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Receipt for loan payment made by Isaac Beedle in the amount of ten pounds sixteen shillings for interest and past principle [sic]. Receipt was signed by Andries Hegeman of the loan office. Note: Beedle resided in Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay.

Receipt for payment "reckend and reseved" (reckoned and received) from Capt. John Birdsall by Mordecai Lester. The location at the top of the receipt is listed as "Hempstead." Birdsall was a resident of Jerusalem (current-day Wantagh), Town of…

Receipt for payment of sixteen pounds and fifteen shillings made by Capt. John Birdsall to Joseph Dennis for the purchase of three thousand shingles. Birdsall was a resident of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y.

Receipt for payment of ten pounds, four shillings and eight pence, made by Capt. John Birdsall to Lazarus Horton on behalf of William and Benjamin Hawxhurst. Location written at the top of the receipt was Oyster Bay. Note: Birdsall was a resident of…

Receipt for purchases made by Capt. John Birdsall from William Hawxhurst. Items purchased include salt, molasses, and sugar. Birdsall resided in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). The location at the top of the receipt is listed as "Cold Spring," which…

Receipt for 2 pounds 12 shillings and 10 pence for purchases made by Capt. John Birdsall from William Hawxhurst. Items purchased included flaxseed, molasses, sugar, and rum. Birdsall resided in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). The location at the…

Receipt for payment of six shillings and nine pence made by Capt. John Birdsall, "by hands of his wife," to Daniel Birdsall, on behalf of Daniel's uncle William Hawxhurst. Location listed at top of document was Jeruslam [sic] (present-day Wantagh),…

Receipt for payment of one pound one shilling owed by John Birdsall, Jr., to Thomas Williams. Payment was received "by hands of" Birdsall's father, Capt. John Birdsall. (Note: Birdsall, Jr., lived in the Township of South Hempstead (current day Town…

Bill for 1 pound 5 shillings 3 pence owed to John C. Birdsall for sawing boards for Jackson Seaman. Note: Birdsall, who lived in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh) ran a general store and had an interest in a saw mill.

Bill for 2 shillings owed to John C. Birdsall for sawing boards for George Balden. Note: Birdsall, who lived in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), ran a general store and had an interest in a saw mill.