Williamsburg 1852

July 3^th 1852	Meſsers Messers Sands & Cowles	Paid by Note
	to 6 days worck work of my man William at one dollar $1.00a day	6.00$6.00
July 5^th 1852	M^r George Hornsby	Paid
	to makeing making and trimming a neat raistop coffin with a case and diggin digging grave and tended attended funeral	12.00$12.00
July 6^th 1852	My red sow had nine pigs on tuesdayTueday night (in the nitenight)
July 17^th 1852	Meſsers Messers Sands & Cowles	Paid by Note
	to 6 days hire of William at $1.00$1.00	6.00$6.00
July 20^th 1852	M^rs Eliza Sweeney	Paid
	to a first rate mahogany cof- fin coffin for your daughter by agreement	~~20.00~~ 45.00$45.00
July 24^th 1852	Meſsers Messers Sands & Cowles	Paid by Note
	to 6 days worck of William	6.00$6.00
July 31 1852	Doct^r Robert P Waller	Paid
	to stripping bureau on the inside to prevent the misemice from getting in the drawsdrawers.	.50$0.50
	to easing a draw drawer in another set & put on lock	.25$0.25
	to furnishing a pair of strap hinges and put them on box to fitting a key to a box for Miſs Miss Belle	.25$0.25
	to fitting a key to Miſs Cath baby house Paid for the key	.25$0.25
July 31^th 1852	Meſsers Messers Sands & Cowles	Paid by Note
	to 6 days worck work of William	6.00$6.00
August 6^th 1852	M^r William Vaughn	Paid
	to makeing making a coffin for your child (raised top with toſsletassel)	6.00$6.00

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