Williamsburg 1857

January 4 1857	M^rMr. Benjamine Waller^Paid to makeingmaking a neat plain coffin for your woman Sally Peters by M^rMr.C Waller's direction	6.00$6.00
	to carrying the corpscorpse out in my cart	1.00$1.00
January 6 1857	M^rMr. William W Vest^Paid to makeingmaking a coffin for your woman Aggy to head and foot boards	6.00$6.00 7.00$7.00 1.00 $1.00
January 3 1857	M^rMr. John Blassingham^Paidhave rentidrented my stable with 2 stalls and my feed room in the same house by the month at three dollars$3.00 a month and i I am to have the ma- nure also (and iI am to have the carriage room and the loft part myself)
January 3 1857	I have rentidrented my kitchen room to Billy Coleman at the old place by the month at three dollars $3.00 a month
January 9 1857	Paid by M^rMr. John Blassingham^Paid to makeingmaking a coffin for William Johns a colordcolored man lined and trimedtrimmed with tossellstassels by your direction and a- greement for	7.50$7.50
January 17 1857	M^rMr. John A Denuefville^{Paid by his Bond} to one metallic coffin and case and funeral expenses	85.00$85.00
	to diggindigging grave for same for your daughter Lucasa	2.00$2.00
January 22 1857	Doct^rDoctor Edward Cam^Paid to one turkey	1.00$1.00

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