Joseph Birdsall receipt for partial payment made for purchases of dry goods and rum from Willett & O. [Obadiah] Seaman, 1769
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Title
Joseph Birdsall receipt for partial payment made for purchases of dry goods and rum from Willett & O. [Obadiah] Seaman, 1769
Subject
Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.
Willett & Obadiah Seaman
Business enterprises
Dry-goods
General stores
Receipts
Rum
Description
Receipt for 28 pounds for payment made by Joseph Birdsall to Willett & [Ob]adiah Seaman, New York City merchants. The total amount of the bill was 37 pounds, 4 shillings, and 2 pence. Items purchased included dry goods and rum. 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
July 13, 1769
Contributor
O'Connor, Michael
Rights
Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Format
Receipt
Is Part Of
Carman Family Collection (Box 4, Folder 18)
Files
Citation
“Joseph Birdsall receipt for partial payment made for purchases of dry goods and rum from Willett & O. [Obadiah] Seaman, 1769,” Hofstra University Library Special Collections: Digital Collections, accessed December 26, 2024, https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4473.
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