Receipt for payment of seven pounds and nineteen shillings made by Joseph Birdsall to James & Harry Peters, New York City merchants. The payment was for the purchase of dry goods, including writing paper, women's hats, men's stockings, combs, linen,…
Receipt for payment of eleven pounds, one shilling, and four pence made by Joseph Burcham (alternate spelling of Birdsall) to Samuel Seaman, a New York City merchant. The payment was for the purchase of a barve [?] of rum. Note: Birdsall owned a…