Williamsburg

Nov^rNovember 26 1859	M^rMr. Robert Taylor^Paid to a neat lined and trimedtrimmed coffin for one of the paytientspatients at the asylum by your direction	25.00$25.00
December 2 1859	Billy Carter a free man on Carters Creek to makeingmaking a neat raistopraised-top lined and trimedtrimmed coffin for your wife to a case for same by your direction the a bove coffin was directed by Mary Hall the mother of his wife before he came from the county	15.00$15.00 5.00$5.00
Dec^rDecember 2 1859	M^rsMrs. Gabriell Williamson^Paid to sawing off the bottom of 2 doors ^{at 12½$0.125} to sawing off the top of one door & eased the botttom and the side to cleaning 3 locks and made knewnew keys to all three ^at50 ct.$0.50	.25$0.25 .25$0.25 1.50$1.50
Dec^rDecember 9 1859	M^rMr.W^m L Henly to makeingmaking a first rate black walnut coffin and case for your son to a settset of silver handles	20.00$20.00 2.50$2.50
Dec^rDecember 11 1859	Doct^rDoctor Robert P Waller^Paid to makeingmaking a neat plain coffin for your servant woman	5.00$5.00
Dec^rDecember 12 1859	M^rMr. John H Barlow^Paid to one beef hide lbs at to 8 first class cedar post^at33 ct.$0.33 to one ladder 33 ft at 30 ct.$0.30 a ft	2.64$2.64 9.90$9.90
Dec^rDecember 12 1859	Doct^rDoctorLenord Henly to 5 buttons with braſss plates for door (glaſss) at 12½ ct.$0.125 to takeingtaking off the lock on front door of store and repaired the bolt and put on the same again to furnishing and fitting one knewnew key to store door	.62½.$0.625 .25$0.25 .50$0.50

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