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E. O. B. GLASSWARE No 11441 Baghdad on: 11/17 1959 Quant. | DESIGNATION | PRICE | TOTAL 1 | ⟦Set Juice Bottles⟧ | | 800 1 | Vase | | 600 3 | Ash trays | 250 | 750 | | | 2150 113 Name:
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Financial Records, Baghdadi Jewish Community
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These are financial documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. Included are doctor's bills; utility bills; receipts from financial transactions; request to provide financial assistance to a hospitalized member of the Jewish community; financial and commercial records such as requests to transfer currency; and invoices from the Jewish hospitals in Baghdad.
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Al-Najjar Furniture Company (Mobiliya) (Sami Yusuf and Brothers) P.O. Box No. 100 Baghdad - Iraq Serial Number 73 Baghdad ⟦12 / 1 / 57⟧ Showroom 7703 Factory 88258 Telephone Telegraphic Address: Ferlak - Baghdad Statement of Account Due from Mr.: ⟦Head of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews⟧ For the value of the furniture supplied to you as per your order number: ⟦line⟧ Dated: ⟦line⟧ Value Fils | Value Dinar | Type of Work | Price Fils | Price Dinar | Remarks | 22 | ⟦Sofa set⟧ | | | ⟦signature⟧ (Errors and omissions excepted for both parties) Showroom: Opposite Al-Alwiya Petrol Station - Karrada Al-Sharqiya Telephone 7703 Factory: 245/10 Al-Hadi Street - Al-Kolat - Telephone 88258 Baghdad
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Al-Shams Paint Store For selling premium paints, Sadolin and others Baghdad, Al-Kifah Street, Qanbar Ali, next to the water tank No.: 294 Date: / / 195 To Mr.: ⟦The Rabbi's House⟧ Respected Telephone: Fils | Dinar | Details | Price | Quantity - | 30 | Painting labor wages | | | | Thirty Dinars and others | | - | 30 | Thirty Dinars cost of painting the house | | | | Paints | | | | Abbas Al-Haddad | | | | ⟦signature⟧ | | Al-Shams Paint Store Abbas Al-Haddad Al-Kifah Street, Qanbar Ali Errors and omissions excepted for both parties
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Office of Engineer Saleh Yousef 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Tel. 83012 S. J. IBRAHIM 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Tel. 83012 19: ⟦10/12/59⟧ 19: To the respected Professor Naji Yajal The repairs for the house of His Eminence the Rabbi have reached an advance amount of 20/- Dinars Twenty Dinars, and the details are as follows for: 1) Plastering the hall ceiling 2) Painting the walkway with Lucite 3) Plastering a wall in the house 4) Other renovations Therefore, I request payment I received the amount of twenty-five Dinars Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Financial Fees Kadhim Faraj Engineer Saleh Yousef 10/12/1959 ⟦illegible⟧
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17/152 Telephone of His Eminence the Rabbi's residence 22/204 ~ Administration ~ 7/200 Administration car fees 20/677 Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Sultan 172 Dinars 11 Fils 17 According to check No. 41874 dated 17/⟦...⟧ Entry number in the journal
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Al-Zawra Establishment for Taxis Owners: Talib Al-Dabbagh and Ibrahim ⟦Masloub⟧ Al-Rashid Street Baghdad Telephone Number 4619 Fils: 200 Dinar: 7 Received from the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Only seven dinars and two hundred fils and no more And that is for car fees ⟦for the work of the month of October⟧ ⟦1958⟧ The Iraqi Republic Revenue Stamp 10 Fils ⟦illegible⟧ Signature
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PRINTED IN GT. BRITAIN BY W. H. SMITH & SON (ALACRA) LTD., LONDON Area / H 5 Telephone Number 3005 - 3008 Telephone Center Schedule of long-distance telephone call charges within Iraq for the half-year ending on ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Note - A subscriber who wishes to verify the accuracy of the meters listed in this schedule may request to do so, provided they pay a fee of (10) fils for each call the administration provides details for, provided that the investigation fee is not less than 30 fils in all cases. Day | Month | Fils | Dinar 6 | 9 | 260 | 6 | 9 | 730 | 5 | 5 | 980 |
