> commented that he was not particularly wealthy, with an > inventory of only £174.. A 1798 inventory of a Quaker chairmaker who I am researching amounted to a little more than £54...not including accounts due to him. I would consider this on the low scale at the time of his death...but certainly not dirt poor. > His inventory includes five slaves valued at £ 10, 28, 28, 20, > and 20. I don't know about 1717, but circa 1800, five slaves did not a poor man make. Most Virginians did not own slaves, and those who did had some means. Five slaves may not have been enough for running a plantation, but they could have been used in the house, to manufacture goods (blacksmithing, carpentry, etc.), or they could have been rented out to others. Scott > FYI, I know there are some calculators out there but I couldn't > find them. > Footnote, I don't see a phaeton or anything, but he did have a canoe! > > Best Regards, > Janet Hunter > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html