Hi Dick This is exactly what I expected them to do as I never had any faith in the way they handled this whole situation. Pat R

It's official now. The total number of fifteen members of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society have given the library collection away. Read all about it. http://ny-genes.blogspot.com/2008/07/nyg-gives-their-library-away-as-was.html

That is excellent. Please let us know what you find. Dick Hillenbrand On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 4:21 PM, girlsean <girlsean@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for this info, Dick. I never would have found this and now I've > ordered it through Interlibrary Loan. Can't wait to see what's in there! > > Sean > > > > > > > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:31:34 -0500 > > From: "Dick Hillenbrand" nygenes@gmail.com > > (snip) > > > > Many years ago I was at the NYS Archives and was very excited to find an > > item in their catalog titled "Proprietor's Book, 1762-1783, White Creek > > District." I see that it is still cataloged that way in their online > > catalog. > > > > However, it is not related to the present town of White Creek, it is for > > what is now Salem, NY. Strange the Archives has not re-labeled it after > > all > > these years. So if a person was looking for the earliest area official > > records for Salem, they would never find this in the index. > > > > It is available on inter-library loan on microfilm, or even may be > > purchased > > if you so choose. > > > > The Archives catalog number is 74-8-1. > > > > (snip) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks for this info, Dick. I never would have found this and now I've ordered it through Interlibrary Loan. Can't wait to see what's in there! Sean > > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:31:34 -0500 > From: "Dick Hillenbrand" nygenes@gmail.com > (snip) > > Many years ago I was at the NYS Archives and was very excited to find an > item in their catalog titled "Proprietor's Book, 1762-1783, White Creek > District." I see that it is still cataloged that way in their online > catalog. > > However, it is not related to the present town of White Creek, it is for > what is now Salem, NY. Strange the Archives has not re-labeled it after > all > these years. So if a person was looking for the earliest area official > records for Salem, they would never find this in the index. > > It is available on inter-library loan on microfilm, or even may be > purchased > if you so choose. > > The Archives catalog number is 74-8-1. > > (snip) >

Hi, Please, as a courtesy to others, trim messages that you post to the list so that they are easy to read (and so that they don't exceed the limit, currently set at 40K). I find it helpful in focusing my own thoughts, when replying to others' messages, to quote relevant portions of their messages, starting each line with a greater-than symbol (>). I also show the word <snip> to indicate when I have excised less relevant portions. Bob Stromberg, NYWASHIN-L list administrator Greenwich, NY

