Williamsburg 1857

Sept^rSeptember 30 1857	M^rMr. L C Coke^Paid to a patent spring lock with spring face and put it on leather trunk by agreement due me before for a small key	1.25$1.25 .12½$0.125
Oct^rOctober 1 1857	M^rMr. Peter Powell^{Paid in settlement} to makeingmaking a neat small coffin for colordcolored child (that was smuthardsmothered)	2.50$2.50
Oct^rOctober 1 1857	M^rMr. Richard Handsford^Paid to fitting a new key to a large new lock	.50$0.50
Oct^rOctober 9 1857	M^rMr. Smith^Paid at Archers Hope to makeingmaking a first rate raistopraised-top coffin lined and trimedtrimmed with a case to same for your adopted child	8.00$8.00 ~~10.00~~
Oct^rOctober 11 1857	M^rMr. Thomas Whitaker to a coffin for black child measure over four feet long	3$3.00 2.50$2.50
Oct^rOctober 14 1857	Pay Patient fund of the Eastern ^Paid Lunatic Asylum ^Paid to makeingmaking a neat lined and trimed trimmed raistopraised-top Coffin and case for M^rMr. a boarder	$30.00$30.00
Oct^rOctober 16 1857	M^rMr. Lytle^{Paid in settlement} to mending one chair to furnishing one flush bolt to repairing mahogany wash stand	.12½$0.125 .12½$0.125 .50$0.50
Nov^rNovember 1 1857	M^rMr. G. Knight^Paid to makeingmaking a neat white coffin lined inside and out for your child to a case for same	3.00$3.00 1.00$1.00

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