Financial Documents; Important Roles Baghdadi Jews Play in Iraqi Society
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L. M. 10 (1) C Receipt Number Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area Book Number Fils Dinar 272 Number: 000004 Received from Mr.: The Jewish Quarter The above mentioned amount only: ⟦illegible⟧ For the water fee of the premises numbered: 27 For three months October, November, December 1949: ⟦illegible⟧ 1937 Baghdad Collector On behalf of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area Date:
Number: 124 Date: 29 / 11 / 949 Expenses of the Spiritual Council for the month of November 949 Dinar | Fils 5 | 250 | Student transportation expenses 2 | 000 | Donation for tuberculosis control 0 | 700 | Repair of 2 tables 0 | 260 | Correction 1 | 800 | Transportation 0 | 148 | Postage stamps 11 | 158 | Only eleven dinars and one hundred and fifty-eight fils only Salman Hawki Aboudi Notes 1- I did not find a receipt confirming the donation for tuberculosis control 2- ⟦illegible⟧ 3- ⟦illegible⟧
Number: 234 Date: 29/11/29 Bus line expenditures for the month of November ⟦1949⟧ Ticket No. | Issue Date | Date | Bank | Line Type | Chapter No. | Donation Amount | Transfer Date 1 | 20/10/49 | 1/11/49 | 7750 | Regular | 6282 | 2.250 | 21/7/49 2 | 23/10/49 | 7/11/49 | 7750 | // | 6284 | 2.250 | 6/7/49 3 | 1/11/49 | 13/11/49 | 7750 | // | 6286 | 2.250 | 17/7/49 4 | 24/10/49 | 15/11/49 | 1.500 | Double | 6285 | 4.500 | 14/7/49 5 | 28/10/49 | 21/11/49 | 7750 | Regular | 6288 | 2.250 | 25/11/49 6 | — | 23/11/49 | 7750 | // | 6287 | 2.250 | 27/11/49 5/250 Only five dinars and two hundred fifty fils nothing else Salman Saleh Abboudi 15/750 Only fifteen dinars and seven hundred fifty fils nothing else ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Receipt ⟦line⟧ 700 In it is the amount of a loan payment receipt for a debt I received from Mr. Abraham Salman Al-Kahila the amount of ⟦seven⟧ hundred fils only, and that is for the fee of repairing the motor that is in the house and I received it in full from him, and it was written on 29 / 9 / 954 The Receiver ⟦signature⟧ ⟦red mark⟧
Number: 12 Date: 2/11/10 Expenditures of the Spiritual Council for the month of October 949 Fils | Dinar 250 | - | Worker's wage for moving the electric fan to the school ⟦for carpenter⟧ Saleh 000 | 2 | For washing and cleaning the court 500 | 2 | Transportation 750 | 4 | Only four dinars and seven hundred and fifty fils and no more Salman ⟦Hakl⟧ Aboudi Approved ⟦signature⟧ Audited Accountant
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⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Canteen Ledger ✓ Received from the canteen: 8 pads of paper Friday: 9 pads, and from the second canteen ⟦illegible⟧ Completed the ledger of the second canteen ⟦illegible⟧ The date - 20/10/49 ⟦illegible⟧ School ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Dalal 501
Number: 205 Date: 1949/10/2 Expenditure of the Spiritual Council for the month of September 1949 Dinar | Fils 09 | 2000 | Student transportation expenses 00 | 5400 | Water supply 02 | 0230 | Electricity 01 | 250 | Fan repair 02 | 000 | Cleaning 02 | 500 | Transportations 00 | 250 | Tip for the mailman 00 | 132 | Postage stamps 00 | 150 | Value of files 19 | 19140 | Only nineteen dinars and one hundred and forty fils and no more Salman Khouli Aboudi Approved 49/10/4 Audited Accountant 10/2
