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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall indenture (bond) with John Seaman, 1775]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Seaman, John]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Indentures]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Loans]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Indenture (business note) between Joseph Birdsall and blacksmith John Seaman, both of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), Town of Hempstead, N.Y. Under the terms of the indenture, Seaman became indebted to Birdsall for a loan of fifty-five pounds,  two shillings, and seven pence and a half penny, with a penal amount set at one hundred and ten pounds, five shillings, and three pence. 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.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[May 10, 1775]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
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    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 4, Folder 12)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Business note ]]></dcterms:format>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Indenture]]></dcterms:format>
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