RECOLLECTION
Sexton Jackson
INTRODUCTION
Letter from James A. W. Jackson, sexton, to Mr. Davenport, dated February 24, 1904, regarding his services for a wedding. The original spellings and grammar are preserved as in the handwritten letter. The wedding referenced is the 1904 marriage of John Sidney Davenport Jr. and Louise Marguerite Warwick.
Feb 24, 1904.
Mr. Davenport
Dear Sir I thought by this time you mind would be more compose therefore I call to see what would you give me for my time preparing for your marriage.
To give you some idear of what I do receive when covering windows $10.00 when covering windows and laying crash, etc. $12.00 when just opening Church $5.00. Fer your marriage I did everything that I could & your marriage was the of the larges that have ever been in that Church & so far as Beuity it was one of the fines everyone said so and I am in hopes that you was satesfide. Now let me say that I am not making any special charge on you excepting for the papper as I had to buy two new rolls of paper as the other we tern so that it could not be work so well & it is eheip any how two rolls only cost with tax $4.50 & time about $2.50. So do not say that I am demanding you to pay me beoose if you do not give me anything any more than for papper it is all right.
Your Sexton Jas A. W. Jackson
Damages from the marriage in the Galley is about $3.00 it is there for to be sean as yet the people standing up on the two back bonus & deface them so that they will have to be revarnish but do not borther about that I will attend to them I keep the Galley lock exceping for marriages etc I thought I would let you know it was one of the larges crows ever was in that Church over 1700 people was in there the Church & Galley seats 1700 & people was standing in the isles.
Truly hope you a happy success through life & all of you day may be bright
Jas A. W. Jackson