Receipt for payment of $7.59 made by Mr. Garner [most likely John B. Garner] to Joseph W. Clark, Dealer in all Kinds of Agricultural Implements, Fertilizers and Coal (Bellmore, N.Y.), for the purchase of grain. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner…
Receipt for payment of $52.80 made by Mr. Garner [would most likely have been John B. or William Garner, Sr.] to Monfort, Powell & Bro., Brick Manufacturers, at Mineola, N.Y. The payment was for purchases totaling 4, 800 bricks. Note: William and…
Receipt for payment of $11.40 made by Mr. Gardner [most likely John B. or William Garner, Sr.] to F. Herzog, at Hicksville, N.Y., for the purchase of grain, rum, and machine oil. [Gardner was an alternate spelling for "Garner."] Note: William and…
Receipt for payment of 2 pounds, 16 shillings, and 6 pence made by Joseph Birdsall to David Michelson, a New York City merchant. The payment was for the purchase of one loaf of lump sugar and three bowls. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in…
Receipt for payment of eleven pounds, one shilling, and four pence made by Joseph Burcham (alternate spelling of Birdsall) to Samuel Seaman, a New York City merchant. The payment was for the purchase of a barve [?] of rum. Note: Birdsall owned a…
Receipt for payment of ten shillings and six pence made to Jackson V [?] Dibble by Joseph Birdsall. the payment was for the purchase of 2 gallons of tar [?] and one quart of rum for "Mash people." The receipt was signed by Frederick Dibble. Note:…
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…
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…