Receipt for payment of $8.47 made by Caroline E. Garner to R.B. Jackson, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, &c., &c., at Seaford, N.Y., for merchandise. Note: Garner resided in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. She was a school teacher for a few…
Receipt for payment of $7.74 made by the estate of William Garner, Sr., to Baylis & Van Nostrand, at Seaford, N.Y., for the purchase of a chestnut coal. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He was a farmer…
Receipt for payment of $22.00 made by William Garner, Sr., to T.W. Jones, proprietor of Lakewood Mills, and Dealer in Hard-Wood Lumber, at Seaford, N.Y., for the purchase of railings and pickets. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and…
Receipt for payment of $53.01 made by William Garner, Sr., to C.S. Smith & Co., Dealers in Lumber, Timber, Lime, Lath, Cement, etc., at Seaford, N.Y., for the purchase of guano. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall…
Receipt for payment of $5.95 made by John B. Garner to Elbert Verity. The payment was for the purchases of pine boards, railings, and pickets. The location written at the top of the receipt is Atlanticville (present-day Seaford, N.Y.). Note: Garner…
Advertising postcard featuring a reprint of a c.1920s photograph of Haff’s Garage (center) and the Dodge Brothers Service Station, at right, on Merrick Road. There are two men standing near a gas pump out in front of Dodge Brothers. Two automobiles…