Very interesting facts about these towns in Washington County. And approximately 200 years later, the pendulum swung again and the power seat is in Fort Edward. Would you have similar information about Hampton, NY which is also in Washington County ? At one time, it was known as Greenfield, Charlotte County.Anne B.> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:02:10 -0600> From: rick2920@msn.com> To: nywashin@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] Salem town information> > > > Darrell A. Martin wrote:> "Can anyone provide me with information on the history of the name> of Salem, Washington Co., N.Y.? As I understand it, there was a> dispute about the name. At one point at least part of the town> (maybe all of it) was called "White Creek". This is all secondary> information, and either it, or my understanding of it, may be> confused."> > This may help. I'll check for more.> Regards,> Rick> -------------------------------------------> The History of New York State, Book III, Chapter III, Part I> The History of New York State> Book III, Chapter III> Part I> Editor, Dr. James Sullivan> Online Edition by Holice, Deb & Pam> > > CHAPTER III> WASHINGTON COUNTY #1> > Washington County, or Charlotte County, to give it the title > under which> it was erected, march 12, 1772, comprised a great slice of > Northern New> York, mostly west of Lake Champlain, reaching from the Hudson to > Canada, a> distance of more then 100 miles, extending westward a width of > fifty. The> name was changed to the present nomenclature April 2, 1784, and > there> began but a few years later a series of reduction of its area. > Clinton> County was set off in 1788; the east portion ceded to Vermont in > 1790; and> Warren was taken from the north part in 1813. Its present > dimensions are> sixty-one miles in length with an average of about fifteen miles > in width,> comprising a surface of 830 square miles.> > > > Of the "Fall of Burgoyne," a> full account may be read in another part of this work, but it > must not be> forgotten that, while Saratoga county had the battle that cause his> overthrow, it was forts and garrisons stationed in Washington > County that> made the consummation possible. After the surrender of Burgoyne, > in 1777,> the subsequent history of the county has been the record of > agricultural> and commercial triumphs.> > With the change of name by the county in 1784, came a movement to> establish some definite place for the holding of the courts.> > In 1792 there> were three rivals for the honor of being named the shiretown (A > town or city that is the administrative center of its county as in a > county seat)--Salem, Fort> Edward and Fort Miller. The Legislature empowered the supervisors to> determine the place and they chose Salem. Fort Edward, not > satisfied with> this decision, managed to have the hamlet named as a half > shiretown. With> one courthouse placed in the east and the other in the west, the > remaining> county buildings were located in the center at Argyle, 1806.> > > The division of Washington into towns, when and by whom settled, > may be> best told in the story of each. The names of the towns, with their> populations, are:> Washington County> Argyle town, including Argyle village> Cambridge town, including part of Cambridge village> > Greenwich town, including part of Greenwich village> > Salem town, including Salem village> White Creek town, including part of Cambridge village> Whitehall town, including Whitehall village> > TOWNS> Argyle was granted by patent March 13, 1764, and formed as a town > March> 23, 1786. Greenwich was taken off in 1803, and Fort Edward in 1818.> Cossayuna and Argyle; on the shores of both are pleasant summer > resorts.> This is one of the few sections of Washington which has made much > of its> growth in more recent years. the first attempt at the settlement > of the> region was made in 1764 by Alexander McNaughton, and 106 others > who had> received a patent for 47,700 acres of the land between the Salem > and Fort> Edward grants, May 21, 1754.> > Argyle is a dairy town, although the making> of cheese is not of such prominence as formerly. The villages > are: Argyle,> North and South Argyle.> > Greenwich, formed March 23, 1786, is situated on the west > border.> Greenwich village, with its splendid connections by railroad and > other> lines is the foremost industrial place of the district. Other > settlements> are: Center Falls, East Greenwich, Middle Falls, Clark's Mills, > North> Greenwich, Lake, Bald Mountain.> > Salem, formed by patent August 7, 1764, was recognized as a town > March 23,> 1786.> The largest village of the area is Salem, incorporated April 4, > 1803.> White Creek, formed from Cambridge April 17, 1815, is the > southeast corner> town.> > > The History of New York State, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, > Inc., 1927> This book is owned by Pam Rietsch and is a part of the Mardos Memorial > Library> Transcribed by Holice B. 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Dick Hillenbrand wrote: [snip] > Many years ago I was at the NYS Archives and was very excited to find an > item in their catalog titled "Proprietor's Book, 1762-1783, White Creek > District." I see that it is still cataloged that way in their online > catalog. > > However, it is not related to the present town of White Creek, it is for > what is now Salem, NY. [snip] > > In the days that this book was created the now town of White Creek was in > the Cambridge District, later the Town of Cambridge, and much later in the > early 19th century it became White Creek. I have seen pre and post > revolutionary war era mentions of "Little White Creek" which I suspect > refers to what we now call White "Crick." Rick Paddock wrote: [snip] > In 1792 there were three rivals for the honor of being named > the shiretown (A town or city that is the administrative center > of its county as in a county seat)--Salem, Fort Edward and Fort > Miller. The Legislature empowered the supervisors to determine > the place and they chose Salem. [snip] > > Salem, formed by patent August 7, 1764, was recognized as a > town March 23, 1786. The largest village of the area is Salem, > incorporated April 4, 1803. > > White Creek, formed from Cambridge April 17, 1815, is the > southeast corner town. [snip] Many thanks to both of you. What I gather from all this is: -- From 1762 to 1783, at least, what is now Salem was known as "White Creek District". -- The town was formed by patent in 1764. -- It was recognized as a town in 1786. (By what name?) -- By 1792, when it was vying for shiretown honors, the town was already known as Salem. -- The Village of Salem was incorporated in 1803. -- The town of White Creek was formed in 1815. From these I conclude that an 1820 census record for "White Creek" would *NOT* be for someone living in what would later become Salem, because by that date the current names had already been adopted. If correct, that answers my immediate question. However, it doesn't solve my problem [grin]. I still want to know how the National Guard (meaning, I assume, the militia) solved the name dispute.... Darrell

"Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Salem, New York Salem, New York Location within the state of New York Coordinates: 43°10′23″N 73°19′42″W / 43.17306, -73.32833 Country United States State New York County Washington Area - Total 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²) - Land 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²) - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) Elevation 482 ft (147 m) Population (2000) - Total 964 - Density 329.2/sq mi (127.1/km²) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 12865 Area code(s) 518 FIPS code 36-64771 GNIS feature ID 0964292 The village was once called "White Creek" and "New Perth" by two competing groups of settlers, until the village was given its current name by the state legislature, who called for the National Guard to "dispose" of the rivalling factions, so as to avoid any future conflicts. [edit] GeographyAnne B.> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:41:08 -0500> From: darrellm@sprynet.com> To: nywashin@rootsweb.com> Subject: [NYWASHIN] Salem town information> > Greetings:> > Can anyone provide me with information on the history of the name > of Salem, Washington Co., N.Y.? As I understand it, there was a > dispute about the name. At one point at least part of the town > (maybe all of it) was called "White Creek". This is all secondary > information, and either it, or my understanding of it, may be > confused.> > I have some early census records that may be more important if I > can nail down the details and chronology of the town's name.> > Thanks,> > Darrell> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ The i’m Talkaton. Can 30-days of conversation change the world? http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_ChangeWorld

My life long project is in collecting data on the "Families of the Old Cambridge District," which comprises mostly the now towns of Cambridge, Jackson and White Creek. Many years ago I was at the NYS Archives and was very excited to find an item in their catalog titled "Proprietor's Book, 1762-1783, White Creek District." I see that it is still cataloged that way in their online catalog. However, it is not related to the present town of White Creek, it is for what is now Salem, NY. Strange the Archives has not re-labeled it after all these years. So if a person was looking for the earliest area official records for Salem, they would never find this in the index. It is available on inter-library loan on microfilm, or even may be purchased if you so choose. The Archives catalog number is 74-8-1. In the days that this book was created the now town of White Creek was in the Cambridge District, later the Town of Cambridge, and much later in the early 19th century it became White Creek. I have seen pre and post revolutionary war era mentions of "Little White Creek" which I suspect refers to what we now call White "Crick." Dick Hillenbrand Upstate New York Genealogy www.unyg.com On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Darrell A. Martin <darrellm@sprynet.com> wrote: > Anne Baldwin wrote: > > "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > > > Salem, New York > [snip] > > > > The village was once called "White Creek" and "New Perth" by two > > competing groups of settlers, until the village was given its > > current name by the state legislature, who called for the > > National Guard to "dispose" of the rivalling factions, so as to > > avoid any future conflicts. > > [edit] GeographyAnne B. > > > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:41:08 -0500 > > From: darrellm@sprynet.com > > > Greetings: > > > Can anyone provide me with information on the history of the name > > > of Salem, Washington Co., N.Y.? As I understand it, there was a > > > dispute about the name. At one point at least part of the town > > > (maybe all of it) was called "White Creek". This is all secondary > > > information, and either it, or my understanding of it, may be > > > confused. > > > I have some early census records that may be more important if I > > > can nail down the details and chronology of the town's name. > > > Thanks, > > > Darrell > > Anne: > > Thanks for the response. However, that Wikipedia article is where > I got my information in the first place. > > As I said, I am trying to "nail down the details and chronology". > Emphasis on chronology. Without the timing, the Wikipedia > information is not very useful as far as my present question is > concerned (although I *am* quite curious about how the N.G. was > supposed to "dispose" of the rival factions). > > Darrell > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Anne Baldwin wrote: > "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > Salem, New York [snip] > > The village was once called "White Creek" and "New Perth" by two > competing groups of settlers, until the village was given its > current name by the state legislature, who called for the > National Guard to "dispose" of the rivalling factions, so as to > avoid any future conflicts. [edit] GeographyAnne B. > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:41:08 -0500 > From: darrellm@sprynet.com > > Greetings: > > Can anyone provide me with information on the history of the name > > of Salem, Washington Co., N.Y.? As I understand it, there was a > > dispute about the name. At one point at least part of the town > > (maybe all of it) was called "White Creek". This is all secondary > > information, and either it, or my understanding of it, may be > > confused. > > I have some early census records that may be more important if I > > can nail down the details and chronology of the town's name. > > Thanks, > > Darrell Anne: Thanks for the response. However, that Wikipedia article is where I got my information in the first place. As I said, I am trying to "nail down the details and chronology". Emphasis on chronology. Without the timing, the Wikipedia information is not very useful as far as my present question is concerned (although I *am* quite curious about how the N.G. was supposed to "dispose" of the rival factions). Darrell

