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From: "Eunice Goude" <>
Subject: Re: [HRT] Wills in the 1850s
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 17:00:35 +1000
References: <000001c566c3$40315d40$8b431052@Donald> <005001c56719$9975ba80$394861cb@computer>


I think that horses were sold in guineas in those days and it is something
that is attached to that. I may be wrong. I know that some of the horse
racing meets are still called ?something guineas!
Eunice
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Frykberg" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [HRT] Wills in the 1850s


> I think you would have to call nineteen pounds 19 shillings. £19.19s.0d.
> The 95 cents doesn't really fit with the period . Just my 2c worth. I also
> wonder why that was the figure used? had to be something to do with tax!
> Interesting.
> Pat
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Massey" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, 1 June 2005 09:10 AM
> Subject: [HRT] Wills in the 1850s
>
>
> > I have come across several wills where the sum of nineteen guineas
(£19.95
> > in new money!) was left to children and grandchildren.
> >
> > Was there some magic about this figure, or for some reason, eg a form of
> > Death Duty, was it wished to keep the figure below £20?
> >
> > Donald Massey
> >
> >
> >
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