Williamsburg 1855

January 16 1855	M ^rMr. Kirby^Paid to makeingmaking a raistop raised-top Coffin for your sister lined and trimedtrimmed by your direction	10.00$10.00
January 17 1855	Estate of M ^rMr. R R Garrett^Paid to one metallic coffin for himself [6 ft feet in the clear]	50.00$50.00
	to a case for same	5.00$5.00
	to tending funeral on back River, and carried the coffin ^{down to husehouse}	10.00$10.00
January 20 1855	Doct ^rDoctor Robert P Waller^Paid to cutting & altering crutches	.25$0.25
January 20 1855	M ^rMr. George Jackson came to ^Paid worckwork again on mondayMonday morn- ing and worcked worked all the weakweek which made 6 days to one plain iron for smoothing plane and iI gave him $5 dollars$5.00	5.00$5.00
January 20 1855	M^rMr. Mordecai Sweeney to repairing of bedstidbedstead rail	.25$0.25
January 27 1855	M^rMr. Robert F Cole^Paid to makeingmaking & trimming a neat rais topraised-top coffin & case for same for M^rMr. Labby your brother in law by your directions and orders	25.00$25.00
January 27 1855	M^rMr. George Jackson worckedworked^Paid all this weakweek again and made 6 days and i paid him ten dollars$10.00	10.00$10.00
Feb^rFebruary 3 1855	Estate of M^rMr. John Bailey Sn^rSenior^Paid of the lower part of JamsJames City to a first rate black walnut coffin for himself lined and trimed trimmed neatly with silver head screws	40.00$40.00
	to a case for same	5.00$5.00
	tendidattended funeral & had to send the case down to the ground	5.00$5.00

From the Archives
Of Swem Library at the College of William and Mary