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Joseph Birdsall and Samuel Smith articles of agreement regarding grist mill, 1785
Articles of agreement regarding grist mill in which Joseph Birdsall and Samuel Smith were partners. The agreement stated, "we the Said Samuel Smith and Joseph Birdsall do of our own Wills and accords Nominate and appoint Samuel Birdsall of the…
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…
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 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),…
Joseph Birdsall business letter from Joseph Burr, 1767
Business letter from Joseph Burr to Joseph Birdsall, to whom Burr sold wholesale goods. In the letter, Burr requests that Birdsall come and "fetch the salt soon." He also mentions that he may able to obtain some rum should Birdsall want some.
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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),…
Joseph Birdsall business note from Aletter Clowes, 1769
Business note from Aletter Clowes to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Clowes requests that Birdsall send him nine yards of linnen [sic] at four & four pence per yard. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He was…
Joseph Birdsall business note from Benjamin Birdsall, 1769
Business note from Benjamin Birdsall to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Benjamin Birdsall requested that Joseph Birdsall "By the Bearer Joel Burch Send me 13 Basket Buttens, one Dousin Philadelphia Buttens & 2 large ones for leather Britches one…
Joseph Birdsall business note from David Jones, 1769
Business note from David Jones to Joseph Birdsal (alternate spelling of "Birdsall"). In the note, Jones requests that Birdsall send him "two Sticks of Mohair as nigh this Patern as you can and one Ounce of Indigo." Note: Birdsall owned a general…
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…