In a Newspaper article in January 1842, on of my relatives is shown as having received an inheritance of "500l" Can anyone tell me what the "l" means. Is it Pounds? Thanks Alan

Hi Alan Yes L = Libre = Pound Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 17/05/2016 13:53, AFPeggs via wrote: > In a Newspaper article in January 1842, on of my relatives is shown as > having received an inheritance of "500l" > > Can anyone tell me what the "l" means. Is it Pounds? > > Thanks > > Alan

I think it stands for Libra an old unit of currency – Roman - Libra, Solidus and Denarius – Pounds, Shillings and Pence Caroline From: AFPeggs via Sent: 17 May 2016 13:54 To: [email protected] Subject: [LONDON] 1842 Newspaper Article In a Newspaper article in January 1842, on of my relatives is shown as having received an inheritance of "500l" Can anyone tell me what the "l" means. Is it Pounds? Thanks Alan For Information on this list, or to unsubscribe go to http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/ENG/LONDON.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

PS There are many ways of valuing old money The National Archives has one currency converter It and others can be found here http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html The NA gives £500 in 1840 as having a spending power of £22,050 in 2005 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 17/05/2016 13:53, AFPeggs via wrote: > In a Newspaper article in January 1842, on of my relatives is shown as > having received an inheritance of "500l" > > Can anyone tell me what the "l" means. Is it Pounds? > > Thanks > > Alan