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.
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…
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…
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…
Receipt for payment of nine pounds, twelve shillings, and 4 pence made by Joseph Birdsall to Harry Peters, a New York City merchant. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was also a surveyor, a partner in a…
Receipt for payment of seven pounds and nineteen shillings made by Joseph Birdsall to James & Harry Peters, New York City merchants. The payment was for the purchase of dry goods, including writing paper, women's hats, men's stockings, combs, linen,…
Receipt for payment of seven pounds and fourteen shillings made by Joseph Birdsall, at New York City, for building materials (i.e., steel, nails, and boards). Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was also a…
Receipt for payment of four pounds and ten shillings made by Joseph Birdsall to John Post, at New York City. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was also a surveyor, a partner in a grist mill, a teacher in…
Indenture (business note) between Joseph Birdsall and Israel Seaman, both of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), Town of South Hempstead (present-day Town of Hempstead). Under the terms of the indenture, Birdsall became indebted to Seaman for a loan of…
Indenture (business note) between Joseph Birdsall and blacksmith John Seaman, both of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), Town of Hempstead, N.Y. Under the terms of the indenture, Seaman became indebted to Birdsall for a loan of fifty-five pounds, two…