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From: "John Newport" <>
Subject: Re: Old money
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 10:18:39 -0000
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20011217155110.00a0f5b0@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>


Donna,

£18.8s.3d is the way we used to write it. Those were the days when for 3d
you could get.... No, I will resist going down that route!!

Hope this helps.

John


----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Przecha" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 11:56 PM
Subject: Old money


What is the correct way to write old money? Is £18.8.3 correct? I like
putting s and d for shillings and pence as I think it is a little clearer
to (American) non-genealogy people. Is it possible to combine £ s & d.
£18.8s.3d didn't look quite right.

I have been looking at a couple of inventories from the 1600s. It is
interesting that some of the most valuable items seems to be feather beds.
In one inventory the feather bed with all its belongings (apparently
covers, pillows, coverlet, curtains - and probably a frame) was worth £6
whereas six horses were worth £30. In other words, a bed was worth more
than a horse.

Donna Przecha



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