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Joseph Birdsall receipt for partial payment made for purchases of dry goods and rum from Willett & O. [Obadiah] Seaman, 1769
Receipt for 28 pounds for payment made by Joseph Birdsall to Willett & [Ob]adiah Seaman, New York City merchants. The total amount of the bill was 37 pounds, 4 shillings, and 2 pence. Items purchased included dry goods and rum. Note: Birdsall owned…
Joseph Birdsall receipt for partial payment for purchase of farm from Thomas Allen, 1766
Receipt for partial payment of one hundred pounds made to Thomas Allen by Joseph Birdsall for the purchase of a farm. 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…
Joseph Birdsall promise to pay note and receipt from George Youngs, 1765, 1766
Promise to pay note in the amount of eleven pounds, fourteen shillings, and eight pence and a half penny, plus interest, from Joseph Birdsall to George Youngs. The verso of the note contains a receipt for a payment in the amount of twelve pounds, 11…
Joseph Birdsall indenture (business note) with James Parsons, 1770, 1771
Indenture (business note) between Joseph Birdsall of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh) and James Parsons, a New York City merchant. Under the terms of the indenture, Birdsall became indebted to Parsons for a loan of one hundred fifty-six pounds, one…
Joseph Birdsall business note and receipt regarding Samuel Townsend's request that a payment be made to Thomas Seaman 1773, 1774
Joseph Birdsall business note and receipt (see verso) regarding Samuel Townsend's request that a payment of Ten pounds Eighteen Shillings & one penny be made to Thomas Seaman. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh),…
John Langdon receipt from Jonah Cole, 1720
Receipt from Jonah Cole to John Langdon that reads,"Recd of: 29th March 1720 of Mr. John Langdon [illegible] Discount the full Balle [balance?] of all acct betwixt us to this day I say recd for Self & Co:”.
Note: Langdon operated a mill near his…
John Langdon receipt for purchases of dry goods from William Walton, 1719
Receipt for payment of thirteen pounds, fourteen shillings, and ten and one-half pence made by John Langdon to William Walton, a New York City merchant. Payment was for purchase of dry goods, including kersey (fabric), powder, and nails. Note:…
John Langdon receipt for payment made to Mordecai Lester, 1721
Receipt for payment of nine pounds made by John Langdon to Mordecai Lester, at Hempstead, N.Y. 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),…
John Langdon receipt for payment made to Jonathan Pine, 1719
Receipt for payment of three pounds, eighteen shillings, and 6 pence and made by John Langdon to Jonathan Pine, at New York City. Note: Langdon operated a mill near his house on the Mill River at Near Rockaway, N.Y.; he also probably owned a farm at…
John Langdon account statement with merchant Judah Mears, 1721, 1722
John Langdon account statement with merchant Judah Mears. The owing balance was one pound, nineteen shillings and ten and a half pence. Items purchased included rum and dry goods, while credits entries were made for cash and bushels of…