Williamsburg

July 3 1859	ColⁿColonel Robert H Armestead^{Paid Settled by paying thirty dollars$30.00 2 years after} to a first rate black walnut coffin for M^rMr. W Y Peyton	40.00$40.00
	to a plate for coffin and name on same to a case for same	1.50$1.50 5.00$5.00
July 7 1859	M^rMr. Frank Lee^Paid to a first rate lined and trimedtrimmed raistopraised-top black walnut coffin for your mother by your orders sent by M^rMr. John Harwood	40.00$40.00
	to a case for same to furnishing a waggonwagon & horse and driver to carry it down with	5.00$5.00 5.00$5.00
July 12 1859	M^rMr. Isaac Hofheimer^Paid to one lb of fresh butter	.31¼$0.312
July 16	Billy Coleman worckworked for me in my Oats this weakweek and made about three days as he was drunk about one half of his time and off and a sleep and iI paid him fifty cents$0.50 a day as iI had to find him by agreement	1.50$1.50
July 22 1859	Mordecai Hofheimer^Paid to 2 trunk keys at 25 ct.$0.25	.50$0.50
July 22 1859	George Grimes^Paid to a coffin for a small boy made by your direction	3.00$3.00
July 23 1859	Billy coleman worckworked for me this weakweek and made 4 and a ½ days at 50 ct.$0.50 a day and iI paid him 50 ct.$0.50 in cash	2.25$2.25 .50$0.50
July 25 1859	York County^Paid to a coffin for Old Nandsey Bartlett by W^mWilliam Henleys order Overseer Poor of York County	3.50$3.50

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