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- Collection: Selected Long Island Business and Industry Materials
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Samuel Birdsall farm sale advertisement, 1795
Printed advertisement for the sale of a farm in Jerusalem South (present-day Wantagh, N.Y.) in South Hempstead (present-day Town of Hempstead). The farm, which was owned by Samuel Birdsal (alternate spelling for the name "Birdsall") contained about…
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Thomas Birdsall receipt for payment made to Lazarus Horton, 1753
Receipt that reads, "Received of Thomas Birdsall two pounds, Nine Shillings, & Eight pence half penny by Discount of his father [Capt. John Birdsall, Sr.] which is in full of all Accots: to this Day in behalf of William Hawxhurst." The receipt…
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John Jackson promise to pay to Capt. Gilbert Colden Willett, 1780
Promise to pay note in the amount of sixty pounds from John Jackson to Captain Gilbert Colden Willett. A notation on the bottom of the note states that the full amount was received from Joseph Birdsall of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh) on…
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John Garner and James Jackson promise to pay note to Thomas Townsend and John Vanderbilt, 1808
Promise to pay note for sixty-five dollars and thirty-five cents from John Garner and James Jackson to Thomas Townsend and John Vanderbilt, New York City merchants. Note on verso states that payment was received at New York on September 1, 1808.…
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John Garner promise to pay note from Henry Totten, 1818
Promise to pay note for one pound, nine shillings, and six pence from Henry Totten to John Garner. Note: Garner arrived in the United States from Armagh County, Northern Ireland, and settled in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y., sometime round…
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John Garner promise to pay note to Benodous Hendrickson, 1818
Promise to pay note for one pound, six shillings, and four pence from Benodous Hendrickson to John Garner. Note: Garner arrived in the United States from Armagh County, Northern Ireland, and settled in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y., sometime…
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John Langdon ledger page for account with merchant John Finch, 1715
Account statement of John Langdon with merchant John Finch. Items in the debit column included buttons, mohair, fish hooks, and combs, while credit entries were for things such as carting timber, and bushels of rye. Note: Langdon operated a mill near…
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John Langdon promise to pay note from John Wood, 1716
Promise to pay note for fifteen shillings from John Wood to John Langdon. 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), N.Y.
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John Langdon account statement for purchases made from merchant William Walton, 1716-1719
Account statement for purchases made by John Langdon from William Walton, a New York City merchant. Items purchased included dry goods, building materials, and rum. Notation on the verso states that amount owing was discounted by twenty one pounds,…
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John Langdon business note from Derick Albertson, 1719
Business note from Derick Albertson to his cousin John Langdon. In the note, Albertson asks that Langdon pay one pound and eighteen shillings to the barer, William Pa[illegible due damage to the note]ce, which was an amount due to Albertson for work…
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