Number: 121 Date: 20 / 10 / 949 Student bus lines expenditure for the month of September 49 Check Number | Issue Date | Release Date | Bank | Line Type | Receipt Number | Check Amount | Disbursement Date 98 | 22 / 8 / 49 | 8 / 9 / 49 | 2750 | Adila | 6271 | 2.250 | 21 / 8 / 49 99 | 20 / 9 / 49 | 4 / 9 / 49 | 2750 | " | 6274 | 2.250 | 2 / 9 / 49 100 | 24 / 9 / 49 | 5 / 9 / 49 | 2750 | " | 6275 | 2.250 | 4 / 9 / 49 101 | 24 / 9 / 49 | 6 / 9 / 49 | 2500 | Double | 6277 | 4.500 | 15 / 9 / 49 102 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 12 / 9 / 49 | 1400 | Middle | 6276 | 2.250 | 14 / 9 / 49 103 | 27 / 9 / 49 | 13 / 9 / 49 | 2500 | Double | 6280 | 4.500 | 25 / 9 / 49 104 | 28 / 9 / 49 | 15 / 9 / 49 | 2500 | Halima | 6279 | 1.000 | 22 / 9 / 49 115 | 28 / 9 / 49 | 18 / 9 / 49 | 2750 | Adila | 6278 | 2.250 | 22 / 9 / 49 106 | 29 / 9 / 49 | 21 / 9 / 49 | 1400 | Middle | 6281 | 2.250 | 29 / 9 / 49 25/500 Only twenty-five dinars and five hundred fils only 9/300 Only nine dinars and three hundred fils only Aboud Statement Summary Student bus donations reached an amount of 22/250 dinars, i.e., a deficit of 3/250 dinars according to receipt number 6271 which was sent in the last month according to the lady Accountant 20 / 10
⟦illegible⟧ Account Ledger ⟦illegible⟧ Date | Description | Entry No. | Amount | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ 1/1 | From Dahour | 1252 | Transferred | 0570 | 7/1/2 | From Dahour | 82 2/1 | From Dahour | 1272 | ⟦line⟧ | 0570 | 7/1/2 | From Dahour | 33 3/1 | From Dahour | 1273 | ⟦line⟧ | 0570 | 7/1/2 | From Dahour | 100 4/1 | From Dahour | 1277 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 0570 | 7/1/2 | From Dahour | 110 5/1 | From Dahour | 1283 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1000 | 7/1/2 | From Dahour | 100 6/1 | From Dahour | 1290 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 0570 | 7/1/2 | From Dahour | 100 7/1 | From Dahour | 1353 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1500 | 7/1/2 | From Dahour | 100 8/1 | From Dahour | 1367 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 0570 | 7/1/2 | From Dahour | 100 9/1 | From Dahour | 1823 | ⟦illegible⟧ | 1000 | 7/1/2 | From Dahour | 100 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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L. M. A. (1) B Receipt Number Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area Book Number Number: 000081 Fils: 50 Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ Book Number: 263 Received from Mr. ⟦Anwar Al-Wakeel⟧ The above-mentioned amount only ⟦for his residence⟧ And that is for the water fee of the premises numbered ⟦127/22⟧ For three months July, August, September 1949 Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area 932 Collector On behalf of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area Date ⟦illegible⟧
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Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) N. B.—This bill should be paid in 15 days from date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date: Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Tariff: Meter No.: 278281 Bill No.: 8082 (9/9) Consumer: The Israeli Physical Council in Baghdad Address: Al-Hikma Al-Sharqiya 62 / 27 METER REGISTER | Ds. Dinars | Fs. Fils To 194 | | 4150 From 194 | | 2984 Units Supplied 1166 | | @ 20 fils | 23 | 320 @ 12 " | | @ 10 " | | Meter Rental | | 75 Current Limiter | | Total | 23 | 395 Kingdom of Iraq 8 Fils POSTAGE Kingdom of Iraq 2 Fils POSTAGE After having taken a continuous supply in one premises for not less than 12 months, any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement may apply for a re-assessment. His deposits held by the company are repeated after a period of interruption in consumption of not less than 12 months to apply for a second assessment. No receipt for payment to the Company is valid unless bearing the Company's embossed official receipt which is stamped by the Cashier at the time of making payment. A receipt for the amount paid to the company is not considered valid unless it is stamped with the company's official stamp by the cashier upon payment. Electricity bill payment centers:- 1 - In Bab Al-Khan: Daily except Sunday 3 - On the Karkh side in Sheikh Marouf Street: Daily except Sunday ⟦illegible⟧: Daily except Sunday 4 - In Al-Bataween: Daily except Sunday
