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- Collection: Selected Long Island Business and Industry Materials
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John B. Garner letter from the Port Jefferson Milling Co., 1882
Letter from the Port Jefferson Milling Co. to John B. Garner concerning the purchase and shipping of wheat. The letter was addressed to Garner at Ridgewood (formerly Jerusalem and now named Wantagh), L.I. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner…
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John B. Garner letter from the Warrior Mower Co., 1882
Letter from the Warrior Mower Co., of East Williston, N.Y., to John B. Garner requesting that Garner send a payment check for money due to the company. The letter was addressed to Garner at Ridgewood (formerly Jerusalem and now named Wantagh), L.I.…
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John B. Garner letter from S.A. Smith, Hempstead Hardware, Farmers Depot and Feed Store, 1890
Letter from S.A. Smith, Hempstead Hardware, Farmers Depot and Feed Store to John B. Garner concerning a discrepancy over riddles (coarse sieves used for separating chaffs from grain, etc.) that Garner had ordered from the store. Note: Garner resided…
Position: 1372 (6 views)
John B. Garner letter from Jos. A. Lapp, Washington Market merchant, concerning a payment and a milk order, 1890
Letter from Jos. A. Lapp, Dealer in Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork, etc., at the Washington Market in Jamaica, N.Y., to John B. Garner. The letter, which is on a Jos. A. Lapp bill, mentions an enclosed payment check and also includes an order for…
Position: 2234 (5 views)
William Garner, Sr., freight receipt from the South Side Railroad Co. of L.I., 1868
Freight receipt for payment of $10.20 made by William Garner, Sr., to the South Side Railroad Co. of L.I. The payment was for shipping 6,788 feet of lumber from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. Note: Garner was a son of…
Position: 1372 (6 views)
John B. Garner receipt from the Long Island Rail Road for 55 barrels of pickles, 1891
Receipt from the Long Island Rail Road to John B. Garner for 55 barrels of pickles that were to be shipped from Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh) to Bushwick, Brooklyn. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He…
Position: 3059 (4 views)
John B. Garner receipt for purchase of building materials from Elbert Verity, 1883
Receipt for payment of $5.95 made by John B. Garner to Elbert Verity. The payment was for the purchases of pine boards, railings, and pickets. The location written at the top of the receipt is Atlanticville (present-day Seaford, N.Y.). Note: Garner…
Position: 779 (7 views)
William and John B. Garner receipt for smith work done by Carman Cornelius, 1854
Receipt for payment of $19.90 made by William and John B. Garner to Carman Cornelius for smith work done. Note: William and John B. were sons of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). They were farmers in Jerusalem (present-day…
Position: 3059 (4 views)
William and John B. Garner receipt for purchase of Guano from Elbert Verity, 1855
Receipt for payment of $108.00 made by John B. and William Garner, Sr., to Elbert Verity. The payment was for the purchase of guano. Note: William and John B. were sons of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). They were farmers in…
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John B. Garner receipt for purchase of guano from Henderson & Snedeker, 1856
Receipt for payment of $45.24 made by John B. Garner to Henderson & Snedeker for the purchase of guano. Note: Garner resided in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He was a farmer…
Position: 3059 (4 views)