Williamsburg 1858

July 20 1858	William Casady to makeingmaking a neat coffin for your child by agreement to be paid for by the first of septemberSeptember the price to be two$2.00 dollars & if not paid for on the last day of August iI am to have fifty cent$0.50 more by agreement and then he had tossellstassels put on by agreement for twenty five cent$0.25 more	2.25$2.25 failed to pay on 1 of septrSeptember so iI charged $2.75$2.75
July 20 1858	M^rsMrs. Hariett Henly^Paid to repairing wire to bell at door and fixed the same	.50$0.50
July 29 1858	Henry James^(free(Colord)colored)^Paid to makeingmaking a neat coffin for your uncle lined and trimedtrimmed with Tossellstassels by your direction and you became responsible if his estate was not able to pay for it, by agreement $8.50$8.50	8.50$8.50 Credited by 4.75$4.75 3.75 $3.75
Feb^rFebruary 4 1859	he has paid one dollar & seventy five cents$1.75 on the above Coffin he paid again in cash	1.75$1.75 $3.00$3.00 4.75 $4.75
August 3 1858	Len Taylor^Paid to putting on a spring brass lock on trunk and furnished same	.62½$0.625
August 3 1858	M^rsMrs. Tucker^{Paid Paid} to repairing parasollparasol to repairing pillar and claw table to repairing a small press for M^rsMrs. Washington	.37½$0.375 2.50$2.50 1.50 $1.50
August 5 1858	M^rsMrs. Stephen Wright to repairing and varnishing 2 Ottermanottoman stands at 37½$0.375 to repairing one mahogany cusheonedcushioned chair	Paid .75$0.75 .50$0.50

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