Dear List: I subscribe to the Dutch Colonies List. Phyllis Patton, of the Dutch Colonies list, just sent us instructions on how to make the English Pound Sign, i.e. £. I thought that some of you, who work with 17th and 18th century American records, might enjoy having the instructions. Phyllis Patton's epistle, with instructions is below. Leslie Potter Glen Mills, PA ----- Original Message ----- From: <General367@aol.com> To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:45 PM Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Symbol for Making the English Pound Sign Hello Fellow Listers: Some years ago, Charles M. Cook, a fellow Hageman, Hegeman genealogist, shared with me how to make the English Pound Sign using the Numeric Key pad to the right of the key board. To do so hold down the Alt key beside the space bar and type 0163 at the same time and you will get £. Phyllis Patton ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message