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Iraq Central Telephone Directorate Baghdad Telephone Number 6398 Iraqi Government Zone / 6 Please present this bill when paying the amount at this center Telephone Account Bill Telephone Number: 82521 Center Name: Telephone rent for the installment ending on | at a rate of | Dinars per installment | Amount Fils | Amount Dinars | | | 000 | 8 Local call charges - according to the details listed on the back of the bill | .. | | 924 | 1 Internal call charges - according to the attached schedule (Zone 5) | .. | | 980 | External call charges - according to the attached schedule (Zone 5a) | .. | | | Additional deposits to make the total with previously collected deposits proportional to the installment account for calls and fees according to paragraph (13) of the telephone rental contract | .. | | | Total Amount | | | 904 | 10 From the conditions stated in the telephone rental contract The administration may disconnect the telephone (Paragraph 7) Second Schedule If the amount of this bill is not paid within (15) days from its date rightfully Amount Paid: Dinars Bill Number: 2488 Payment Date: 195 / / Bill Date: 7 / 11 / 59 Paid 20/10/59 ⟦illegible⟧ Signature Cashier Director of Central Telephones
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Office of Engineer Saleh Yousef 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Tel. 83012 S. J. IBRAHIM 10/34 Mustansir Street - Baghdad Tel. 83012 12 / 11 / 1959 To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee Subject: The first measurement for property ⟦224/104⟧ Ras al-Qarya (⟦Jouda⟧ House) The value of the first measurement for that property has reached, based on the request of the contractor Mr. Taha Taher | Fils | Dinar 1- Value of the measurement | 922 | 277 2- 10% is deducted until the end of the maintenance period | 798 | 37 | 124 | 240 Only two hundred and forty dinars and one hundred and twenty-four fils Sincerely yours ⟦Signature⟧ ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad Note Dinar 240 Fils 124 According to document No. 418 dated ⟦17/11⟧ Entry number in the journal 515
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Office Engineer Saleh Yousef Telephone 83012 Form No. 2 Disbursement of the first measurement for the joint work of the two houses of Mr. 424, 425, 426 located in Ras al-Qarya district (Beit Sahyoun) Item | Descriptions | Unit | Quantity | Price Fils Dinar | Amount Fils Dinar | Remarks 1- | Earth excavations | m3 | 122.20 | 500 | 61 | 100 2- | Brick squaring and cement grouting | m3 | 61.56 | 250 | 7 | 461 | 700 3- | Reinforced concrete for pavements R.C Raft | m3 | 17.44 | ⟦...⟧ | 406 | 880 4- | Reinforced concrete for ground beams | m3 | 5.89 | ⟦...⟧ | 88 | 350 277 930 Only three hundred dinars and seventy dinars and fils ⟦...⟧ eight hundred and twenty-six Engineer Saleh Yousef Ibrahim 12 / 11 / 1959 I want to pay the amount mentioned above, distributing it according to the measurement mentioned above and dated 12 / 11 / 1959 277 / 930 27 793 250 / 137 I, the intermediary Taha Muhammad Anwar, acknowledge that the amounts and measurement shown above were estimated by the competent engineer and that you are authorized to participate among yourselves ⟦...⟧ 12 / 11 / 1959 Possess the remaining connection The Iraqi Republic 10 Fils Financial Revenues
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Office Engineer Saleh Youssef Telephone 83012 Form No. 1 The first installment for the building constructed on the land numbered 222 / 225 / 226 located in Ras Al-Qarya district (Jawhara House) Item | Descriptions | Number | Length | Width | Height | Quantity | Remarks 1 | Excavations | 1 | 9.28 | 6.77 | 1.75 | 114.40 | 9.55 7.20 | Flooring | | | | | | 9.40 | Maintenance of adjacent buildings | Lump sum | | | | | 18.95 | Add | | | | | | 114.55 | Subtract from it | | | | | 124.40 | 7.77 2 | Brick paving with bricks and mud in the foundation | | 9.48 | 6.77 | 0.88 = 64.88 | | | Subtract the manhole | | 2.10 | 1.25 | 0.45 = 4.82 | 61.56 | 3 | Reinforced concrete for the floor R.C. Raft | | 9.48 | 6.77 | 0.48 | 30.81 | | Subtract the manhole location | | 2.10 | 1.25 | 0.48 | 1.27 | | | | | | | 29.54 | 4 | Reinforced concrete walls for the floor | | | | | | | B3 | | 16.55 | 0.40 | 0.74 = | 10.9 | 18.95 | B2 | | 14.20 | 0.40 | 0.74 = | 4.89 | 4.04 subtract new ⟦illegible⟧ | B1 | | 12.55 | 0.40 | 0.37 = | 1.91 | 16.55 | | | | | | 35.89 | 6.80 / 3.20 / 12.40 Engineer Saleh Youssef Engineer Saleh Youssef Ibrahim 12 / 11 / 1959
