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Re: Value of horses in 1860
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Craig Kilby <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 4 Apr 2014 16:57:20 -0400
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I'd suggest doing comparison to other estate inventories and sales in the same period. Yes, I would think a mare carrying a foal would be worth more. Then again, by how much? The foal might not live. The mare may die in birth. And so on. Again, comparisons are the key. 

On Apr 4, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Janice wrote:

> Concerning estate appraisals and sales after a death, regardless of what they were used for, I figured that a mare carrying a foal would be worth more than a single similar horse, not to mention that the mare had been proven to be fertile. 
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> Janice
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Tucker <[log in to unmask]>
> To: VA-ROOTS <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Fri, Apr 4, 2014 4:13 pm
> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Value of horses in 1860
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> Folks;
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> I don't know anything about 1860's horse valuations.  When my ggfather, 
> Andrew W. Thompson, went into Co. G (Halifax County. Virginia) of the 
> 6th Virginia Cavalry in 1861, his horse was valued at $150.
> 
> Roy Tucker
> CCC 183930
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> On 4/4/2014 2:06 PM, Janice wrote:
>> Possibly carrying foals?
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Madaline Preston <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: VA-ROOTS <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Fri, Apr 4, 2014 1:29 pm
>> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Value of horses in 1860
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>> It seems to me the a gray mare appraised at $90.00 and a strawberry grey
>> mare at $80  in the 1860s is a goodly price for a horse to pull a plow,
>> etc..  Isaac had 3 other mares valued at $30, $ 50 and $15.  He did own a
>> barouche and harness....$25 and an assortment of plows, harrows, etc.
>> 
>> Any thoughts on the use of these horses would be greatly appreciated.
>> M. Preston
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