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 Order for Nancy Gleaves' coffin

  • » Date: 1855-05-17
  • » Subject: Order for Nancy Gleaves' coffin
  • » Written By: F. K. Rich & Sons
  • » Addressed To: Miss Nancy Gleaves Estate
  • » Transcriber: Alice Hix
  • » File # 600

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Miss Nancy gleaves Esstate

 

 

 

To F. K. Rich

Dr.

 

1855

 

 

 

May 17

To 1 fine cherry coffin

$18

00

 

 

 

 

 

Received of James T Gleaves in full of the above account

 

 

 

F. K. Rich

 

 

 

August 14th 1855

 

 

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Estate
Nancy Gleaves
ACT

with F. K. Rich

Transcriber Notes

Nancy Gleaves died on May 16, 1855 and this was the order for her coffin. She was the youngest sister of James Turk Gleaves and she never married.

Fleming Kean Rich was a furniture maker in Wytheville and also made coffins.

Fleming Kean Rich's grandson, John Robert Rich would marry James Turk Gleaves' great-granddaught, Anna Maria Gleaves.

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