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John Langdon ledger page for account with merchant John Finch, 1715Account statement of John Langdon with merchant John Finch. Items in the debit column included buttons, mohair, fish hooks, and combs, while credit…
John Garner promise to pay note to Benodous Hendrickson, 1818Promise to pay note for one pound, six shillings, and four pence from Benodous Hendrickson to John Garner. Note: Garner arrived in the United States…
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…