | | | | 111 ⟦Entry⟧ of ⟦illegible⟧ account ⟦illegible signature⟧
Statement of expenditure categories for the Dukhan office submitted by His Excellency the Deputy Hakham Bashi on 10/10/51 and 14/5/52 Newspaper subscription | Institute student salaries | Miscellaneous | Furniture and repairs | Tea, coffee, and others | Car fares | Stationery | Stamps | Water | Electricity | Total 1 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 22 / 4 | 22 / 0 | 10 / 0 | 2 / 0 | 5 / 0 | 21 / 14 | 111 2 / 9 | 8 / 0 | 2 / 10 | 2 / 10 | 16 / 12 | 149 / 12 | 4 / 11 | 8 / 8 | 8 / 8 | 17 / 14 | 158 3 / 17 | 1 / 2 | 44 / 1 | 4 / 14 | 40 / 0 | 72 / 6 | 15 / 5 | 10 / 8 | 13 / 11 | 22 / 11 | 269 ⟦signature⟧
<del>929/⟦illegible⟧</del> Honorable Vice President Reference to your statement: 1- That the appraisal of the session was conducted in our department 2- As for the verification of the amount of fees and expenditure, this requires reviewing the official receipts issued by the Land Registry (Tabu) office, as well as by the guidance of the broker Yaqub Mukhtar It is also necessary to obtain the Land Registry deed <del>Sincerely</del> Acting Chief Rabbi 2/285 22/12/929 Administration of the Corporeal Council -- Baghdad: Number: 27 / Ani / 929 Date: 22 / 12 / 929 File Number: To the Council Deputy ⟦illegible⟧ My Lord the Honorable Vice President According to the understanding from the aforementioned broker, he states that the necessary receipts were not submitted according to their maximum eligibility to the Sharia Court, given the multiplicity in the receipt of the shareholders, and based on what was stated in the deed we recently obtained, that the share value is ⟦4500/-⟧ Rupees and is appraised at 5500/- Rupees which also stated that the category of stamps placed is in the amount of 4500/- Rupees. From this it is clear to us that the category of stamps, which is ⟦illegible⟧ in the Land Registry fee as we mentioned previously, the total fee becomes 27/8/- Rupees and the difference to each is ⟦illegible⟧ and if we add 27/8/- Rupees for appraisal fee and aesthetics, then the remainder for the aforementioned broker is 25/12/- Rupees, thirty-one Rupees. This is what must be submitted for your service, and the matter is yours, my Lord. 15 January 1930 ⟦illegible signature⟧ Deputy Due to the meeting of the aforementioned ⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable Vice President of the Lay Council Based on the letter of the Haham Bashi dated 10/8/929, I request your Excellency to please note the following: 1- The fee charged by the government was more than the fee approved by your esteemed council by ⟦twenty-five⟧ rupees, as the government valued the ⟦property/parcel⟧ at 55/000 rupees while its purchase was at 30/000 rupees. 2- This is in addition to six rupees for the Tabu estimation fee outside the department, as His Eminence the Haham has ordered that the estimation be done in the Sect's administration. So I request approval for the disbursement of thirty-one rupees. I remain sincerely yours, The Broker Yaqub Mukhtar November 24, 929 ⟦illegible⟧ Office of the Haham Bashi - Baghdad: Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 11/26/929 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF RABBI: BAGHDAD: Administration of the Lay Council - Baghdad: Number: 244/9/929 Date: 11/24/929 File Number: Financial ⟦illegible⟧ To the Council Presented to His Eminence the Chief Haham Bashi If processed based on ⟦illegible⟧ and the broker ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad on: 12/2/929 ⟦illegible⟧ Hand-delivered receipt Anna: - Rupee: 5 I have received from the treasury of the Hakham Bashi Administration the amount mentioned above Only five rupees and nothing else, for Guarding the administration for the month of November 929 Accordingly, I have signed this receipt Signature of the recipient: Clear address: Guard of the community administration
