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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 purchase of building materials, 1775

Receipt for payment of seven pounds and fourteen shillings made by Joseph Birdsall, at New York City, for building materials (i.e., steel, nails, and…

Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of dry goods from James & Harry Peters, 1779

Receipt for payment of seven pounds and nineteen shillings made by Joseph Birdsall to James & Harry Peters, New York City merchants. The payment was…

Joseph Birdsall receipt for payment made to Harry Peters, 1778

Receipt for payment of nine pounds, twelve shillings, and 4 pence made by Joseph Birdsall to Harry Peters, a New York City merchant. Note: Birdsall…

Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of rum and tar [?] from Jackson V [?] Dibble, 1780

Receipt for payment of ten shillings and six pence made to Jackson V [?] Dibble by Joseph Birdsall. the payment was for the purchase of 2 gallons of…

Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of sugar and bowls from David Milchelson, 1780

Receipt for payment of 2 pounds, 16 shillings, and 6 pence made by Joseph Birdsall to David Michelson, a New York City merchant. The payment was for…

Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of rum from Samuel Seaman, 1780

Receipt for payment of eleven pounds, one shilling, and four pence made by Joseph Burcham (alternate spelling of Birdsall) to Samuel Seaman, a New…

Joseph Birdsall articles of agreement with Joseph Burr, 1765

Articles of agreement (contract) between Joseph Birdsall and Joseph Burr, both of the Town of Hempstead. Under the terms of the agreement, Burr agreed…

Joseph Birdsall business letter from Joseph Burr, 1767

Business letter from Joseph Burr to Joseph Birdsall, to whom Burr sold wholesale goods. In the letter, Burr requests that Birdsall come and "fetch the…

Samuel Birdsall farm sale advertisement, 1795

Printed advertisement for the sale of a farm in Jerusalem South (present-day Wantagh, N.Y.) in South Hempstead (present-day Town of Hempstead). The…