Joseph and Benjamin Birdsall indenture with Nathan Horton, 1770

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Title

Joseph and Benjamin Birdsall indenture with Nathan Horton, 1770

Subject

Birdsall, Benjamin
Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.
Horton, Nathan
Business enterprises
Indentures
Loans

Description

Indenture in which Joseph Birdsall of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh) and Benjamin Birdsall of Oyster Bay South agree to "stand bound" to Nathan Horton of Oyster Bay for a loan in the amount of two hundred and fourteen pounds. 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

May 1, 1770

Contributor

O'Connor, Michael

Rights

Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Format

Indenture

Is Part Of

Carman Family Collection (Box 4, Folder 11)

Files

Joseph and Benjamin Birdsall indenture with Nathan Horton, 1770.jpg

Citation

“Joseph and Benjamin Birdsall indenture with Nathan Horton, 1770,” Hofstra University Library Special Collections: Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4461.

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