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Williamsburg 1859

May 16
1859
MrMr.Richard R GravesPaid by Peter PowellSeptrSeptember 9 1859

to makeingmaking a coffin for
Old black woman Sallie		 5.00$5.00
May 20
1859



MrsMrs. Willmore JonesPaid by note
Paid
to a first rate black walnut
coffin for MrMr.WmWilliam Jones
by MrMr.Henly Jones say so
and your direction
to a case for same 		55.00$55.00

5.00$5.00
May 28
1859

Billy Coleman worckworked five
days for me this weakweek at 62½ ct.$0.625
a day which made $3.12½ ct.$3.125
and iI paid him one dollar$1.00 in cash
3.12½$3.125
1.00$1.00
2.12½$2.125
June 3
1859


DoctrDoctor John M GaltPaid
to a coffin for Old Pegg
to diggindigging grave and furnis-
hing conveyance to carry corpscorpse
to the ground 		5.00$5.00

2.50$2.50
June 4
1859

Billy Coleman worckworked for
me four days this weakweek at 62½ ct.$0.625
a day which makes $2 & 50 ct.$2.50
and iI paid him in case one dollar$1.00		 2.50$2.50
1.00$1.00
1.50$1.50
June 7
1859
MrMr. John K NoelPaid
to furnishing putty and put
in one painpane of glaſss in side litelight		 .25$0.25
.12½$0.125
June 7
1859
Billy Coleman worckworked for
me this weakweek and made 2½ days
at 62½ ct.$0.625 a day 		1.56¼$1.562
June 8
1859


MrMr.William S Peachey
to furnishing 3 settssets of brackettsbrackets
and small tacks for same at 12½$0.125
to putting up 3 settssets of painted
curtains to windows at 25 ct.$0.25 each 		.37½$0.375

.75$0.75
June 9
1859


I settled up in full this morning with John &
Charles two sawyers belonging to S Parham of
Petersburg for sawing done for me in the presence of Mr Jo
John Barlow Jnr at his fathers store