Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of rum from Samuel Seaman, 1780
Dublin Core
Title
Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of rum from Samuel Seaman, 1780
Subject
Birdsall, Joseph, 1739-1824.
Seaman, Samuel
Business enterprises
Business records
General stores
Receipts
Rum
Description
Receipt for payment of eleven pounds, one shilling, and four pence made by Joseph Burcham (alternate spelling of Birdsall) to Samuel Seaman, a New York City merchant. The payment was for the purchase of a barve [?] of rum. 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 the Jerusalem school, and a lieutenant in the loyalist militia.
Date
June 3, 1780
Contributor
O'Connor, Michael
Rights
Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Format
Receipt
Is Part Of
Carman Family Collection (Box 4, Folder 18)
Files
Citation
“Joseph Birdsall receipt for purchase of rum from Samuel Seaman, 1780,” Hofstra University Library Special Collections: Digital Collections, accessed November 28, 2024, https://1341.vipkidinterhk.tech/items/show/4481.
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