While reading some Northern Neck Court records from 1780s, I came across
"Tobacco at Twenty Shillings per Cent." What is a Cent??
It would seem from the text that a Cent is a unit of weight.
In Court cases where a fine was levied, a fine would read "Twenty
Shillings or Two hundred pounds of Tobacco." So is a Cent. 200 lb. of
tobacco?
Hope someone can help me with this.
Thanks, Bill Balderson
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