Williamsburg 1857

March 4 1857	M^rMr. William Waller^Paid [of] Lynchburg to 132 feet of plank to pack furaturefurniture in at 3 ct.$0.03 a ftfoot	3.96$3.96
	to 3 lbspounds nailesnails at 6¼ ct.$0.062 to makeingmaking 2 very large boxes and packed up sophasofa and bed & bed clothing at $2.50$2.50	.18¾$0.188 2.50$2.50
	to makeingmaking a very large box to hold pier table & marble top with a bed & bed furaturefurniture to packing and tyingtieing up a dozen chairs	2.50$2.50 2.00$2.00
		$11.14¾$11.148
March 5 1857	Doct^rDoctor Coleman to makeingmaking a coffin for your woman Betsey	5.00$5.00
March 5 1857	Billy Coleman was sold on wednesdayWednesday the fourth of March for to pay his taxes and I bought him in for ten and a half days worckwork which he is to pay me when iI want him he set in to worckwork for me on wednesdayWednesday and made half a day & 3 days more up to saturday night at 62½ ct.$0.625 a day and he finds himself	2.18¾$2.188
9March 9 1857	and iI paid him one dollar in cash on mondayMonday night	1.00$1.00
March 10 1857	M^rMr. John H Barlow^Paid to one quarter of shoat waitweight 12 lbspounds at 12½ ct.$0.125 a lbpound	1.50$1.50
March 10 1857	M^rMr. John K Nowell^Paid to putting in glass at the A C	.25$0.25
March 11 1857	John H Barlow^Paid" to cutting & putting in glass had to unhinge & hang 2 sash at M^rMr. Litles	1.00$1.00

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