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- Collection: Selected Long Island Business and Industry Materials
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John C. Birdsall, bill for sawing planks, 1798
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.
Position: 2357 (4 views)
John C. Birdsall account statement for sawing timber for planks and boards, 1799
John C. Birdsall account statement for sawing planks and boards for Rulef Duryee. The total balance for work performed was 1 pound 8 shillings 10 1/2 pence. Note: Birdsall resided in Jerusalem, N.Y. (present-day Wantagh), where he ran a general store…
Position: 2357 (4 views)
Birdsall & Jackson memorandum of agreement (sawmill), 1799
Memorandum of Agreement in which John C. Birdsall and Parmenus Jackson agree to partner in building a sawmill and making a mill dam in Birdsalls Swamp, which was located in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). Both men were residents of Jerusalem.
Position: 1490 (5 views)
Birdsall & Seaman memorandum of agreement (general store), 1805
Memorandum of agreement in which Zebulon Seaman, a merchant, and John C. Birdsall agree to join in a business partnership for a period of one year. The business will involve trading, merchandising, marketing, and whatever else they should undertake.…
Position: 1490 (5 views)
John C. Birdsall, John Garner and Willets Seaman articles of agreement, 1817
Articles of agreement between John C. Birdsall, on the one part, and John Garner and Willets Seaman, on the other part. The terms of the agreement lay out the conditions for Birdsall's rental of his general store, which was located in Jerusalem…
Position: 1490 (5 views)
John C. Birdsall, Samuel Seaman, Willetts Seaman articles of agreement, 1816
Articles of agreement between John C. Birdsall, on the one part, and Samuel and Willetts Seaman, on the other part. The terms of the agreement lay out the conditions for Birdsall's rental of his general store, which was located in Jerusalem…
Position: 1490 (5 views)
Birdsall & Seaman promise to pay note from Stephen Walters, 1812
Promise to pay note from Stephen Walters to Zebulon Seaman and John C. Birdsall. The note was for a loan in the amount of thirty-one pounds, five shillings and three pence. Note: Birdsall and Seaman were partners in a general store in Jerusalem…
Position: 438 (7 views)
Birdsall & Seaman promise to pay note from Abraham Solomon, 1808
Promise to pay note in the amount of thirteen dollars and eight cents from Abraham Solomon to Zebulon Seaman and John C. Birdsall. Note: Seaman and Birdsall were partners in a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh).
Position: 438 (7 views)
Birdsall & Seaman bill for purchase of dry-goods, 1815
Birdsall & Seaman bill for purchase of dry-goods from E.W. Nichols. Included among the items purchased were wrapping paper, rice, ginger, tobacco, and Hyson skin tea. Birdsall & Seaman was a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y.
Position: 851 (6 views)
Birdsall & Seaman bill for purchase of dry-goods and wine, 1815
Birdsall & Seaman bill for $28.51 for purchase of dry-goods and wine from Thomas S. Townsend, a New York merchant. Items purchased included tobacco, 1 bag of shot, and Hypson Skin tea. Birdsall & Seaman was a general store in Jerusalem (present-day…
Position: 851 (6 views)