Joseph Birdsall receipt for partial payment made for purchases of dry goods and rum from Willett & O. [Obadiah] Seaman, 1769
Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.
Willett & Obadiah Seaman
Business enterprises
Dry-goods
General stores
Receipts
Rum
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 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 Jerusalem school, and a lieutenant in the loyalist militia.
July 13, 1769
O'Connor, Michael
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Joseph Birdsall bill for purchase of dry goods from Willett & Obadiah Seaman, c.1790s
Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.
Willett & Obadiah Seaman
Bills
Business enterprises
Dry-goods
General stores
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 an alternate spelling. 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 Jerusalem school, and a lieutenant in the loyalist militia.
c.1790s
O'Connor, Michael
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Bill