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Birdsall & Jackson memorandum of agreement (sawmill), 1799
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 timber for planks and boards, 1799
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 store…
John C. Birdsall, bill for sawing planks, 1798
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.