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Receipt for purchases made by Capt. John Birdsall from William Hawxhurst. Items purchased include salt, molasses, and sugar. Birdsall resided in Jerusalem (present-day Wantagh). The location at the top of the receipt is listed as "Cold Spring," which…

Receipt for loan payment made by Isaac Beedle in the amount of ten pounds sixteen shillings for interest and past principle [sic]. Receipt was signed by Andries Hegeman of the loan office. Note: Beedle resided in Bethpage, Town of Oyster Bay.

Receipt from The Huntington Plate & Window Glass Shop for a glass and copper front set, sold to Mr. J. Cantwell. The receipt was for $260.00, which was the remaining balance owed on a charge of $510.00. The store was located at 300 New York Avenue.

Receipt from F. & A. M. Bayles, Dealers in Coal, Wood, Hay, Grain, Etc., for charges totaling $98.68. Included were charges for coal, hay, oats, wood, kindling, and bran. The store was located at the corner of South Street and Railroad Avenue.

Receipt from Birdsall Post, a general store at the corner of Fulton and Main Streets. The receipt, which was billed to the estate of James Cruickshank, was for the amount of $34.73.

Receipt from The Park House hotel for charges totaling $33.00. Charges include board, washing, cigars, and livery service for a horse. In the upper left corner, there is an image of the hotel. Next to the image there is text that reads: "The Park…

Receipt from O.O. Anderson, Dealer in French and American Confectionery of All Kinds, for $3.60. Items purchased included lemon hard gum and licorice. O.O. Anderson also sold cigars, tobacco, etc.

Receipt from Newins & Griswold, Manufacturers of All Grades of Cigars, for purchase of $12.00 worth of cigars.

Broadside for an auction notice for a sale of wood "as it stands on 15 or 20 acres of land, situate on the Plain-edge at Woodbury, L.I.," by Languilete & Powell. The name "Isaac H. Jones, Woodbury, L.I." is printed at the bottom of the page. The date…

Stock certificate for one share ($100.00) of capital stock of the Star Oyster Company. Certificate was issued to A.F. Skinner.