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IJA 2844

Bills, Receipts, Employee Payment, Jewish Lay Council

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This item contains many records of the Baghdadi Jewish Lay Council’s financial transactions, utility bills, payments to employees, and other miscellaneous expenditures. There is a book list for the Frank Iny School and a note acknowledging received payment from the Frank Iny School.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2844
Item Number
5718
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Jewish Lay Council, Jewish Hospitals Committee, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Correspondence, Annotation, President of the Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Baghdad Light and Power, Ink Stamp, Ottoman Bank, Thumbprint, Meir Elias Hospital, Typed, Cemeteries Association, Receipt, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 151-175

Page 151

Fils Dinar
1/000
One Dinar only
I received from the community accountant the sum of
one Dinar only, and that is for the wages of
the two weeks ending on 12/6/54
and 19/6/54, and for that I signed this
receipt 20/6/1954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Esther Yusuf

Page 152

Fils Dinar
250
Two hundred and fifty fils only
I received from the account of the community the amount
above, exactly two hundred and fifty fils
only, and that is for the wages of the week ending
on 6/20/1952, and for this reason I have signed
this receipt ) 6/20/1952
⟦illegible⟧
Naim Ibrahim

Page 153

⟦...⟧ in letters
Number: 550
Arrived: ⟦...⟧ registered
Addressed to: ⟦...⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
Date stamp:
Value of the affixed stamps (if it was ⟦...⟧):
For insured items:
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures):
In letters:
Insurance fee:
Weight in letters:
* Entry (letter) bundle and (package) as the case requires.
BAGHDAD
19 JUN 57
Baghdad
Receiving officer

Page 154

1 Dinar
1/000 Only one Dinar
I received from the accountant of the community
the above amount, only one Dinar
as an aid to me and for that I signed this
Mosul 19 / 6 / 1954
⟦illegible⟧
Badriyah Ezra

Page 155

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only.
Received from the account of the Jewish Community
The above amount of five hundred fils only
As aid for the week ending on 2/6
For me and for my sister ⟦Rajila⟧, signed on 19/2/54
⟦illegible purple stamp⟧
Karjieh Dawood

Page 156

Fils Dinar
1/000
Only one dinar and no more.
I received from the accountant of the community the amount
above, only one dinar and no more, and that is
wages for repairing a pipe tube to the street
to connect the water from the company with the value of elbows
number 2, and for that reason I signed on 1959/6/18
⟦illegible⟧
Abdul Razzaq

Page 157

Receipt of Payment
2400 ⟦line⟧
I have received from the community account the amount
above, only two dinars and four hundred fils, nothing more
and that is the value of the repair wages for the door of the shop leased
by me, which belongs to the head of the community, along with
old materials paid for by me, and for this reason
I signed this receipt 18 / 6 / 1959
⟦fingerprint stamp⟧
Reda Ahmed

Page 159

Capital Secretariat
« Collection Receipt »
Volume Number: 1050
Serial Number: 12
Fils: 900
Dinar: —
Amount Paid:
Only: nine hundred fils
Name of Payer: Mr. Ridha Ahmed
Type of Fee: ⟦illegible⟧
Location of Premise: Sakharja
Premise Number: 2/92
Premise Type: Shop
Period starting from: October 51
Period until the end of: December 51
Period duration: 2 Months
On: 19 / 12 Year 1951
Al-Najah Press
District Fee Collector
⟦signature⟧

Page 160

⟦To the Committee⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ 1954 ⟦...⟧
Fils | Dinar
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 2 Salim Daoud
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 4 Shaul Shemtob
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 7 Victoria ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ | ⟦...⟧ | 3 Intisar ⟦...⟧
With thanks to you

Dinar Fils
1/000
One Dinar only
I received from the accountant of the community
the above, only one Dinar and no more, and that is
on account of the aid due for
⟦the family⟧ and those who had traveled and for
Drawn 17 / 6 / 1952
⟦illegible⟧
Naji Saleh

Page 161

Fils Dinar
3/250
Only three dinars and a quarter, no more
✓
I received from the sect's account the above
amount, only three dinars and two hundred and fifty
fils, no more, as wages and costs for painting
the doors and windows of the sect's women's cemetery
And for this reason I signed 15 / 6 / 1952
Iraq
10 Fils
Abbas Hadi

