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Joseph Birdsall bill for purchase of dry goods from Willett & Obadiah Seaman, c.1790s
Joseph Birdsall bill in the amount of 9 pounds and 19 shillings for the purchase of dry goods from Willett & Obadiah Seaman, New York City merchants. Items purchased included salt, silks, and indigo. The name Birdsall was spelled "Burdsel", which was…
Joseph Birdsall account statement (combined) for Jacob and Richard Jackson, Sr., c.1790s
Joseph Birdsall account statement (combined) for Jacob and Richard Jackson, Sr. The balance owing was 18 pounds, 3 shillings, and 2 pence. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was also a surveyor, a partner…
Joseph Birdsall account statement on note to Henry Haydock, 1793
Joseph Birdsall account statement on note to Henry Haydock for the period from May 4, 1785, through November 12, 1795. The balance owing was 17 pounds, 11 shillings, and 7 pence. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day…
Joseph Birdsall ledger pages (4) for account with Seaman & Lawrence, 1773-74, 1784
Joseph Birdsall ledger pages for account with Seaman & Lawrence, a New York City merchant company, for the period from April 9, 1773, through July 16, 1774. There is also a page with "Errors Excepted" dated March 10, 1784. Note: Birdsall owned a…
Joseph Birdsall account statement for Richard Jackson, 1776
Joseph Birdsall account statement for Richard Jackson for the period July 15, 1774, through December 20, 1776. The balance owing was seven pounds, eight shillings, and four and a quarter pence. Items purchased included rum, fabrics, and a pair of…
Joseph Birdsall bill for purchases of rum and rice from Barnard & William Rhinelander, 1769
Joseph Birdsall bill in the amount of three pounds, twelve shillings, and two pence, for purchase of rice and rum from Barnard and William Rhinelander, New York City merchants. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh),…
Joseph Birdsall account statement with Seaman & Lawrence & Co., 1774
Joseph Birdsall account statement with Seaman & Lawrence & Co. for the period May 1774 through July 1774. The balance owing was 145 pounds and 7 pence. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was also a…
Joseph Birdsall account statement with Willet and Richard Seaman, 1773
Joseph Birdsall account statement with Willet and Richard Seaman for the period August 1772 through April 1773. The balance owing was twelve pounds, nineteen shillings, and eight pence. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day…
Joseph Birdsall general store debts inventory, 1770
Joseph Birdsall debts inventory ledger of amounts owed by two hundred and twenty-two individuals. 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 the…
John C. Birdsall receipt for purchase of silk from Alex T. Stewart & Co., 1842
Receipt for payment of $12.25 made by John C. Birdsall to Alex. T. Stewart & Co., a New York City merchant company. The payment was for the purchase of 14 yards of silk. Note: John C. Birdsall was a partner in a general store in Jerusalem…