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Receipt for payment of four pounds and ten shillings made by Joseph Birdsall to John Post, at New York City. 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…

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…

Promise to pay note in the amount of eleven pounds, fourteen shillings, and eight pence and a half penny, plus interest, from Joseph Birdsall to George Youngs. The verso of the note contains a receipt for a payment in the amount of twelve pounds, 11…

A letter from Henry Haydock, of New York City, to Joseph Birdsall concerning a sum of money that Birdsall owed to him. In the letter, he threatens to take action if he does not receive payment by the middle of the month. Note: Birdsall owned a…

A ledger page showing the balances owed by a number of customers of Joseph Birdsall's general store. The total balance owed to him was 12 pounds, 10 shillings, and 10 pence. Note: Birdsall general store was in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. He…

Ledger page (recto and verso) with various account entries for patrons of Joseph Birdsall's general store, which was located in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. The entries spanned from May 1775-1776. Note: Birdsall was also a surveyor, a…

Indenture (business note) between Joseph Birdsall and his son John C. Birdsall and Oliver Birdsall, all three of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), Town of Hempstead, N.Y. Under the terms of the indenture, Joseph and John C. Birdsall became indebted to…

Quitclaim deed from Samuel Seaman to Joseph Birdsall, both of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). The deed concerned two parcels of land and a patent granted to John Jackson, Thomas Allen, and Seaman, who was the only surviving patentee. Note:…

Quitclaim deed from John Pratt to Joseph Birdsall, both of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), N.Y. The deed concerns a parcel of land known as Seamans Neck. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem, and he was was also a surveyor, a partner in…

Quitclaim deed from Jacob and Zebulon Seaman to Joseph Birdsall. The deed concerns two parcels of land that were sold to Birdsall by Thomas Seaman (blacksmith), father of Jacob and Zebulon. Note: Birdsall owned a general store in Jerusalem…