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 | Annas 13 | -- We have received from the administration of Ras al-Qarya School the sum mentioned above, only thirteen rupees and no more, for the tiling work of the basement and its windows, and for clarification we have given this receipt. Baghdad, October 21, 1942 Carpenter Daoud Hamid | Contractor Khedhouri Sahyoun ⟦fingerprint⟧ | ⟦fingerprint⟧
General 58/9 on ⟦illegible⟧ 2/18 ⟦line⟧ 2/24 2/10 Kuwait Basri
Stores :- Main Street, Al-Sinak District River Street 99 - 9 River Street 9 - 111 Meyer Tueg & Joseph Moshi Timber & Building Materials Dept. Meyer Tueg & Joseph Moshi Timber & Building Materials Dept. Stores at :- New-Street, off Al-Sinak. River Street, 99/9. River Street, 111/9. Head Office: 11 - 33 Al-Rewak HEAD OFFICE : 11-33 REWAK STREET. DEBIT NOTE. No.: 1800 BAGHDAD,: 20 November 920 Sold on M.: Disposed on account of the Director of the Al-Awjiriya School Ex Store: The amount was received in cash from the River Street store Kind of Goods. | Pieces. | Depth. | Breadth. | Inches. | Cent. | Cubic Feet. | Cent. | Rft. | Weight. | Price. | Rs. | As. Pine wood | 10 | 4 x 2 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 1 x 1 | 2750 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 8 x 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 9 x 1 | 122 | | | | | | | 1/6 | 69/10 | | | | 5022 | | | | | | | | | Signature Signature ⟦signature⟧
Stores :- Main Street, Al-Sinak district River Street 99 - 9 River Street 9 - 111 Meyer Tueg & Joseph Moshi Timber & Building Materials Dept. Meyer Tueg & Joseph Moshi Timber & Building Materials Dept. Stores at :- New-Street, off Al-Sinak. River Street, 99/9. River Street, 111/9. Head Office: 11 - 33 Al-Rewak: HEAD OFFICE : 11-33 REWAK STREET.: Baghdad: 92 ⟦illegible⟧ BAGHDAD,: DEBIT NOTE. No.: 1726 Sold on M.: ⟦Sold to the guidance of the school of Al-Adi⟧⟦illegible⟧ Ex Store: From River Street Store Amount received in cash: Anna | Rupee | Price | Weight | Ordinary Foot | Q | Cubic Foot | Q | Inch | Width | Thickness | Pieces | Type of Material 4/8 | | | | | | | | 6 | 4 x ⟦illegible⟧ | 8 x 1 | 4 | Signature Signature
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM) Abalkhanah, Bagdad,: 12-12-1930 To: Sh. Selim Isaac Laki House No.: 10/118 Bill No.: 296/11/30 For Electricity Consumed at ⟦line⟧ From 5-11-30 To 1-12-30 Unmetered Rate. | Rupees | As. | Rupees | As. | Fixed Charges Lamps up to 60 watts ⟦line⟧ Rs. 6 per month | | | 6 Rupees | Monthly | For lamps with power up to 60 watts Lamps above 60 watts and up to 100 watts ⟦line⟧ Rs. 10/8/- p. month | | | 10/8 Rupees | Monthly | For lamps with power above 60 watts and up to 100 watts Metered Units. Lighting and Fans :- Meter No. 1142442 42 @ 7 as. | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | Registered units for lighting and fans :- Meter No. 1142442 42 at 7 annas Power :- Meter No. ⟦line⟧ @ 5 as. | | | | | For power :- Meter No. ⟦line⟧ at 5 annas Meter Rentals | | | | | Meter fees Other Charges | | | | | Other than fees TOTAL | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | Total REVENUE Finance IRAQ Iraq 2 DEC 1930 Extract of 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. This Bill is now due for payment and must be paid at the Company's office, Abalkhanah. Please present this Bill at the office when making payment. For the convenience of Consumers cheques may be made payable to Bagdad Light and Power Company Limited, and crossed Ottoman Bank. Extract from the agreement signed by the consumer 7 - Payment of fees: Accounts are submitted monthly and if payment is delayed for a period exceeding 15 days, the company has the right, after giving a written notice 48 hours prior, to cut the electric current until the due amount is paid along with a reconnection fee of 5 rupees. If any of the consumers wishes to cut the electric supply, he must inform the company in writing three days prior and shall be responsible until the expiration of this notice period for all power consumed whether he has vacated the premises or not. This bill is due for payment and must be settled at the company's office in Abalkhanah. When paying the amount, please present this bill. Cheques are accepted for the convenience of consumers and must be addressed in the name of the Bagdad Light and Power Company and crossed with two lines mentioning the Ottoman Bank inside them. for Bagdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. ⟦signature⟧ Accountant.
