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Dollars in 1764?
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Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 7 Oct 2015 16:34:40 -0400
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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? 

Craig Kilby
Kilby Research Services
www.craigkilby.com







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