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Joseph Birdsall articles of agreement with Joseph Burr, 1765
Articles of agreement (contract) between Joseph Birdsall and Joseph Burr, both of the Town of Hempstead. Under the terms of the agreement, Burr agreed to provide wholesale goods to Birdsall who would then sell the goods at retail. Note: Birdsall…
Samuel Birdsall farm sale advertisement, 1795
Printed advertisement for the sale of a farm in Jerusalem South (present-day Wantagh, N.Y.) in South Hempstead (present-day Town of Hempstead). The farm, which was owned by Samuel Birdsal (alternate spelling for the name "Birdsall") contained about…
John Jackson promise to pay to Capt. Gilbert Colden Willett, 1780
Promise 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 that the full amount was received from Joseph Birdsall of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh) on…
John Garner promise to pay note from Henry Totten, 1818
Promise 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 Armagh County, Northern Ireland, and settled in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y., sometime round…
John Garner promise to pay note to Benodous Hendrickson, 1818
Promise to pay note for one pound, six shillings, and four pence from Benodous Hendrickson to John Garner. Note: Garner arrived in the United States from Armagh County, Northern Ireland, and settled in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y., sometime…
John B. Garner letter from the Port Jefferson Milling Co., 1882
Letter from the Port Jefferson Milling Co. to John B. Garner concerning the purchase and shipping of wheat. The letter was addressed to Garner at Ridgewood (formerly Jerusalem and now named Wantagh), L.I. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner…
John B. Garner letter from the Warrior Mower Co., 1882
Letter from the Warrior Mower Co., of East Williston, N.Y., to John B. Garner requesting that Garner send a payment check for money due to the company. The letter was addressed to Garner at Ridgewood (formerly Jerusalem and now named Wantagh), L.I.…
John B. Garner letter from Jos. A. Lapp, Washington Market merchant, concerning a payment and a milk order, 1890
Letter from Jos. A. Lapp, Dealer in Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork, etc., at the Washington Market in Jamaica, N.Y., to John B. Garner. The letter, which is on a Jos. A. Lapp bill, mentions an enclosed payment check and also includes an order for…
William Garner, Sr., freight receipt from the South Side Railroad Co. of L.I., 1868
Freight receipt for payment of $10.20 made by William Garner, Sr., to the South Side Railroad Co. of L.I. The payment was for shipping 6,788 feet of lumber from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. Note: Garner was a son of…
John B. Garner receipt from the Long Island Rail Road for 55 barrels of pickles, 1891
Receipt from the Long Island Rail Road to John B. Garner for 55 barrels of pickles that were to be shipped from Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh) to Bushwick, Brooklyn. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He…