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- Collection: Selected Long Island Business and Industry Materials
John Garner promise to pay note from Henry Totten, 1818Promise 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…
John Garner and James Jackson promise to pay note to Thomas Townsend and John Vanderbilt, 1808Promise 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…
John Jackson promise to pay to Capt. Gilbert Colden Willett, 1780Promise 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…
Thomas Birdsall receipt for payment made to Lazarus Horton, 1753Receipt that reads, "Received of Thomas Birdsall two pounds, Nine Shillings, & Eight pence half penny by Discount of his father [Capt. John…
Samuel Birdsall farm sale advertisement, 1795Printed advertisement for the sale of a farm in Jerusalem South (present-day Wantagh, N.Y.) in South Hempstead (present-day Town of Hempstead). The…
Joseph Birdsall business letter from Joseph Burr, 1767Business letter from Joseph Burr to Joseph Birdsall, to whom Burr sold wholesale goods. In the letter, Burr requests that Birdsall come and "fetch the…
Joseph Birdsall articles of agreement with Joseph Burr, 1765Articles of agreement (contract) between Joseph Birdsall and Joseph Burr, both of the Town of Hempstead. Under the terms of the agreement, Burr agreed…
Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of rum from Samuel Seaman, 1780Receipt for payment of eleven pounds, one shilling, and four pence made by Joseph Burcham (alternate spelling of Birdsall) to Samuel Seaman, a New…
Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of sugar and bowls from David Milchelson, 1780Receipt for payment of 2 pounds, 16 shillings, and 6 pence made by Joseph Birdsall to David Michelson, a New York City merchant. The payment was for…
Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of rum and tar [?] from Jackson V [?] Dibble, 1780Receipt for payment of ten shillings and six pence made to Jackson V [?] Dibble by Joseph Birdsall. the payment was for the purchase of 2 gallons of…