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Joseph Birdsall business note from Richard Jackson, Sr., 1766
Business note from Richard Jackson, Sr., to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Jackson requests that Birdsall "let the bearer hereof have half a pound of powder and two pounds of shot and I will se [sic] you paid." Note: Birdsall owned a general store in…
Joseph Birdsall business note from Thomas Ellison, 1766
Business note from Thomas Ellison to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Ellison requests that Birdsall let James Seamens have 15 shillings on his account. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was also a…
Joseph Birdsall business note from Solomon Poole, 1766
Business note from Solomon Poole to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Poole requests that Birdsall "let the barer [sic] take up to the value of thirty shillings on my acount [sic] and I will see you paid and in doing so you will much oblige your friend."…
Joseph Birdsall business note from John Hewlett, 1766
Business note from John Hewlett to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Hewlett requests that Birdsall "let the bairer [sic] here of have three pounds of powder and twelve pounds of shot from me." Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem…
Joseph Birdsall business note from David Seaman, 1765
Business note from David Seaman to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Seaman requested that Birdsall let Peter Jackson "have 5 copper worth out of your shop", and to charge it Seaman's account. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem…
Joseph Birdsall business note from James Searing, 1765
Business note from James Spearing to Joseph Birdsall. The note requested that Birdsall send to Spearing by the bearer of the note, Mrs. Rhoads, powder and shott [sic] and to charge them to his account. The location at the top of the note is listed as…
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 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),…