Extract form Agreement Signed by Consumer. 7. Payments.—Accounts shall be rendered monthly and should payment at any time be more than 15 days in arrears, the Company reserve the right after giving 48 hours' notice in writing to discontinue the supply of current until the amount owing has been paid together with a fee of Rs. 5 for reconnecting. In the event of any Consumer wishing to discontinue taking a supply he must give 3 days notice in writing to the Company, and, until the expiration of this notice, he will be responsible for any current consumed on the premises whether he may have ceased to occupy the premises or not. ⟦Excerpt from the contract signed by the consumer.⟧ ⟦7 — Payment of Fees: Accounts are submitted monthly and if the date of⟧ ⟦payment is delayed more than 15 days, the Company has the right, after giving a⟧ ⟦written notice 48 hours in advance, to cut off the electrical current until⟧ ⟦the due amount is paid along with a reconnection fee of five rupees. If⟧ ⟦any of the consumers wishes to disconnect the electrical current, they must⟧ ⟦notify the company in writing three days in advance and remain responsible until the end of this⟧ ⟦notice period for whatever power is consumed, whether the premises have been vacated or⟧ ⟦not.⟧ This Bill is now due for payment and must be paid at the office of the Baghdad Electricity Supply Abakhanah. This Bill must be presented at the Cashier's Desk at the time of payment to enable it to be receipted. For the convenience of Consumers cheques may be made payable to Baghdad Electricity Supply and crossed Ottoman Bank. ⟦This bill is now due for payment and must be settled at the Office of the⟧ ⟦Electricity Supply in Abakhanah.⟧ ⟦When paying the amount, this bill must be presented for signing the receipt.⟧ ⟦Cheques are accepted for the convenience of consumers and must be⟧ ⟦addressed in the name of the Baghdad Electricity Supply Office and crossed with two lines⟧ ⟦mentioning inside them the Ottoman Bank.⟧ FIRST APPLICATION. ⟦First Warning⟧ LA SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME OTTOMANE DES TRAMWAYS ECLAIRAGES ET FORCES ELECTRIQUES DE BAGDAD. Abakhanah, Baghdad, 9-11-1928 To: The acting Chief Rabbi House no.: 16/118 Bill No.: 226/10/28 For supply of Electricity for period: 26-9-28 To: 29-10-28 Unmetered Rate. | Rupees | As. | ⟦Anna⟧ | ⟦Rupee⟧ | ⟦Flat Rate Fees⟧ Lamps up to 60 watts ... | Rs. 6 per month | | | 6 ⟦Rupees monthly⟧ | ⟦For lamps with power up to 60 watts⟧ Lamps above 60 watts and up 100 watts ... | Rs. 10/8/- p. month | | | 10/8 ⟦monthly⟧ | ⟦For lamps with power above 60 watts up to 100 ...⟧ Metered Units. Lighting and Fans :- UNITS. Meter No. 1142464 ... 50 | @ 7 as. | 21 | 14 | 14 | 21 | ⟦Registered units for lighting and fans :- Units consumed, Meter No. 1142464 ... 50 at 7 Annas⟧ Meter No. ... | @ 7 as. | | | | | ⟦Meter No. ... " "⟧ Power :- Meter No. ... | @ 5 as. | | | | | ⟦For industrial :- Meter No. ... at 5 Annas⟧ Meter No. ... | | | | | | ⟦Meter No. ... " "⟧ Meter Rentals ... | | | | | | ⟦Meter fees⟧ Other Charges ... | | | | | | ⟦Other fees⟧ TOTAL | | 21 | 14 | 14 | 21 | ⟦Total⟧ REVENUE IRAQ 13 BAGHDAD ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦J. Fuller⟧ for Engineer & Manager.