Darrell A. Martin wrote: "Can anyone provide me with information on the history of the name of Salem, Washington Co., N.Y.? As I understand it, there was a dispute about the name. At one point at least part of the town (maybe all of it) was called "White Creek". This is all secondary information, and either it, or my understanding of it, may be confused." This may help. I'll check for more. Regards, Rick ------------------------------------------- The History of New York State, Book III, Chapter III, Part I The History of New York State Book III, Chapter III Part I Editor, Dr. James Sullivan Online Edition by Holice, Deb & Pam CHAPTER III WASHINGTON COUNTY #1 Washington County, or Charlotte County, to give it the title under which it was erected, march 12, 1772, comprised a great slice of Northern New York, mostly west of Lake Champlain, reaching from the Hudson to Canada, a distance of more then 100 miles, extending westward a width of fifty. The name was changed to the present nomenclature April 2, 1784, and there began but a few years later a series of reduction of its area. Clinton County was set off in 1788; the east portion ceded to Vermont in 1790; and Warren was taken from the north part in 1813. Its present dimensions are sixty-one miles in length with an average of about fifteen miles in width, comprising a surface of 830 square miles. Of the "Fall of Burgoyne," a full account may be read in another part of this work, but it must not be forgotten that, while Saratoga county had the battle that cause his overthrow, it was forts and garrisons stationed in Washington County that made the consummation possible. After the surrender of Burgoyne, in 1777, the subsequent history of the county has been the record of agricultural and commercial triumphs. With the change of name by the county in 1784, came a movement to establish some definite place for the holding of the courts. In 1792 there were three rivals for the honor of being named the shiretown (A town or city that is the administrative center of its county as in a county seat)--Salem, Fort Edward and Fort Miller. The Legislature empowered the supervisors to determine the place and they chose Salem. Fort Edward, not satisfied with this decision, managed to have the hamlet named as a half shiretown. With one courthouse placed in the east and the other in the west, the remaining county buildings were located in the center at Argyle, 1806. The division of Washington into towns, when and by whom settled, may be best told in the story of each. The names of the towns, with their populations, are: Washington County Argyle town, including Argyle village Cambridge town, including part of Cambridge village Greenwich town, including part of Greenwich village Salem town, including Salem village White Creek town, including part of Cambridge village Whitehall town, including Whitehall village TOWNS Argyle was granted by patent March 13, 1764, and formed as a town March 23, 1786. Greenwich was taken off in 1803, and Fort Edward in 1818. Cossayuna and Argyle; on the shores of both are pleasant summer resorts. This is one of the few sections of Washington which has made much of its growth in more recent years. the first attempt at the settlement of the region was made in 1764 by Alexander McNaughton, and 106 others who had received a patent for 47,700 acres of the land between the Salem and Fort Edward grants, May 21, 1754. Argyle is a dairy town, although the making of cheese is not of such prominence as formerly. The villages are: Argyle, North and South Argyle. Greenwich, formed March 23, 1786, is situated on the west border. Greenwich village, with its splendid connections by railroad and other lines is the foremost industrial place of the district. Other settlements are: Center Falls, East Greenwich, Middle Falls, Clark's Mills, North Greenwich, Lake, Bald Mountain. Salem, formed by patent August 7, 1764, was recognized as a town March 23, 1786. The largest village of the area is Salem, incorporated April 4, 1803. White Creek, formed from Cambridge April 17, 1815, is the southeast corner town. The History of New York State, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1927 This book is owned by Pam Rietsch and is a part of the Mardos Memorial Library Transcribed by Holice B. Young

Darrell Here You go! "Clark apparently liked the area, for in Sept of 1765, Delancey and Dubois deeded their property to him. The Irish immigrants then came to settle "New Perth" , the name given to the New territory by Clark and his followers ............................................................ They were also divided when it came to the name of the new settlement. The Irish called it "New Perth" ; the massachusetts settlers called it "White Creek" This difference was not resolved until 1788, when, as a compromise, it was named Salem." >From "An introduction to Historic Resources in Washington County, New York" by The Washington County Planning Dept. 1976. Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell A. Martin" <darrellm@sprynet.com> To: <nywashin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 12:41 PM Subject: [NYWASHIN] Salem town information

