Memorandum of Agreement in which John C. Birdsall and Parmenus Jackson agree to partner in building a sawmill and making a mill dam in Birdsalls Swamp, which was located in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). Both men were residents of Jerusalem.
John C. Birdsall account statement for sawing planks and boards for Rulef Duryee. The total balance for work performed was 1 pound 8 shillings 10 1/2 pence. Note: Birdsall resided in Jerusalem, N.Y. (present-day Wantagh), where he ran a general storeā¦
Bill for 2 shillings owed to John C. Birdsall for sawing boards for George Balden. Note: Birdsall, who lived in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), ran a general store and had an interest in a saw mill.