Receipt for payment of $19.90 made by William and John B. Garner to Carman Cornelius for smith work done. Note: William and John B. were sons of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). They were farmers in Jerusalem (present-day…
Receipt for payment of $5.95 made by John B. Garner to Elbert Verity. The payment was for the purchases of pine boards, railings, and pickets. The location written at the top of the receipt is Atlanticville (present-day Seaford, N.Y.). Note: Garner…
Receipt from the Long Island Rail Road to John B. Garner for 55 barrels of pickles that were to be shipped from Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh) to Bushwick, Brooklyn. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He…
Freight receipt for payment of $10.20 made by William Garner, Sr., to the South Side Railroad Co. of L.I. The payment was for shipping 6,788 feet of lumber from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Ridgewood (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. Note: Garner was a son of…
Letter from Jos. A. Lapp, Dealer in Beef, Veal, Mutton, Lamb, Pork, etc., at the Washington Market in Jamaica, N.Y., to John B. Garner. The letter, which is on a Jos. A. Lapp bill, mentions an enclosed payment check and also includes an order for…
Letter from S.A. Smith, Hempstead Hardware, Farmers Depot and Feed Store to John B. Garner concerning a discrepancy over riddles (coarse sieves used for separating chaffs from grain, etc.) that Garner had ordered from the store. Note: Garner resided…
Letter from the Warrior Mower Co., of East Williston, N.Y., to John B. Garner requesting that Garner send a payment check for money due to the company. The letter was addressed to Garner at Ridgewood (formerly Jerusalem and now named Wantagh), L.I.…
Letter from the Port Jefferson Milling Co. to John B. Garner concerning the purchase and shipping of wheat. The letter was addressed to Garner at Ridgewood (formerly Jerusalem and now named Wantagh), L.I. Note: Garner was a son of John Garner…
John B. Garner bill for a $500.00 stock certificate from the Long Island Hedge and Wire Fence Co., of Jamaica, N.Y. Note: Garner resided in Jerusalem, N.Y. (present-day Wantagh). He was a son of John Garner (?-1833) and Sarah Birdsall (1790-1836). He…
Receipt for payment of $52.50 made by John B. Garner to Theo. A. Carman, Dealer in Stoves, Furniture, Ranges, Tinware, etc., of Hempstead, N.Y. The payment was for the purchase of an "Ideal Bicycle." Note: Garner resided in Jerusalem, N.Y.…