Williamsburg 1856

May 26 1856	Doctor Edward Camm^Paid to 3 dozen eggs at 12½ ct.$0.125 a dzndozen	.37½$0.375
May 27 1856	M^rMr. William W Vest^Paid to one hundred and sixty two shingles at 1$0.01 cent to 33 ftfeet of 2 inch at 2 ct.$0.02	1.62$1.62 .66$0.66
June 12 1856	Estate of James T Hocady^Paid to makeingmaking a neat black walnut coffin for himself	35.00$35.00
	to a case for same	5.00$5.00
	to furnishing materials and madmade a shroud for same	3.50$3.50
	to 3 bushellsbushels of seed Oats at 62½ ct$0.625	1.87½$1.875
June 12 1856	M^rMr. William Blassingham^Paid to one cherry plank 15 ftfeet at 10 ct.$0.10 a ftfoot	1.50$1.50
June 24 1856	MeſsersMr. Slater & Pierce^Paid to 45 ftfeet of black walnut plank (picked) and measured as follows, one plank 17 ftfeet one 15 ftfeet and one 13 ftfeet makeingmaking 45 ftfeet, to make John Ligtfoots coffin at 12½ ct.$0.125 a ftfoot	5.62½$5.625
June 24 1856	M^rMr. John Blassingham ^Paid to makeingmaking a coffin for a free man by the name of comonly caldcommonly called which died at Doctor Mat Wallers farm cutting wheat and which you sent your order for	5.00$5.00
June 25 1856	Manuell a negro carpenter ^Paid belonging to the estate of Judge Christian, estate commenced to worckwork for me on wednesdayWednesday morning the twenty fifth by the day at one dollar$1.00 a day and found

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