Description
Indenture (business note) between Joseph Birdsall and Israel Seaman, both of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), Town of South Hempstead (present-day Town of Hempstead). Under the terms of the indenture, Birdsall became indebted to Seaman for a loan of fifty-five pounds, with a penal amount set at one hundred and ten pounds. 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.