Title
William Garner, Sr., receipt for purchase of a fanning mill from E.J. & A.W. Jerome, Manufacturers of Horse Powers Threshing Machines, Mowing Machines, Fanning Mills, etc., 1858
Subject
Garner, William, Sr., 1821-1873.
Business enterprises
Businesses
Fanning mills
Farming
Receipts
Description
Receipt for payment of $25.00 made by William Garner, Sr., to E.J. & A.W. Jerome, Manufacturers of Horse Powers Threshing Machines, Mowing Machines, Fanning Mills, at Mineola, N.Y. Payment was for the purchase of a fanning mill, a hand-cranked machine used to separate grain. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He was a farmer and resided in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y.