No. 1466 A. F. No. 86. Accounts Form No. 86 RECEIPT FORM. Receipt form used by departments and administrations Office of the / Administration: Chief Rabbi, BD Dated / the / on date: 21/11/1929. RECEIVED from / received from: Chief Rabbi, BD the sum of Rs. / amount of: One Hundred Thirty Seven Only on account of / on account of: Bill no PH. 1/186/1 of 8/11/29 Rs. / Rupees: 137/8/- Rupees Eight only REVENUE 1 Anna IRAQ Iraqi State One Anna Signature / Signature: ⟦signature⟧ Designation / Recipient's position: ⟦illegible⟧ SGPS⟦line⟧500⟦line⟧921⟦line⟧1,000 Bks⟦line⟧22.9.28 ⟦illegible handwritten text at top⟧
Previous balance ⟦line⟧ is Rupee 165 8 Carpenter's Account | It is | Rupee Wood plank 2/3 quantity 16 | - | 24 Zinc sheets quantity 2 with carrier | 8 | 9 Hooks and hinges nails | 7 | 1 Glass board one inch | " | 2 Labor cost for 2 days | - | 10 ⟦line⟧ | 8 | 46 Total only two hundred and twelve Rupees ⟦line⟧ 212 / - Signature (Director of Al-Karam School) Munshi Zalouf Received this amount (Expense) 11/17 Khadouri Shaker 27 December 934 Accountant ⟦signature⟧ Chapter class ⟦line⟧ Rupee
(Continuation of the list of expenses 17/10 and 10/11/1929) | Rupee | Anna Carried forward | 31 | 8 Tea, coffee, gas, coal, etc. | | Soap | 0 | 6 Semnara | 0 | 6 Coffee | 0 | 6 Semnara | 0 | 4 Sugar candy | 0 | 2 Half a dozen soaps | 1 | " Semnara | 0 | 4 Semnara packet | 0 | 6 Matches | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 Furniture and supplies | | Cushions for chairs | 42 | " Brooms | 0 | 4 Water jar | 0 | 6 3 Towels | 4 | 5 Twine thread and needles | 0 | 4 3 Arms of raw fabric for covering ceiling fans | 0 | 14 Letter opener knife | 0 | 8 Ribbon for the typewriter | 1 | 8 | 50 | 1 Miscellaneous not included in the budget | | Porterage of the Triumphal Arch woods and moving them to this house | 6 | " Tax (see receipt No. 26) | 17 | 9 Cleaning the house glass | 5 | 8 Moving the telephone to the upper floor | 10 | " Cover for the telephone in the Rabbi's room | 0 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 124 | 10 Total only one hundred twenty-four rupees and ten annas and no more Salman Khadoori M. M.
Baghdad, October 9, 1929 To the Honorable Vice President of the Lay Council.. Greetings and respect, the following is a list of the remaining amount as a result of the purchase of the plot under number Serial 276: in the Karrolat neighborhood Anna | Rupee Original purchase value of the aforementioned plot | 4500 | " Registration and recording fee with stamp | 1 | " Mukhtar | 5 | " Inspection fee and carriage fare | 11 | " Information expense with the value of stamps | 92 | " Tabu fee reached ⟦...⟧ with the price of the paper (deed) | 114 | 8 Brokerage for both parties on our account | 90 | " ⟦line⟧ | 4813 | 8 Deducting what was received in advance from the fund of the Honorable Lay Council | 2000 | " ⟦line⟧ | 2813 | 8 The remainder is two thousand eight hundred and thirteen rupees and eight annas As the Tabu transaction has been completed and its record issued, we request your order to pay the amount and the command is yours, Sir The Broker Yacoub Fattah Administration of the Lay Council -- Baghdad: Number: 561 / W / 929 Date: 9 / 10 / 929 File number: To the Accountant 10 / 10 / 929 ⟦signature⟧
Rupees | Anna Revenue stamp ⟦...⟧ | - | 1 Hand of the clerk for the value of a notebook | - | 8 Value of paper | - | 4 Value of paper from the Times Press as per the attached paper | 2 | . Salary of the servant for the month of July 29 as per the attached voucher | 10 | - Hand of the clerk as per the attached paper | 27 | 12 To the administration of the modern sect as per the attached paper | 27 | 12 Salary of the servant for the month of August 1929 as per the attached paper | 10 | - Typing the committee's bylaws in Arabic and English on the typewriter with the writing of the Brutal report | 10 | - Hand of the clerk as per the attached paper | 3 | 1 ⟦line⟧ | 101 | 4 | ⟦line⟧ | Schools Committee
No. 1871 Date 5-7-29 CASH MEMO. Quantity. | Description. | Ledger Folio. | Rs. | a. | p. 500 | ⟦sheet Rice paper⟧ | | 2 | — | — Total (in words) | Rupees two only | | 2 | — | — Signature of cash receiving Clerk. ⟦signature⟧ Cash Book Folio, 1 ⟦signature⟧ Director.