You might check John J. McCusker & Russell R. Menard, *The Economy of 
British America, 1607-1789,* Allan Kulikoff, *Tobacco and Slaves,* and T. H. 
Breen, *Tobacco Culture.*
HBG

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From: "Cynthia McCachern" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:03 AM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Tobacco in Early Virginia


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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