Joseph Birdsall business letter from Joseph Burr, 1767
Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.
Burr, Joseph
Business correspondence
Business enterprises
General stores
Salt
Business letter from Joseph Burr to Joseph Birdsall, to whom Burr sold wholesale goods. In the letter, Burr requests that Birdsall come and "fetch the salt soon." He also mentions that he may able to obtain some rum should Birdsall want some.
The address on the top of the letter is "Cow Neck," which was the name settlers gave to the peninsula that juts into Manhasset Bay to the west, Long Island Sound to the north and Hempstead Harbor to the east.
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.
June 6, 1767
O'Connor, Michael
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Letter
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
Capt. John Birdsall receipt for purchase of foodstuffs, 1751
Birdsall, John, Sr., 1696-1764.
Hawxhurst, William
Receipts
Receipt for purchases made by Capt. John Birdsall from William Hawxhurst. Items purchased include salt, molasses, and sugar. Birdsall resided in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). The location at the top of the receipt is listed as "Cold Spring," which later became known as Cold Spring Harbor.
Nov. 19, 1751
O'Connor, Michael
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Receipt