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Joseph Birdsall promise to pay note from Isaac Conklin for the purchase of a horse, 1771

Promise to pay note for seven pounds and ten shillings from Isaac Conklin to Joseph Birdsall for the purchase of a horse. Note: Birdsall owned a…

Joseph Birdsall receipt for payment made to John Post, 1770

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…

Joseph Birdsall receipt for partial payment made for purchases of dry goods and rum from Willett & O. [Obadiah] Seaman, 1769

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…

Joseph Birdsall promise to pay note and receipt from George Youngs, 1765, 1766

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…

Henry Haydock letter to Joseph Birdsall concerning a sum of money that Birdsall owed to him, 1784

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…

Joseph Birdsall ledger page showing balance owed to him, 1780s?

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…

Joseph Birdsall ledger page, 1769-1776

Ledger page (recto and verso) with various account entries for patrons of Joseph Birdsall's general store, which was located in Jerusalem (present-day…

Joseph and John C. Birdsall indenture with Oliver Birdsall, 1806

Indenture (business note) between Joseph Birdsall and his son John C. Birdsall and Oliver Birdsall, all three of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh), Town…

Joseph Birdsall quitclaim deed from Samuel Seaman, 1794

Quitclaim deed from Samuel Seaman to Joseph Birdsall, both of Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). The deed concerned two parcels of land and a patent…

Joseph Birdsall quitclaim deed from John Pratt, 1794

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…