Description
Indenture (business note) between Joseph Birdsall and blacksmith John Seaman, both of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), Town of Hempstead, N.Y. Under the terms of the indenture, Seaman became indebted to Birdsall for a loan of fifty-five pounds, two shillings, and seven pence and a half penny, with a penal amount set at one hundred and ten pounds, five shillings, and three pence. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was also a surveyor, a partner in a grist mill, a teacher in the Jerusalem school, and a lieutenant in the loyalist militia.