I haven't had any posts from this group today, maybe it's just the  
weekend, or the system is malfunctioning again. Anyway, if anyone  
gets this, why would Virginians in the very early 1800s [1801 and  
1807] still use the British monetary units, pounds, shillings, etc? I  
have an estate inventory in Charlotte County that lists everything in  
British denominations, and a land sale in Chesterfield that does  
likewise. Was it just some old-timers who grew up using British  
monies and continued to do so? Why weren't dollars, etc. used  
instead? Had the financial system not yet been standardized?

thanks,

Nancy


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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

--Daniel Boone

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