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Bill of sale from Gerard Beekman, Jr., of New York, N.Y., to William Schellinger and Nathaniel Baker of East Hampton, N.Y, for miscellaneous services on their behalf; Sept. 14, 1716. Services provided by Beekman include: freight handling for East Hampton Township, N.Y. goods [imported] from Holland and England; travel to East Hampton; travel to Elizabethtown, N.J., to prove the death of Hannah Schellinger, the wife of William Whitehead; travel to the City of New York on behalf of the Schellinger family, appearing before the mayor "& City Seal" on behalf of William Cornelius Schellinger.