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That would be silver Spanish Milled Dollars, the most common coin in the colonies. In Virginia worth my about 5 shillings, depending on the weight.
Thomas T. Hay
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> On Oct 7, 2015, at 4:35 PM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> This is a first. I am looking at a bill of sale dated 6 Jul 1764 in Lancaster County from John Kent, Jr. to Abraham White for a slave girl named Sinah. The consideration is given as “thirty two dollars and twenty five pounds current money of Virginia.” DOLLARS in 1764?
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