M.A. Jinnah: Personal and Household Financial Records

Sub title : Bills, Receipts, and Correspondence

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | personal finance | household management | bills | receipts | correspondence | Bombay Municipality | utilities | taxes

Date of publication: 1942

Language: English

Page: 88 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28068

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Bombay -- Mount Pleasant Road -- Malabar Hill -- bills -- receipts | municipal tax -- utilities -- lease -- commission -- Anjuman Khairul Islam | Muslim League -- Pakistan pamphlet -- 1942-1945 -- archival documents.

Abstract: A collection of scanned documents detailing the personal and household financial transactions of Muhammad Ali Jinnah between 1942 and 1945. Includes utility bills (electricity, gas, water, telephone), municipal tax notices, maintenance invoices for his residence at Mount Pleasant Road, Malabar Hill, Bombay, and correspondence related to leasing, commissions, and publication of political pamphlets. Provides insight into Jinnah's private life, administrative responsibilities, and the socio-economic context of the period.

Description: This collection comprises various financial and administrative documents associated with M.A. Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, during the mid-1940s. It includes itemized bills for services such as lift maintenance, painting, gas, electricity, water supply, and telephone rental, as well as municipal vehicle tax notices and correspondence regarding property lease and publication distribution. The documents offer a rare glimpse into Jinnah's domestic management, his interactions with local businesses, and his involvement with the All-India Muslim League. The materials are valuable for researchers studying Jinnah's personal life, the economic conditions of the time, and the administrative history of Bombay. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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