Williamsburg 1857

May 4 1857	M^rMr. Charles C P Waller^Paid to makeingmaking a neat lined and trimedtrimmed coffin for your little boy	5.00$5.00
	to a case for same	2.50$2.50
May 6 1857	Billy Coleman hired me his youngest child a girl on mondayMonday morning the 27 of April at 75 cents$0.75 a month
May 6 1857	M^rMr.Jacob C Sheldon^Paid to repairing pad lock	.12½$0.125
May 6 1857	Estate of M^rMr. Winston^Paid to a most elegant mahogany coffin & case & shroud for M^rMr. Winston by agr- eement with CaptnCaptain Kellem	55.00$55.00
May 8 1857	to a very neat small mahogany coffin for his youngest child	15.00$15.00
May 9 1857	Billy coleman worckedworked for me four days this weakweek and made 4 days at 62½ ct.$0.625 a day and iI paid him $2$2.00 in cash	2.50$2.50 2.00$2.00
May 20 1857	M^rMr. John K Noell^Paid to 3 curtain slatts for	.12½$0.125
May 20 1857	M^rMr. John B Cosnehan^Paid to makeingmaking a key to trunk	.25$0.25
May 21 1857	MiſsMiss Sidney Furgerson^{Paid Paid} to makeingmaking a coffin and case in the nisestnicest style with silver handles for $15 dollars$15.00 the above coffin was for M^rs Wrights child by MiſsMiss Sidneys request and direction	10.00$10.00
May 21 1857	M^rMr. Isaac Hofheimer^Paid to 68 ft of one inch white pine at 4½ cts$0.045 to 35 ft of one ½ inch at 7½$0.075 the above plank was got by Mr. Manard [?]	3.06$3.06 2.62½$2.625

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