Number: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: 4 / 9 / 1949 Expenditure of the Israeli Spiritual Council for the month of August 949 Fils | Dinar 450 | 21 | Student plans expenditure 087 | 02 | Electricity 260 | 00 | Ice 122 | 00 | Postage stamps 900 | 00 | Printing fees 000 | 01 | Transportation 819 | 25 | Only twenty-five dinars and eight hundred and nineteen fils Salman Huka Aboudi Audited 8/12 Paid
Number: Date: 4 / 9 / 49 Student transport expenses for August 49 Serial No. | Form No. | Form Date | Expense | Route Type | Check No. | Check Amount | Payment Date 1 | 77 | 8/31/49 | 9/2/49 | 1400 | Fees | 6252 | 2.250 | 9/11/49 2 | 78 | 9/3/49 | 9/3/49 | 750 | Double | 6255 | 4.500 | 9/17/49 3 | 79 | 9/3/49 | 9/7/49 | 750 | Ordinary | - | Free | - 4 | 80 | 8/31/49 | 9/10/49 | 750 | Double | 6257 | 4.500 | 9/18/49 5 | 81 | 8/29/49 | 9/14/49 | 1400 | Fees | 6253 | 2.250 | 9/11/49 6 | 82 | 8/31/49 | 9/15/49 | 750 | Double | 6256 | 4.500 | 9/23/49 7 | 83 | 9/15/49 | 9/16/49 | 750 | Ordinary | 6254 | 2.250 | 9/15/49 8 | 84 | 9/15/49 | 9/17/49 | 750 | Double | 6258 | 4.500 | 9/18/49 9 | 85 | 9/17/49 | 9/18/49 | 750 | Ordinary | 6260 | 2.250 | 9/23/49 10 | 86 | 9/16/49 | 9/18/49 | 750 | Double | 6259 | 4.500 | 9/17/49 11 | 87 | 9/17/49 | 9/18/49 | 750 | Ordinary | 6261 | 2.250 | 9/25/49 12 | 88 | 9/18/49 | 9/21/49 | 750 | 〃 | 6266 | 2.250 | 9/21/49 13 | 89 | 9/19/49 | 9/23/49 | 750 | 〃 | 6267 | 2.250 | 9/21/49 14 | 90 | 9/15/49 | 9/24/49 | 750 | 〃 | 6268 | 2.250 | 9/21/49 15 | 91 | 9/24/49 | 9/24/49 | 1400 | Fees | 6269 | 2.250 | 9/21/49 16 | 92 | 9/24/49 | 9/30/49 | 750 | Ordinary | 6262 | 2.250 | 9/29/49 17 | 93 | 9/1/49 | 9/30/49 | 750 | 〃 | 6264 | 2.250 | 9/30/49 18 | 94 | 9/23/49 | 9/31/49 | 750 | 〃 | 6265 | 2.250 | 9/31/49 19 | 95 | 9/28/49 | 9/31/49 | 750 | 〃 | 6271 | 2.250 | 9/31/49 20 | 96 | 9/5/49 | 9/31/49 | 750 | 〃 | 6272 | 2.250 | 9/31/49 21 | 97 | 9/29/49 | 9/31/49 | 750 | 〃 | 6273 | 2.250 | 9/31/49 | | | | 27450 | | | 55/250 | Scribe's Verification Student transport expenses have reached only twenty-one dinars according to documents amounting to 27.500 Dinars, meaning and four hundred and fifty Fils an increase of 2.250 Dinars from the list of the festival, organized due to an error by one of the personnel of the ⟦illegible⟧ department Committee of Jewish Community Schools Baghdad
Baghdad,: 7 / 6 / 1947 Baghdad: Dr. to: The Religious Court in Baghdad Request list to :: The EASTERN PRESS The Eastern Press 42/103 QAMBAR ALI Qambar Ali 42/103 NEAR AL AMIN STREET, BAGHDAD Near Al Amin Street - Baghdad Phone : 7658 Telephone : 7658 Quantity | PARTICULARS | I. D. | Fils | Arrangement of a Hebrew advertisement template with distribution | 1 | 800 | Only eight hundred fils and nothing else | | Daoud Makki ⟦signature⟧
Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) N. B.—This bill should be paid in 15 days from date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date: Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Tariff: Meter No.: 2678281 Bill No.: 9082 Consumer: Local Council of the Community in Baghdad Address: ⟦illegible⟧ For electricity supplied during the undermentioned period METER REGISTER. | Ds. Dinars | Fs. Fils To 194 | | From 194 | | Units Supplied | | @ 20 fils | | ⟦illegible⟧ @ 12 " | | @ 10 " | | Meter Rental | | Current Limiter | | Total | | 87 Iraqi State Two Fils 6 FILS IRAQ POSTAGE After having taken a continuous supply in one premises for not less than 12 months, any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement may apply for a re-assessment. When the deposits held by the