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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[ Joseph Birdsall business note from John Hewlett, 1766]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Hewlett, John]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[General stores]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Business note from John Hewlett to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Hewlett requests that Birdsall &quot;let the bairer [sic] here of have three pounds of powder and twelve pounds of shot from me.&quot; 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[Mar. 12, 1766]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 28)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Business note]]></dcterms:format>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4418">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall business note from David Seaman, 1765]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Jackson, Peter]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Seaman, David]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[General stores]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Business note from David Seaman to Joseph Birdsall. In the note, Seaman requested that Birdsall let Peter Jackson &quot;have 5 copper worth out of your shop&quot;, and to charge it Seaman&#039;s account. 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[Dec. 25, 1765]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 27)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Business note]]></dcterms:format>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4417">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall business note from James Searing, 1765]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Searing, James]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[General stores]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Business note from James Spearing to Joseph Birdsall. The note requested that Birdsall send to Spearing by the bearer of the note, Mrs. Rhoads, powder and shott [sic] and to charge them to his account. The location at the top of the note is listed as &quot;Hempstead.&quot; 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[Nov. 27, 1765]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 27)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Business note]]></dcterms:format>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4416">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall bill for purchase of dry goods from Willett &amp; Obadiah Seaman, c.1790s]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Willett &amp; Obadiah Seaman]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Bills]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Dry-goods]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[General stores]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall bill in the amount of 9 pounds and 19 shillings for the purchase of dry goods from Willett &amp; Obadiah Seaman, New York City merchants. Items purchased included salt, silks, and indigo. The name Birdsall was spelled &quot;Burdsel&quot;, 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.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[c.1790s]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 24)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bill]]></dcterms:format>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4415">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall account statement (combined) for Jacob and Richard Jackson, Sr., c.1790s]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Jackson, Jacob]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Jackson, Richard, Sr.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Accounts receivable]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[General stores]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall account statement (combined) for Jacob and Richard Jackson, Sr. The balance owing was 18 pounds, 3 shillings, and 2 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[c.1790s]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 24)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Account statement]]></dcterms:format>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4414">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall account statement on note to Henry Haydock, 1793]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Haydock, Henry]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Accounts receivable]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Loans]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall account statement on note to Henry Haydock for the period from May 4, 1785, through November 12, 1795. The balance owing was 17 pounds, 11 shillings, and 7 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[1785-1793]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 24)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Account statement]]></dcterms:format>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4413">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall ledger pages (4) for account with Seaman &amp; Lawrence, 1773-74, 1784]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Seaman &amp; Lawrence]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Account books]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[General stores]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall ledger pages for account with Seaman &amp; Lawrence, a New York City merchant company, for the period from April 9, 1773, through July 16, 1774. There is also a page with &quot;Errors Excepted&quot; dated March 10, 1784. 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[April 9, 1773-July 16, 1774]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[Mar. 10, 1784]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 26)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Ledger pages]]></dcterms:format>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4412">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall account statement for Richard Jackson, 1776]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Jackson, Richard]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Accounts receivable ]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[General stores]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall account statement for Richard Jackson for the period July 15, 1774, through December 20, 1776. The balance owing was seven pounds, eight shillings, and four and a quarter pence. Items purchased included rum, fabrics, and a pair of gloves. 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[July 15, 1774-December 20, 1776]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 23)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Account statement]]></dcterms:format>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4411">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall bill for purchases of rum and rice from Barnard &amp; William Rhinelander, 1769]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Barnard &amp; William Rhinelander]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Bills]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[General stores]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Rice]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Rum]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall bill in the amount of three pounds, twelve shillings, and two pence, for purchase of rice and rum from Barnard and William Rhinelander, New York City merchants. 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 11, 1769]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 33)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Bill]]></dcterms:format>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/4410">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall account statement with Seaman &amp; Lawrence &amp; Co., 1774]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Seaman &amp; Lawrence &amp; Co.]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Accounts receivable ]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[Business enterprises]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[General stores]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Joseph Birdsall account statement with Seaman &amp; Lawrence &amp; Co. for the period May 1774 through July 1774. The balance owing was 145 pounds and 7 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[July 20, 1774]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:contributor><![CDATA[O&#039;Connor, Michael]]></dcterms:contributor>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:isPartOf><![CDATA[Carman Family Collection (Box 3, Folder 23)]]></dcterms:isPartOf>
    <dcterms:format><![CDATA[Account statement]]></dcterms:format>
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