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Subject: Re: NCDUPLIN-D Digest V01 #66
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 17:00:07 EDT


In a message dated 04/09/2001 2:35:18 AM Central Daylight Time,
writes:


> . pd 16/~ (Fran's note: have no idea what the 16/~ means--would appreciate
> knowing)
>


fran:
The following is copied from a wonderful site...............
http://www.24carat.co.uk/denominations.html
...................which is explains the very difficult UK currency which
would have been like the British currency used pre-revolution.....although
the Court minutes were from 1804, the reference appears to be that they paid
16 shillings and no pence (although when the payment was made doesn't appear
clear....could it have been in the late 1700's??)
> For those not familiar with pre-decimal coins and monetary notation, values
> in pounds shillings and pence (£.s.d) were written in several ways. Five
> guineas which was 5 pounds and five shillings, was written 5 Gns, or
> £5/5/-, sometimes expressed as shillings, 105/-. Shillings and pence
> amounts were written 5/10 or 5/10d, and if halfpennies or farthings were
> present, then they would be shown as £15/12/23/4, meaning 15 pounds, 12
> shillings, 2 pence, and 3 farthings.


Susan Russell, descendant of the elusive Absolom Strickland of Duplin County






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