company for consumption in one location for a period of not less than 12 months, he may request a review of its amount. No receipt for payment to the Company is valid unless bearing the Company's embossed official receipt which is stamped by the Cashier at the time of making payment. The amount paid to the company is not considered an official receipt unless it is stamped with the company's official stamp by the cashier at the time of payment. Electricity bill payment centers:- 1 - In Al-Maykhana: Daily except Sunday 3 - On the Karkh side in Sheikh Marouf Street: Daily except Sunday 2 - In Bab Al-Muadham: Daily except Sunday 4 - In Al-Bataween: Daily except Sunday Iraqi State 8 Fils Razzaq Barra
Number: 207 Date: 14 / 8 / 1929 Expenses of the Israeli Spiritual Council for the month of July ⟦illegible⟧ Fils | Dinar 000 | 5 | Student transportation expenses 000 | 6 | Pipes, blacksmith fees, and camel thorn 357 | 2 | Electricity for the month of July 250 | 2 | Transportation 200 | 0 | Water clothes 550 | 1 | Correction 270 | 0 | Postage stamps 520 | 0 | Ice 18 / 157 Only eighteen dinars and one hundred and fifty-seven fils, no more 383 | 3 | Electricity for the month of June Salman Khadhuri Abboudi 21 / 540 Only twenty-one dinars and five hundred and forty fils Salman Khadhuri Abboudi 197 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
Number: 107 Date: 24 / 8 / 949 Student bus line expenses for the month of July 949 Dismissal Date | Donation Amount | Receipt No. | Line Type | Bank/Expense | Date | File No. | Serial Number 7/26/49 | 4.500 | 6248 | Double | 1.500 | 7/2/49 | 49/224 | 71 1 7/26/49 | 2.250 | 6249 | Regular | 0.750 | 7/5/49 | 49/255 | 72 2 7/11/49 | 2.250 | 6246 | // | 0.750 | 7/11/49 | 49/267 | 73 3 7/27/49 | 2.250 | 6250 | // | 0.750 | 7/17/49 | 49/284 | 74 4 7/19/49 | 2.250 | 6247 | // | 0.750 | 7/19/49 | 49/207 | 75 5 7/27/49 | 1.000 | 6251 | Khalifa | 0.500 | 7/27/49 | 49/296 | 76 6 | 14.500 | | | 5.000 | | | Only fourteen Dinars and five hundred Fils and nothing else Only five Dinars and nothing else Amman Motor My eyes ⟦illegible⟧ Student expenses July 949 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) N.B.—This bill should be paid in 15 days from date Note: This bill must be paid within 15 days of its date Date: ⟦illegible⟧ Tariff: Meter No.: 27828 Bill No.: 9082 / 29 Consumer: ⟦illegible⟧ in Baghdad Address: 127 / 62 For electricity supplied during the undermentioned period METER REGISTER | Ds. Dinars | Fs. Fils To 194 | | | 8702 | 194 From 194 | | | 8741 | 194 Units Supplied | | | 129 | @ 20 fils | | 2 | 580 | @ 12 " " | | | | @ 10 " " | | | | Meter Rental | | | | Current Limiter | | | | Total | | 2 | 580 | 8 FILS 1 FILS IRAQ POSTAGE After having taken a continuous supply in one premises for not less than 12 months, any consumer who considers his deposit to be in excess of the requirement may apply for a re-assessment. The amount deposited with the company regarding the interruption of the electric current without interruption in one place for a period of not less than 12 months may be reviewed to estimate its amount if it is in excess of the need. No receipt for payment to the Company is valid unless bearing the Company's embossed official receipt which is stamped by the Cashier at the time of making payment. No receipt paid to the company is considered valid unless it is stamped with the company's official stamp by the cashier at the time of payment. Electricity payment centers:- 1 - Al-Abakhana: Daily except Sunday 3 - On the Karkh side in Sheikh Marouf Street: Daily except Sunday 2 - Al-Muadham: Daily except Sunday 4 - In Al-Bataween: Daily except Sunday
