Aerial view of the Cherrywood Shopping Center, located at the corner of Wantagh and Jerusalem Avenues, in Wantagh, N.Y. (Note: The center takes its name from the estate of Capt. John Seaman, an early settler of the area).
Receipt for payment of $42.54 made by William Garner, Sr., to H.T. Seaman, Dealer in Groceries, Dry Goods, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, Drugs and Medicine, at Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh) N.Y., for the purchase of guano. Note: Garner was a son of…
Receipt for payment of $12.69 made by William Garner, Sr., to Henderson & Amberman, Dealers In Grain, Flour, Meal, Feed, Hay & Guano, at Jamaica, N.Y. Payment was for the purchase of guano, meal, and flax seed. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner…
Receipt for payment of $57.31 made by Mr. Garner [would most likely have been John B. or William Garner, Sr.] to D.B. Smith & Son for the purchase of guano. The location written at the top of the receipt is Smithville, which was later Smithville…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…