You could try http://www.measuringworth.com/exchangepound/ Stan -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Linda Holley Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 7:48 AM To: nir-down@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Tools of the Trade Does anyone know the exchange rate for Pound Sterling to U. S. Dollars for the year 1817? I seem unable to find the info during my Google search. Thank You. Linda -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Fiona Jones <mourneminers@optonline.net> > >From time to time the relative worth of money is queried on the LIST. In > order to help work out the value of money on old documents I have added a > few calculators and other tools on the IGP Co. Down site. You will find > them at: > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/Tools.htm > > > > Good luck. > > > > Fiona. > > > > > > IGP Co. Down Coordinator > > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/index.htm> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/index.htm > > Author of Miners of Mourne > > <http://www.fipacian.com/MinersofMourne.htm> > http://www.fipacian.com/MinersofMourne.htm > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Stan _ I have added this to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/Tools.htm Fiona. IGP Co. Down Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/index.htm Author of Miners of Mourne http://www.fipacian.com/MinersofMourne.htm ================ -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Stan Megraw Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 8:15 AM To: nir-down@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Tools of the Trade You could try http://www.measuringworth.com/exchangepound/ Stan

Does anyone know of a site that translate the 'spending power' of the pound (or dollar) at that time? While this site gives the exchange rate, I am interested to know the relative value of the pound. Thanks, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Megraw" <smegraw@videotron.ca> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 8:15 AM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Tools of the Trade > You could try http://www.measuringworth.com/exchangepound/ > > Stan > > -----Original Message----- > From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Linda Holley > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 7:48 AM > To: nir-down@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Tools of the Trade > > Does anyone know the exchange rate for Pound Sterling to U. S. Dollars for > the year 1817? I seem unable to find the info during my Google search. > Thank You. > > Linda > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Fiona Jones <mourneminers@optonline.net> >> >From time to time the relative worth of money is queried on the LIST. >> >In >> order to help work out the value of money on old documents I have added a >> few calculators and other tools on the IGP Co. Down site. You will find >> them at: >> >> >> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/Tools.htm >> >> >> >> Good luck. >> >> >> >> Fiona. >> >> >> >> >> >> IGP Co. Down Coordinator >> >> <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/index.htm> >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirdow2/index.htm >> >> Author of Miners of Mourne >> >> <http://www.fipacian.com/MinersofMourne.htm> >> http://www.fipacian.com/MinersofMourne.htm >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

"Purchasing Power" taken from the links on the IGP Co. Down site: U.S. Dollar - http://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/ British Pound - http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/ Stan -----Original Message----- From: Robt & Wendy Stevenson Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Tools of the Trade Does anyone know of a site that translate the 'spending power' of the pound (or dollar) at that time? While this site gives the exchange rate, I am interested to know the relative value of the pound. Thanks, Wendy

Thank you Stan, this is exactly what I was looking for! Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Megraw" <smegraw@videotron.ca> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Tools of the Trade > "Purchasing Power" taken from the links on the IGP Co. Down site: > > U.S. Dollar - http://www.measuringworth.com/ppowerus/ > British Pound - http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/ > > Stan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robt & Wendy Stevenson > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 2:04 PM > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] Tools of the Trade > > Does anyone know of a site that translate the 'spending power' of the > pound > (or dollar) at that time? While this site gives the exchange rate, I am > interested to know the relative value of the pound. > Thanks, > Wendy > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >