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     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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