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Iraq Scientific Company W. L. L. IRAQ SCIENTIFIC COMPANY W. L. L. P. O. Box 287 BAGHDAD IRAQ TELEPHONE 87444 CABLES: SCIENCO OUR REF.: ⟦1114/1122⟧ YOUR REF.: DATE: 16 / 11 / 1959 To the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews - Baghdad Subject - Receipt for an amount received We have received from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad check number 418744 dated November 15, 1959, for the amount of 545/600 (five hundred and forty-five dinars and six hundred fils) drawn on the Ottoman Bank in Baghdad, as payment for the accounts of Down Brothers Company according to the company's letter numbered JWN/BM and dated 5 / 11 / 1959, and for this purpose we have issued this receipt. Republic of Iraq 10 Fils Revenue Dhia Rahmatullah Authorized Manager Iraq Scientific Company W. L. L. ⟦Iraq Scientific Company⟧
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TELEPHONE 83531 5452 President of the Jewish Community BAGHDAD No. 241/S BAGHDAD October 22, 1959. Messrs. Down Bros and Mayer and Phelpes Ltd., Church Path, Church Road, Mitcham, Surrey, England. Dear Sirs, We have been handed your letter No. JWN/BM dated 28th September 1959 together with a bill addressed to the Jewish Hospital Committee in which you request us to pay the balance due to you amounting to £ 600.10.11d. to your accredited Agent in Iraq, Mr. Dhia Rahmatulla of the Iraq Scientific Company Ltd., Baghdad. In order to be able to accede to your request, please confirm the above letter by writing direct to us. Yours faithfully, ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Daniel⟧ President Jewish Administration Committee. copy to: Sayid Dhia Rahmatulla, Iraq Scientific Committee Ltd., Baghdad.
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DOWN BROS AND MAYER & PHELPS LTD MANUFACTURERS OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND STERILIZERS REGISTERED TRADE MARK TELEGRAMS: DOWN, MITCHAM TELEPHONE: MITCHAM 6291 HEAD OFFICE: CHURCH PATH, MITCHAM, SURREY IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE JWN/BM 28th September, 1959. Jewish Hospital Committee, BAGHDAD, Iraq. BY AIR MAIL Dear Sir, This is to advise you that Mr. Dhia Rhamatulla, of the Iraq Scientific Company, Baghdad, is our accredited Agent and is authorized to collect all money, on our behalf, outstanding against your Account of £600 10s 11d. in accordance with the enclosed Statement. Yours faithfully, DOWN BROS. AND MAYER & PHELPS LTD. ⟦signature⟧ J. W. Northwood - Director. W. M. & Co. N. S. HEAD OFFICE: CHURCH PATH, MITCHAM, SURREY. SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SHOWROOMS: 32/34, NEW CAVENDISH STREET, LONDON, W.1. HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT SHOWROOMS: 21, ST. THOMAS STREET, LONDON. S.E.1 CANADIAN BRANCH: 70, GRENVILLE STREET, TORONTO. 5
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TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "DOWN, MITCHAM." TELEPHONE: MITCHAM 6291. Sept: 1939. Church Path, Church Road, Mitcham, Surrey. SHOWROOMS AND SURGICAL APPLIANCE DEPARTMENT: CHIRON HOUSE, 32-34, NEW CAVENDISH STREET, LONDON, W. 1. TELEPHONE: WELBECK 3764 & 8573. Jewish Hospital Committee. Baghdad. To Down Bros and Mayer & Phelps, Ltd. Outstanding Account | £ 600 | 10 | 11. ⟦M. & P. Co.⟧ ⟦N. D.⟧
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Administrative Committee of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number 5452 Number: 551 Date: 1955/5/30 Subject Summary: To - National Bank Baghdad After greetings and respect The management of Meir Elias Hospital had received sterilization materials and other materials for use in the hospital during the year 1950 from the establishment of Dineen, Bower & Lilbourn in London, and the value of these materials reached 11/10/600 pounds as noted from the attached copy of the aforementioned establishment's letter; and in view of the lack of necessary funds at that time to pay the mentioned amount by the hospital management, its payment was delayed at the time; and since the insistence of the mentioned establishment to settle its long-standing suspended account has increased, our administration has decided to settle it now, and therefore please kindly inform the Ottoman Bank in Baghdad to provide us with the international transfer; and remain with respect President of the Administrative Committee A copy to - The Ottoman Bank for information Community Administration Accountant - for information