Book Number 38 (Al-Alam Al-Arabi) Page Number 623 Anna Rupee ⟦illegible⟧ MURAD & CO. ⟦illegible⟧ Received from the honorable Secretary of the Israeli Spiritual Council in Baghdad Six rupees and twelve annas only, being the fee for publishing one advertisement from ⟦line⟧ in Al-Alam Al-Arabi newspaper to be published twice according to our invoice number 4608 dated December 12, 1930 Baghdad, December 22, 1930 On behalf of Hassoun, Murad and Partners Yousef Ladin
4608 No 4608 Number ⟦line⟧ Baghdad 12 December 924 Baghdad ⟦line⟧ The Honorable Secretary of the Israeli Lay Council M ⟦line⟧ Baghdad Required to Dr. to The Modern Press : The Modern Press : Hassoun, Murad & Co. Hassoun, Murad & Co. Telephone Number: Central 126 Telephone No - Central 126 Rs. Rupees | As. Anna Fee for publishing an advertisement in Al-Alam Al-Arabi newspaper (regarding the lease of house No. 158) published | | in issues 420 and 421 on 13 and 14 November 924 (measuring 2 1/4 x 4) | | at a rate of 2 1/4 each time = 4 1/8 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 For ⟦illegible⟧ For Hassoun, Murad & Co.
Paper Expenditures According to the attached list Advertisement in Al-Alam Al-Arabi newspaper regarding the lease of Khan Al-Shabandar Letter to Auto Jobs with a typewriter Anna | Rupee | Anna Publishing advertisements and stamps | 18 | 6 ⟦line⟧ | 6 | 12 Guarding (Administration guarding for the month of November 1941) | 7 | 2 Tea, coffee, cigarette | 5 | Cigarette | 3 | Cigarette | 12 | (Cigarettes and matches also) | 4 | Cigarette | 3 | Coffee | 4 | Orange peels to spread over the charcoal | 12 | Coffee | 6 | Cigarette | ⟦illegible⟧ | Cigarette | 14 | 4 Coffee | 8 | Carriage for Qasim the barber to go, for example, to the Capital Secretariat | 7 | Stationery parcels of various sizes | 5 | For the slaughterhouse protection | 7 | Goods and furniture | 8 | Sutli thread | 1 | ⟦illegible⟧ bowl for the servant | 6 | Only sixty-four rupees and a half rupee, nothing else 13 / 12 / 41 ⟦signature⟧
Baghdad: 28 / 11 / 20 ⟦signature⟧ Hand receipt Rupees 5 / - Annas, only five rupees I have received from the treasury of the Hakham Bashi administration the amount noted above only five rupees, and that is for cooking for Mrs. Amina in the mosque ⟦illegible⟧ And accordingly, I have signed this receipt, Signature of the recipient: John Ali Clear address: The Guard
The Court of Justice in the Holy City of Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD ⟦line⟧ No.: Date: 18 Kislev Year: 5691 Estate of Cohen David | Fils | Dinar Fee of Mr. Menashe | 500 | 5 Abu Fahd ⟦...⟧ wage | 750 | 10 Cantor of Menachem ⟦...⟧ | 500 | 5 Cantor Menachem Avraham | 500 | 5 Beadle of Menachem | 500 | 5 Cantor of the community | 250 | 2 Mohel ⟦...⟧ | 250 | 2 Negotiation ⟦...⟧ | 750 | 1 For the Cantor of Menachem ⟦...⟧ | 950 | 1 Total ⟦...⟧ | 29 | The humble servant Moshe Habib Sasson May he be preserved for good
DR. S. PAISS Doctor Samuel Paiss OPHTHALMIC-SURGEON Eye Doctor Received from Mr. B. E. Benjamin the sum of Rs. 135/- being my travelling allee. M. Ophee Baghdad the 31/11/30 . in ⟦line⟧ Address Address Shorja Ras Akd El Nassara Shorja Ras Akd El Nassara No. 44/179 Number 44 - 179
Anna | Rupee 28 | = | (Newspaper subscriptions) Subscription to Al-Iraq newspaper for a full year starting from the first of June 1925 - see attached receipt - | | Supplies and furniture 22 | .. | Expenses for repairing four sofas for use by the Schools Committee (see receipt) 4 | .. | Replacing the letter (S) in the typewriter and purchasing a ribbon (see attached list) 10 | | Carbolic acid 8 | | Soap 8 | | Desk dye 28 | 10 | ⟦line⟧ | | Tea and coffee 12 | | Coffee 10 | | Cigarettes 12 | | Coffee 8 | | Oqqa of sugar 7 | | Coffee 2 | 3 | The Rabbi's carriage to the Al-Saadoun celebration and others 1 | 8 | Weight 2000 rupees, promissory note for Rickelby Hospital from the florist and Ilby 2 | 4 | Only seventy-one and a half rupees, no more 71 | 8 | ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Treasurer
