Williamsburg 1857

March 27 1857	Billy Coleman worckedworked for me this weakweek but oweingowing to his loosinglosing so much time in pieces of days, and ½ day scksick on saturdaySaturday ) made only 5 days at 62½$0.625	3.12½$3.125
	and iI paid him one dollar$1.00 in cash on saturdaySaturday night	1.00$1.00
April 2 1857	Estate of M^rMr. R. Faranholt^Paid to furnishing an imitation rose- wood metallic coffin for him- self, and had to go to Norfolk for it myself, and case to same and my expenses included and funeral expenses	90.00$90.00
April 4 1857	Billy Coleman made this weakweek 5 & ½ days at 62½ ct.$0.625 a day made $3.43 ct.$3.43	3.43$3.43
	and iI paid him in cash $1.25$1.25	1.25$1.25
April 7 1857	M^rMr. John S Charles^Paid to putting on a new lock on writing desk and made a plate to go over the bolt	.50$0.50
April 8 1857	M^rMr. Thomas Whitaker to a pine coffin for Old man Edmund (got killed by a troon)	5.00$5.00
April 8 1857	M^rMr. Roscow Lipscomb^Paid to one drawdrawer lock and put it on table drawdrawer	.37½$0.375
April 10 1857	W^mWilliam M Taylors Estate ^{Paid Paid} to a first rate black walnut coffin and case with a settset of silver handles and Silver brestbreast plate engraved and con- veyance to carry corpscorpse to the ground	45.00$45.00
April 10 1857	Billy Coleman worckedworked for me 5 days this weakweek and made $3.12½ cts.$3.125 and iI paid him one dollar$1.00 in cash on mondayMonday paid him another dollar$1.00 in cash	3.12½$3.125 1.00$1.00 1.00$1.00

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