Ed, Don't know if this is the web site you read or not but it pretty well explains Proclamation Money, about 1/3 the way down the page, for 3-4 paragraphs. (Starts: By the end of the 17th century, 6 shillings in Maryland money ...). Looks to me as if Mr Chew (in 1731) may have had some Proclamation Money of Maryland or wanted his estate to be determined/or not on the basis of "Proclamation Money". This is the web site http://www.ece.iit.edu/~prh/coins/PiN/ted.html Bob > Subject: [NJGLOUCE] Proclamation Money > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 22:34:16 -0500 > From: "Ed." <Edward.Lowitz@Verizon.net> > To: NJGLOUCE-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi all! > I was reading the will of Nathaniel Chew (circa 1731 of Gloucester > Township) wherein he leaves his daughter Elizabeth Taber "Proclamation > Money". I found a web reference to Proclamation Money but says that it > wasn't used in either PA or NJ due to the stability of the local currency of > the time. Has anybody else run into mention of it in any wills or other > transactions? Can anybody through a little more light on the subject? > Thanks! > Ed.-- <<<>>> <<<>>> <<<>>> <<<>>> <<<>>> <<<>>> In the Peaceful, Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania <<<>>> <<<>>> <<<>>> <<<>>> <<<>>> <<<>>>