Williamsburg 1855

April 7 1855	My Mare Fancy went to ^Paid the horse this morning before breakfast and took him iI put her by the insurance this year and made a special bargain for ten dollars$10.00 as iI put her last year by the season and she never took the horse untilluntil his last trip round, so M^rMr. Jones agreed to let me put this year by the insurance for ten dollars$10.00 and if iI get no colt iI pay no money and she went again on sundaySunday the 8^th that beeingbeing the last time she took him, and iI sent her again on mondayMonday morning the 16^th of April and she refused
April 13 1855	M^rMr. George Hornsby to a very neat coffin for your wife lined & trimedtrimmed to case for same	15.00$15.00 5.00$5.00
April 14 1855	M^rMr. George Jackson worckedworked^Paid for me four days this weakweek as he lost Easter mon- day Mon- day and tuesdayTuesday and iI paid him this weakweek	5.00$5.00
April 16 1855	Doct^rDoctor Miller of Richmond^Paid to makeingmaking a key to leather trunk lock & repairdrepaired lock and furnished copercopper rivets and put the lock on again	.75$0.75
April 18 1855	I had a piece of timber of M^rMr. Johnson Sands and for which iI was to pay him 38$0.38 cents for, and it was to come out of my Account iI had against him	.38$0.38

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