Page 162

The Accountant
To pay 2/250 Dinars for painting
the community doors, with thanks
⟦signature⟧
17/6/57
⟦illegible⟧

Page 163

Fils Dinar
500
Five hundred fils only
I received from the account of the community an amount of
five hundred fils only, and that is for the wages of
the week ending on 12 / 6 / 1954
And for that I signed 12 / 6 / 1954
⟦thumbprint⟧
Ne'ma Issa

Page 164

Accountant
I have received 500 - fils
Donation from the ⟦CARE⟧ Committee
⟦signature⟧
Recipient
16 / 2 / 56
⟦faint purple stamp⟧

Page 165

Summary
500
⟦Five hundred⟧ fils only
Received from the community accountant
five hundred fils only, being the price of the book
Etiquette and Blessings ⟦12/2/1952⟧
⟦signature⟧
⟦green diagonal line⟧

Page 166

⟦Presidency⟧ of the Community
Respected
Administration Copy
⟦The Suspicious⟧
For reference purposes
Copying Committee
⟦illegible⟧
12/2/59

Page 167

Fils Dinar
500 Aid for me
200 Price of an electric lamp ⟦for the office⟧
700
Seven hundred fils and nothing else.
I received from the sect's accountant the amount of
seven hundred fils and nothing else, as explained
above, and for that reason I signed 16 / 6 / 1954
⟦fingerprint⟧
Suhail Saleh

Page 168

Respected
1- Disbursement of an aid amounting to 500 fils to the person named
Salim Saleh to fulfill an old obligation of his
2- Disbursement of 200 fils to purchase a lamp
for the treasury
⟦signature⟧
The Treasurer
12/2/59
⟦illegible⟧

Page 169

Car fare to Frank Iny School | 40
" " " Meir Elias Hospital | 40
Postage stamps, envelope, letter to Egypt | 68
Car fare to the Electricity Company | 20
" " " Frank Iny School | 40
Only two hundred and eight fils | 208
I received the above amount from the community account
Only two hundred and eight fils 1952/6/12
⟦fingerprint⟧
Riba Mu'allim ⟦...⟧

Page 170

Number: 132
Origin: Registered
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils:
Dinar:
Value of attached stamps (if it is a parcel):
AS-SAMA⟦...⟧
15 JUN 52
For insured items
Insured for an amount of (Dinar) (in figures) ⟦line⟧
In words ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
Entry (letter), bundle or
(parcel) as the case requires
Receiving official

Page 171

1/1/1956
⟦Remaining⟧ 82-
⟦illegible⟧

Page 172

Al-Ansari Store
For Electrical Supplies
Sadiq Muhammad and Al-Ansari
Al-Rashid Street - Opposite Murjan Mosque
Baghdad on: 29 / ⟦1959⟧
To the honorable: Dayana ⟦Daniel⟧ respected
Fils | Dinar | Quantity | Details | Price
200 |  |  | ⟦Bare⟧ Globe | 200
200 |  |  | Received by me |
|  |  | ⟦Signature⟧ |
Errors and omissions are subject to correction by both parties
Sold items are not returnable

Page 173

Volume Number 123262
Receipts of Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 18
Fils/Dinar: 500 / 8
Department Name: ⟦...⟧
Received from: Presidency of the Israelite Community
Amount: Eight dinars and five hundred fils
On account of: ⟦...⟧ fee
Signature of Receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title: ⟦...⟧
Date: 28 / 4 / 58
⟦...⟧ 37

Page 174

150 Fils
Only one hundred and fifty Fils and no more
I, the undersigned, clerk of the ⟦Israeli⟧ community
Received the above mentioned amount of one hundred and fifty
Fils and no more ⟦Sami Abboud⟧ and as a statement I gave
him this receipt
28/4/954
Clerk of the community
Muhammad Ruhi Al-Hani
⟦signature scribble⟧

Page 175

⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Received 1/250 Dinars
And that is for the value of the land
and other grains
for liquidation to the committee
Isa ⟦illegible⟧
The Recipient
⟦signature⟧
15 / 6 / 54