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John Langdon bill for purchase of molasses and nails from William Walton, 1719
John Langdon bill in the amount of thirteen pounds, three shillings, and four pence, for purchase of molasses and nails from William Walton, a New York City merchant. Note: Langdon operated a mill near his house on the Mill River at Near Rockaway,…
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John Langdon account statement with merchant Judah Mears, 1721, 1722
John Langdon account statement with merchant Judah Mears. The owing balance was one pound, nineteen shillings and ten and a half pence. Items purchased included rum and dry goods, while credits entries were made for cash and bushels of…
Position: 3008 (4 views)
John Langdon receipt from Jonah Cole, 1720
Receipt from Jonah Cole to John Langdon that reads,"Recd of: 29th March 1720 of Mr. John Langdon [illegible] Discount the full Balle [balance?] of all acct betwixt us to this day I say recd for Self & Co:”.
Note: Langdon operated a mill near his…
Position: 732 (7 views)
John Langdon receipt for payment made to Mordecai Lester, 1721
Receipt for payment of nine pounds made by John Langdon to Mordecai Lester, at Hempstead, N.Y. Note: Langdon operated a mill near his house on the Mill River at Near Rockaway, N.Y.; he also probably owned a farm at Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh),…
Position: 390 (8 views)
John Langdon receipt for payment made to Thomas Thirstan, 1721
John Langdon receipt for payment of seven shillings and nine pence made to Thomas Thirstan, "it being in full of all accounts bills & bonds & book debt[?]." The location listed at the top of the receipt was Jamaica [New York]. Note: Langdon operated…
Position: 1313 (6 views)
John Langdon account statement with Gerard Beekman 1719, 1720/1721
Account statement with balance of one pound, 10 shillings, and seven pence owed to Gerard Beekman, a New York City merchant, for a purchase made by John Landing (alternate spelling for "Langdon"). On the verso is a receipt for that same amount, paid…
Position: 1313 (6 views)
John B. Garner and William Place $500.00 bond to the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad Company, 1875
John B. Garner and William Place $500.00 bond to the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad Company, at Island Trees (present-day Levittown), N.Y. Note: Garner resided in Jerusalem, N.Y. (present-day Wantagh). He was a son of John Garner…
Position: 3008 (4 views)
John B. Garner letter received from the Long Island Co-operative Creamery Co., 1897
Letter that John B. Garner received from the Long Island Co-operative Creamery Co., concerning their establishment of a creamery at Hicksville, N.Y. Note: Garner resided in Jerusalem, N.Y. (present-day Wantagh). He was a son of John Garner (?-1833)…
Position: 2161 (5 views)
John B. Garner bill for the purchase of a bicycle from Theo. A. Carman, Dealer in Stoves, Furniture, Ranges, Tinware, etc., 1896
Receipt for payment of $52.50 made by John B. Garner to Theo. A. Carman, Dealer in Stoves, Furniture, Ranges, Tinware, etc., of Hempstead, N.Y. The payment was for the purchase of an "Ideal Bicycle." Note: Garner resided in Jerusalem, N.Y.…
Position: 4055 (2 views)
John B. Garner bill for a $500.00 stock certificate from the Long Island Hedge and Wire Fence Co., 1891
John B. Garner bill for a $500.00 stock certificate from the Long Island Hedge and Wire Fence Co., of Jamaica, N.Y. Note: Garner resided in Jerusalem, N.Y. (present-day Wantagh). He was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He…
Position: 4055 (2 views)