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Subject:	Tobacco in Early Virginia
From:	Cynthia McCachern <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Sat, 8 Nov 2008 03:03:45 -0800
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I would like to know how many pounds of tobacco an average planter in Virginia in the late 1600's or early 1700's could harvest.  I guess I'm just trying to get some sort of frame of reference as to how much money we are talking about when I'm reading about early lawsuits.  For instance, I have an ancestor who was ordered after losing a lawsuit in Westmoreland Co, VA, in 1703 to pay 720 pounds of tobacco.  To me this seems like a lot of tobacco.  However, in reading through early court records, I'm seeing a lot of orders for 400-700 pounds of tobacco.  So, I'm just trying to find some frame of reference to understand how much money we are talking about.  Any help?

Cindy Cornwell McCachern

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