Williamsburg

July 25 1855	Judge J B Christian^Paid to 58 ft of 2 inch and 1 inch plank to make step ladder at 2½ ct.$0.025	1.45$1.45
	3 lbs nailesnails at 6¼ ct.$0.062 to one pair of hook and eye hinges with screws to makeingmaking a step ladder a very large double one	.18¾$0.188 .37½ $0.375 5.00$5.00
July 29 1855	M^rSamuel Bowman^{Paid in settlement 1858} to makeingmaking a very neat raistopraised-top coffin lined and trimedtrimmed with a case for your little boy	15.00$15.00
July 30 1855	M^rsJames Brooks^Paid or the Estate of Washington Brooks her son to makeingmaking a neat raistopraised-top coffin lined and trimedtrimmed with to cover it and had my Boy horse & gig to carycarry it	18.00$18.00
Aug 11 1855	Beckey Jones or her Daughter a free Colord womacolored woman to makeingmaking a neat lined coffin for your daughters child by your direction	3.00$3.00
Aug 5 1855	Estate of M^rsMary Worberton in James City^{Settled by a note with her son} to makeingmaking a neat raistopraised-top coffin lined and trimedtrimmed and tendidattended funeral and had to furnish con- veyance to carry the corpscorpse	20.00$20.00
Aug 21 1855	M^rRoscow Lipscomb^Paid to makeingmaking a neat lined and trimedtrimmed raistopraised-top coffin with a case for your little boy	18.00$18.00

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