ALIRAQ Al-Iraq Newspaper No ⟦line⟧ Number 218 Baghdad: 26 November Year 924 Baghdad: Received from: The Office of the Hakham Bashi Received from the honorable: the sum of Rs: 28/- only twenty-eight rupees only Amount: on account of: Subscription fee for five copies of Al-Iraq newspaper ⟦...⟧ edition For: Starting from 1 November Year 924 accountant Accountant Editor Director POSTAGE & REVENUE Postage and Service REVENUE Finance 1 ANNA IRAQ Iraq 1 ⟦signature⟧
No.: ⟦illegible⟧ Number: 876 Baghdad: ⟦line⟧ Baghdad: 25 November Year 920 Dr. to: Baghdad AL 'IRAQ Al-Iraq Newspaper requests The honorable Daoud Al-Hakham Bashi, the guardian, to send the following amount Rs. Rupees | as. Annas For the subscription fee for one copy of Al-Iraq newspaper for a period of one | | full year starting from 16 October Year 920 | 28 | — | 28 | — Accountant AL IRAQ NEWSPAPER Administration of Al-Iraq Newspaper Baghdad BAGHDAD United
Baghdad: 25/12/21 Hand Receipt Rupees 22/— Anna ⟦illegible⟧ only twenty-two rupees I have received from the fund of the Hakham Bashi administration the amount noted above only twenty-two rupees only and that is for the price of four faucets ⟦line⟧ and accordingly I have signed this receipt , POSTAGE & REVENUE Financial REVENUE 1 ANNA IRAQ Iraq 1 Signature of the recipient :: Moshe Aqoub Clear address :: ⟦illegible⟧
Book ⟦illegible⟧ Volume
No. 3120 Number
K. S. SHEENA Khedhouri Saleh Sheena
RUBBER & METAL STAMPS MAKER Rubber and Metal Stamps Factory
CAMERA, TYPEWRITER DEALER & REPAIRER Repairer and Seller of Cameras and Typewriters
Ras el Qaryah ; near Khasaki Mosque Ras el Qaryah near Khasaki Mosque
No. 9/36 Number 9 - 36 Baghdad (Iraq)
BAGHDAD ('IRAQ)
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Baghdad Baghdad on November 8, 1940
Date. | Description | Rs. | As.
| The Israeli Spiritual Council
Baghdad
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| Smith Premier Typewriter ⟦MZ 50020⟧
⟦30⟧ | 2 | 8
| Replacing the letter S | | 8
| Typewriter ribbon | 1 | 8
| Four Rupees only | 4 | 0
Khedhouri Saleh
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18
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40
5/11/40
2/11
BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM) Bagdad,: 4-11- 1930 Abakhanah,: To: The Acting Chief Rabbi. Address: Kadan No. 1/148 Bill No.: 226 / 10 / 30 For Electricity Consumed at From 9-10-30 To 5-11-30 Unmetered Rate. | Rupees | As. | Rupees | Anna | Flat Rate Charges 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 to 100 watts Rs. 10/8/- p. month | | | 10/8 monthly | | For lamps with power above 60 watts and up to 100 Metered Units. Lighting and Fans :- UNITS 39 Meter No. 11921 at @ 7 as. | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | Registered units for lighting and fans :- Units consumed Meter No. 11921 at 7 annas Power :- Meter No. ⟦line⟧ @ 7 as. | | | | | Power :- Meter No. ⟦line⟧ at 5 annas Meter Rentals | | | | | Meter fees Other Charges | | | | | Other than fees TOTAL | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | Total REVENUE IRAQ IRAQ 2 FILS 2 FILS PAID NOV 1930 BAGHDAD Extract of 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. Extract from the contract signed by the consumer 7 - Payment of fees: Accounts are submitted monthly and if the payment date is delayed more than 15 days, the company has the right, after giving a written notice 48 hours prior, to cut the electrical current until the due amount is paid along with a reconnection fee of 5 Rupees. If any of the consumers wishes to cut the electrical current, he must inform the company in writing three days prior and he remains responsible until the end of this notice period for all power consumed whether he has vacated the premises or not. This Bill is now due for payment and must be paid at the Company's office, Abakhanah. Please present this Bill at the office when making payment. For the convenience of Consumers cheques may be made payable to Bagdad Light and Power Company Limited, and crossed Ottoman Bank. This bill is now due for payment and must be settled at the company's office in Abakhanah. When paying the amount, please present this bill. Cheques are accepted for the convenience of consumers and must be addressed in the name of the Bagdad Light and Power Company Limited and crossed with two lines mentioning the Ottoman Bank inside them. for Bagdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. ⟦signature⟧ Accountant.
