Receipt for payment of $29.48 made by John C. Birdsall to Samuel S. Jone & Co. The payment was for the purchase of boards, planks, and joints. Note: John C. Birdsall was a partner in a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y.
Receipt for payment of $22.20 made by John C. Birdsall, at South Huntington, N.Y., to Cornelius & Powell. The payment was for the purchase of 1, 400 shingles and two planks. The receipt was signed :Cornelius & Ireland." Note: John C. Birdsall was a…