Baghdad Light & Power Company Limited BAGDAD LIGHT & POWER CO. LTD., (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) Baghdad: 12 August 1949 194: FINAL NOTICE Final Notice Bill No.: 9082 Bill Number: 9082 Consumer: The Jewish Sharia Court Consumer Name: The Jewish Sharia Court Address: 127 / 27 Address: 127 / 27 Dear Sir (or Madam) Greetings: We wish to draw your attention to our account bill We invite your attention to our bill amounting to 2/282 for the electricity supplied during amounting to I.D. ⟦line⟧ for the which has passed since June 49 electricity supplied during ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ which is overdue. The bill its payment deadline for some time and we have previously sent it was formally delivered at your premises to your place on the date of ⟦line⟧ on ⟦line⟧ You are earnestly requested not to ignore this demand as failure to pay the outstanding bills in full renders the premises liable to disconnection without further notice and, which if effected, a charge of 380 fils will be made to cover all the costs of the disconnection and the reconnection before the supply will be renewed, in accordance with clause 7 of the Consumer's agreement. Please do not ignore this request as upon failure to pay all outstanding bills, the electric current to the premises will be cut off, being subject to disconnection without further notice, and if the supply is cut off, then a fee of 380 fils will be collected to cover all costs of disconnection and reconnection before restoring the current in accordance with Article 7 of the consumer contract for the Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited. Kingdom of Iraq 8 Fils Kingdom of Iraq 5 Fils Rescue Palestine Yours faithfully, for Bagdad Light & Power Co., Ltd. Accountant Accountant ⟦illegible handwriting⟧
⟦line⟧ Dinars for the Badriyat with their tools and the motor and the corrugated iron and the labor wage Six dinars and no more Only Saleh ⟦illegible⟧ 11 / 8 / 949
Number 92 Date 7/7/949 Expenses of the Israeli Spiritual Council - Baghdad for the month of June 949 Statement | Dinar | Fils Telephone lines expense | 17 | 050 Electricity for the month of May 949 | 2 | 015 Purchase of a ceiling electric fan | 12 | 000 Electricity repair | 0 | 100 Installation of a fan from Menashe Saleh School and other repairs | 0 | 650 Postage stamps | 0 | 222 Faucet repair | 0 | 100 Purchase of ink for stamps and writing | 0 | 150 Transportation | 1 | 250 | 34 | 437 Only thirty-four Dinars and four hundred and thirty-seven Fils and no more Salman Hooki Aboudi The Accountant For execution Audited The Accountant 7/8
Number: 92 Date: 7/2/1949 Student line expenses for the month of June 1949 Serial Number | Form Number | Date | Bank | Line Type | Receipt Number | Donation Amount | Separation Date 56 | 49/121 | 6/1/49 | 1/000 | Double | 6232 | 4/500 | 6/8/49 57 | 49/197 | 6/7/49 | 1/400 | Rasouli | 6236 | 3/250 | 6/12/49 58 | 49/198 | 6/8/49 | 2/500 | Halima | 6233 | 1/000 | 6/8/49 59 | 49/135 | 6/8/49 | 7/000 | Double | 6237 | 4/500 | 6/22/49 60 | 49/296 | 6/9/49 | 7/000 | ⟦line⟧ | 6238 | 4/500 | 6/22/49 61 | 49/194 | 6/9/49 | 7/500 | Ordinary | 6234 | 2/250 | 6/8/49 62 | 49/189 | 6/12/49 | 7/400 | Rasouli | 6235 | 3/250 | 6/8/49 63 | 49/104 | 6/13/49 | 7/500 | Double | 6249 | 4/500 | 6/22/49 64 | 49/411 | 6/19/49 | 7/500 | ⟦line⟧ | 6244 | 4/500 | 6/21/49 65 | 49/406 | 6/20/49 | 7/500 | ⟦line⟧ | 6245 | 4/500 | 6/20/49 66 | 49/147 | 6/21/49 | 7/600 | Rasouli | Follower | Free | ⟦line⟧ 67 | 49/173 | 6/21/49 | 7/750 | Ordinary | 6242 | 2/250 | 6/27/49 68 | 49/431 | 6/22/49 | 7/750 | ⟦line⟧ | 6241 | 2/250 | 6/27/49 69 | 49/272 | 6/23/49 | 7/400 | Rasouli | 6240 | 3/250 | 6/27/49 70 | 49/154 | 6/28/49 | 2/500 | Halima | 6247 | 1/000 | 6/29/49 17/500 45/500 Only seventeen dinars and five hundred fils and no more Only forty-five dinars and five hundred fils and no more Matches the records Accountant 7/2 Salman Joki Aboudi