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Joseph Birdsall receipt for payment made to Harry Peters, 1778
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…
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 promise to pay note from Isaac Conklin for the purchase of a horse, 1771
Promise to pay note for seven pounds and ten shillings from Isaac Conklin to Joseph Birdsall for the purchase of a horse. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was also a surveyor, a partner in a grist mill,…
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 ledger page, 1769-1776
Ledger page (recto and verso) with various account entries for patrons of Joseph Birdsall's general store, which was located in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. The entries spanned from May 1775-1776. Note: Birdsall was also a surveyor, a…
Joseph Birdsall ledger page showing balance owed to him, 1780s?
A ledger page showing the balances owed by a number of customers of Joseph Birdsall's general store. The total balance owed to him was 12 pounds, 10 shillings, and 10 pence. Note: Birdsall general store was in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He…
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…
Joseph Birdsall business note regarding Richard Jackson's debt, 1784
Business note stating that "Richard Jackson remains in debt on behalf of his father Deceased the sum of £ 2-2-6 - [two pounds, 2 shillings, 6 pence] Which is the equal half Due to Joseph Birdsall. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem…
Joseph Birdsall business note from Zebulon Seaman,1768
Business note from Zebulon Seaman to Joseph "Burdshel" (alternate spelling of "Birdsall"). In the note, Seaman requests that Birdsall "let James Berey have two pounds of shot and I will see you paid from me.) Note: Birdsall owned a general store in…
Joseph Birdsall business note from Zebulon Seaman, 1769
Business note from Zebulon Seaman to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Seaman requests that Joseph Birdsall let Benjamin Birdsall have anything he wants, on Seaman's account, to a value of forty-three shillings, and to charge that to his account. Note:…