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Receipt for 2 pounds 12 shillings and 10 pence for purchases made by Capt. John Birdsall from William Hawxhurst. Items purchased included flaxseed, molasses, sugar, and rum. Birdsall resided in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). The location at the…

Receipt for payment of one pound one shilling owed by John Birdsall, Jr., to Thomas Williams. Payment was received "by hands of" Birdsall's father, Capt. John Birdsall. (Note: Birdsall, Jr., lived in the Township of South Hempstead (current day Town…

Receipt for payment "reckend and reseved" (reckoned and received) from Capt. John Birdsall by Mordecai Lester. The location at the top of the receipt is listed as "Hempstead." Birdsall was a resident of Jerusalem (current-day Wantagh), Town of…

Receipt for payment of sixteen pounds and fifteen shillings made by Capt. John Birdsall to Joseph Dennis for the purchase of three thousand shingles. Birdsall was a resident of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y.

Receipt for payment of ten pounds, four shillings and eight pence, made by Capt. John Birdsall to Lazarus Horton on behalf of William and Benjamin Hawxhurst. Location written at the top of the receipt was Oyster Bay. Note: Birdsall was a resident of…

Birdsall & Jackson receipt for three pounds and six shillings for purchases of gurrah (muslin) and pocket handkerchiefs from Williams & Mott, New York City merchants. Note: Birdsall & Jackson was a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh),…

Birdsall & Jackson receipt for six pounds and eight shillings for purchase of pork from Townsend Vanderbilt. Note: Birdsall & Jackson was a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. It was operated by John C. Birdsall and Micah Jackson.

Birdsall & Jackson receipt for one pound, nine shillings, and two pence, for purchase of nails from Silas Hicks, a New York City merchant. Note: Birdsall & Jackson was a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. It was operated by John…

Birdsall & Jackson receipt for two pounds and eight shillings for purchase of dry-goods from Mott & Williams, a New York City merchant company. Purchase included tobacco, starch, and bag of shot. Note: Birdsall & Jackson was a general store in…

Birdsall & Jackson receipt for one pound and sixteen shillings for the purchase of Bohea tea from Townsend & Nostrand. Note: Birdsall & Jackson was a general store in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. It was operated by John C. Birdsall and…