Thanks to Bill & Angus for helping with the currency issue I was having! It seems I had it correct...Pounds /Sterling/Pence...the funny "£" represents the Pounds, { Thanks to Bill who explained how I could get that funny "£" up ! } second figure is Shillings , third figure is Pence... example..the 1st one below would be read as ..60Pounds , 4 Shillings, 10 Pence. According to Angus....1 pound = 18 shillings 1 shilling = 12 pence. Now...have I got all the other non Brits confused? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland Sixth session of the First General Assembly St. John's , J. Shea 1836 ----------------------------------- Of disbursements by the High Sheriff under the authority of His Excellancy the Govenor, the Hon., the Judges and Magistrates, for the quarter ending the 31st March , 1835. Goal Expenses 1835 ,June 16..... -To Richard Perchard, prisoners diet......£62/4/10 " " " ,Gaol contingencies....£13/13/5 To Elizabeth Sinnott , Gaol washing.......£6/18/8 " John Phalen , Gaol Barber..................£3/0/0 " Samuel Prowse , Diet of prisoners......£10/14/8 " Nicholas Stabb , Deputy Sheriff N.D.....£47/5/0 " Benjamin Sweetland ,Deputy Sheriff S. D....£7/3/10 Civil & Criminal Prosecutions March 31 - To David Buchan ,Sheriff............£4/19/0 June 16 - " William Davidson , services performed....£1/14/8 " " " " " ........17/4 17 " Richard Sullivan , " " .......£5/14/10 " Nicholas Stabb ,Deputy Sheriff , N.D...........£5/5/0 " Benjamin Sweetland, " " , S. D..........£14/19/6 Fuel & Light March 31 , To Benjamin E. Garrett, Clerk Southern district.....£4/10/0 June 16 , " Perchard & Boag , candles & c....................£18/9/2 " Nicholas Stabb, Deputy Sheriff ,N.D..........£6/10/0 " Benjamon Sweetland , " " , S. D........£1/7/6 Repairs of Courthouse June 16 - To Nicholas Stabb , Deputy Sheriff , N.D...........£6/4/2 Stationary & Printing To Henry Winton ,Stationer.......................£16/5/1 " John Ryan , Printer...............................£3/5/0 Postages of Public Dispatches To Andrew Drysdale , postages,................£3/1/10 " Perchard & Boag , " ................£2/2/0 " Nicholas Stabb, Deputy Sheriff , N.D....£2/6/4 " Benjamin Sweetland, " " , S.D..../18/10 That's it for this posting.... ~ Ann~ Ann { MacDonald } Batten