Spanish currency, circulating widely in the colonies, sometimes in dollars. > On Oct 7, 2015, at 3:34 PM, Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html