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[RJNorton]

Excellent, Anita! Kudos. You are correct as to the cost of the entire funeral. Mary paid $50 for a mahogany coffin and the hearse plus attendants. She also had $7 in additional costs, and the grand total was $57. However, she only paid $50, and the remaining $7 was never paid.

SOURCE: March 2019 Surratt Courier in an article by Joan Chaconas.

(Anita, if I hope people won't research a question, I always try to say this when I ask it; a question like this one can always be researched in any source available.)