(Al-Alam Al-Arabi) Book Number ⟦line⟧ Page Number 26 ⟦line⟧ 408 Anna ⟦line⟧ Rupee Received from: The Honorable Haham Bashi of the Jewish Community Amount: Twenty Rupees only As subscription for the Al-Alam Al-Arabi newspaper for a period of: one full year From: 27 March 1929 to 26 March 1930 Baghdad: 2 January 1930 On behalf of Maymun, Murad and Partners POSTAGE & REVENUE Postage and Service REVENUE Finance 1 ANNA Iraq IRAQ For him ⟦illegible signature⟧
It was the Al-Radmani Science School To the department, His Excellency the Director of the Chief Rabbinate The Sublime, that the allowance which I was paying personally has ceased to be requested from this date 9/2/1920 Sincerely The payment of the amount was issued 20/2/⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧
The Court of Justice of the Holy City of Baghdad, may God protect it The Israelite Spiritual Court in Baghdad JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT BAGHDAD No.: Date: 21 Adar 5691 Year: ⟦line⟧ | Fees For 4 weddings | 10 Ketubah fee 4.040 that was received | 5 Valuation rate | 3 Letter ⟦...⟧ | 4 America ⟦...⟧ | 5 Birth certificate | 3 Trustee of the deceased Hakham Eliyahu Meir 13/3/31 | 2 Estate of the deceased Abraham ⟦...⟧ | 32 ⟦illegible⟧ Hezekiah ⟦...⟧
- Expenses of the Community Administration - Anna | Rupee | Paisa 1 | 17 | (Lighting) Electric lighting provided by the Equipment Department ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | Stationery | 2 | Ream of paper 2 | 14 | Envelopes ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 1 | Gratuity to the Ministry of Justice usher ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | Stamps | 9 | Letter to Al-Ba Simon Paris for the auction 12 | 4 | Two receipt stamps for income tax and a stamp for the Khan al-Pasha contract ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | Supplies and furniture | 8 | Two keys for the science rooms | 4 | Kani 4 | 8 | Nail for advertising and others with two hangers ⟦line⟧ | 16 | From the account of the ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦line⟧ | 14 | Coal <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | 1 | Car 4 | 6 | Notary public expenses for notifying Daoud Al-Oud and Abbas Al-Jadou on the occasion of the maturity of a promissory note that was not paid ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | Only forty-three rupees and a half, no more 8 | 43 | 26/11/20 ⟦signature⟧ Approved for payment 26/11/24
Number 204846 Civil Court Fees Receipt 5 - B Name of Court: Case Number: Payer Name: Ahmed Al-Hamani Procedure Number: Item Serial Number | Fee amount in words | Fee amount in figures 7796 | Three Dinars | 3/0 Signature of the First Clerk or Execution Officer ⟦signature⟧ The above mentioned amount in Rupees and Annas was paid to the treasury of the Court of First Instance in under number Signature of the Treasurer Dangoor Baghdad 50000 24-3-30
Number 204847 Civil Court Fees Receipt Name of Court: Lawsuit Number: The Rabbinate Payer Name: Levy Execution Number: Serial Number | Fee amount in words | Fee amount in figures 7297 | Three rupees only | 3 / - Signature of the Chief Clerk or Execution Officer ⟦signature⟧ The above-mentioned amount of rupees and annas was paid to the treasury of the Court of First Instance in under number Signature of the Treasurer Dangoor Baghdad 24-3-30
Naji Abdullah Rubber Stamp Maker and Metal Plate Engraver Repairer and Seller of Typewriters At Bank Street No. 28/240 - Baghdad To: - The Honorable Chairman of the Jewish Schools Committee - Baghdad - Greetings and Respect, I present to you the requested stamp for your esteemed committee, the image of which is shown below, with the request that you order the payment of its cost, which is only two Rupees. With much gratitude to you. Baghdad, October 19, 1930 ⟦signature⟧ Naji Abdullah Jewish Schools Committee Baghdad Number ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Approved for the disbursement of two Rupees only Secretary President Salman ⟦illegible⟧ I received the amount ⟦signature⟧ 24 / 10