Williamsburg 1856

April 26 1856	Estate of Chrischany Thurston^Paid to makeingmaking a neat raistopraised-top coffin by agreement with her chrildrenchildren and M^rMr. Deneufville & his wife	15.00$15.00
	plank to go over same	1.00$1.00
	from the thirteenth of January to the thirteenth of April is three months house rent at three dollars$3.00 a month by agreement is nine dollar$9.00	9.00$9.00
	to one half a month up to the time she died & was burriedburied at the rates of three dollars a month is	1.50$1.50
April 30 1856	M^rMr. W^mWilliam W Vest^Paid to putting on some shingles on the back of smokehouse at store	.50$0.50
May 1 1856	ColⁿColonel Robert M^cCandlishMcCandlish^Paid to furnishing 2 keys one to traveling baggbag & the other to book case at 25 ct.$0.25 a piece	.50$0.50
May 2 1856	M^rMr. Charles P Waller^Paid to putting up 3 window shades and furnished brackettsbrackets at 37½ ct.$0.375 each	1.72½$1.725
May 2 1856	M^rMr. R Lipscomb^Paid to makeingmaking a coffin for one of your servants	5.00$5.00
May 2 1856	Doctor Edward Cam^Paid to ¾ of a lbpound of butter at 37½ ct.$0.375 to 2 lbspounds of butter at 37½ ct.$0.375	.28$0.28 .75$0.75
May 24 1856	M^rMr. Hames ^{settled in full with him} paid him in cash	5.00$5.00

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