Joseph Birdsall bill for purchase of dry goods from Willett & Obadiah Seaman, c.1790s
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Title
Joseph Birdsall bill for purchase of dry goods from Willett & Obadiah Seaman, c.1790s
Subject
Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.
Willett & Obadiah Seaman
Bills
Business enterprises
Dry-goods
General stores
Description
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.
Date
c.1790s
Contributor
O'Connor, Michael
Rights
Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Format
Bill
Is Part Of
Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 24)
Files
Citation
“Joseph Birdsall bill for purchase of dry goods from Willett & Obadiah Seaman, c.1790s,” Hofstra University Library Special Collections: Digital Collections, accessed November 21, 2024, https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4416.
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