Williamsburg, 1853

Oct^rOctober 5 1853	Eastern Lunatic AsylemAsylum^Paid
	to 24 4 624ftfeet of 4 by 6 scantling at 3 ct.$0.03	.72$0.72
	to one piece of 2 inch plank	.50$0.50
Oct^rOctober 5 1853	Mrs Taylor^Paid
	to 18 & 13 ft of plank making 31 ft at 3$0.03	.93$0.93
	to 2 lbs of nailesnails at 6¼ ct.$0.062	.12½$0.125
	to one pair of hokhook and eye hinges	.50$0.50
	to one old H hinge at	.12½$0.125
	to makeingmakingbattonbatten shutter	.25$0.25
	to altering of window sashframe	.25$0.25
	to hanging battonbatten shutter	.25$0.25
	to makeingmaking2 window battonsbattens	.12½$0.125
	to fitting & hanging scellrcellardordoor	.25$0.25
	to repairing back poarchporch floor	1.25$1.25
	to cutting & putting in 14painspanes glaſsglass at 6¼ ct.$0.625 a painpane	87½$87.50
Oct^rOctober 5 1853	Mr CoſsinghamCossingham^Paid
	to 17 ft of plank at 3 ct.$0.03	.51$0.51
	to one lb nailesnails (wraughtwrought)	.16¾$0.168
	to one pair of secondhand hinges	.25¾$0.258
	to makeingmaking a pair of window shutters	1.00$1.00
	to fitting & hanging	.50$0.50
	to putting on a bolt	.12½$0.125
Oct^rOctober 5 1853	CaptⁿCaptain Busic of York countyCounty on York River
	to makeingmaking a first rate Black walnut Coffin for M^rs Busic	30.00$30.00
	to case for same	5.00$5.00
Oct^rOctober 12 1853	Mr Archey Brooks	Paid
	to makeingmaking a neat rais topraised top Coffin for M^r Sam Ware your father in law by your directions lined & trimedtrimmed	15.00$15.00
Oct^rOctober 15 1853	M^r Wm H Yearby	Paid
	to 4 days worckwork of my man William at $1.25 ct.$1.25 a day	5.00$5.00

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