Greetings: Can anyone provide me with information on the history of the name of Salem, Washington Co., N.Y.? As I understand it, there was a dispute about the name. At one point at least part of the town (maybe all of it) was called "White Creek". This is all secondary information, and either it, or my understanding of it, may be confused. I have some early census records that may be more important if I can nail down the details and chronology of the town's name. Thanks, Darrell

Dear List, Thank you to all of you, who spoke in support of my being permitted to remain on the Washington county e-mail list. At present I am wading through Peter Wilson Coldham's book, "American Loyalist Claims", for the purpose of compiling a list of Loyalists who lived in or around the Saratoga Tax District of Albany County, NY and filed claims for their losses in the Rev. War with the British government. Consequently, I am struggling with historic geography and need to ask some questions. Does anyone know where in Charlotte County Charlotte Town was located? The claimant, Timothty Buill, says that it was opposite Ft. Miller (which according to my maps was on the east side of the Hudson River) and 45 miles north of the City of Albany on the Hudson River. According to the Albany County Tax Assessors, Charlotte county did not have any Hudson River frontage until you got north of the Village of Ft. Edward. (When it comes to municipal boundary lines, I have always taken a very pragmatic approach and followed the money. So if the Albany County tax assessors had your name on their list, you lived in Albany County.) However, I have never heard of Charlotte Town in any of the primary source land records before. Thank you for your help and support. Sincerely, Leslie P.S. Timothy Buill filed his claim for his property losses in NY and CT in Montreal in 1783.

Hi All; Yes, now I remember. In the beginning each state wanted their own money But, finally every state went by the same. Some historians say that if this wasn't done it would have ruined what they had a free country governed by themselves and not England etc. Dee On 7/5/08 1:54 PM, "Janet Garland" <erlabri@cox.net> wrote: > > As I recall that was one of the reasons for the colonies joining together, > since each had their own money values and doing trade was difficult. > > Thanks for the wiki idea. > > -----Original Message----- > From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of SCa1390698@aol.com > Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 8:44 AM > To: NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYWASHIN] US dollar vs pounds > > If you search for United States dollar on Wikipedia there is a good > explanation of the history of the dollar and when it was first minted. > Also, > consider that the pound that was used to purchase the land was a Colonial > pound > issued by one of the states and not US currency or the British pound. > > Sue > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-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 > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

With the caveat that I am NOT an expert in this... Around the time of the Rev. War and for about 30 to 40 years afterwards, I have seen references in notary documents in Canada to both pounds and to dollars, both in the same time frame, suggesting a coexistence. The pound in Canada was the Halifax pound - Halifax being the center of the British authority at that time. Whether this carried over into the American colonies I'm not sure. I also recall seeing references to the Spanish 'dollar' as currency. I thought that the currencies at that time were linked to the value of gold and that silver coins, for example, basically contained the appropriate value in silver content. This allowed them to be cut into smaller portions and used in trade. If you are trying to asses the relative value of the land, a better approach might be to compare to the cost of other items of daily life, or to typical earnings. Inventories associated with Wills are one source. I have some ledgers from 1799 with several snippets in them like: "one plough - 4 shillings". (20 shillings to one pound). "1 and a half days work on last year's harvest - 3 shillings and nine pence". (12 pence to one shilling.) "One days work with yourself and oxen - 9 shillings". "1/2 pint rum - one shilling". "1/2 bushel wheat - 2 shillings and five pence". --- With respect to more modern conversions of pounds to dollars, when I first emigrated to the USA from England in the 1970s, the British pound was worth approximately 2.5 dollars. It went as low as about 1.5 dollars in the 1980s and currently exchanges for approximately 2 dollars to the pound. (My pension typically converts at around 1.97 dollars). As a child, the English 5 shilling piece (called a "crown") was often colloquially referred to as a dollar, suggesting an exchange rate of four dollars to the pound. However, I suspect that was no more than a historical hangover from times long past as I doubt that there were four dollars to the pound anytime since the second world war as England was pretty broke following that.

As I recall that was one of the reasons for the colonies joining together, since each had their own money values and doing trade was difficult. Thanks for the wiki idea. -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of SCa1390698@aol.com Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 8:44 AM To: NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYWASHIN] US dollar vs pounds If you search for United States dollar on Wikipedia there is a good explanation of the history of the dollar and when it was first minted. Also, consider that the pound that was used to purchase the land was a Colonial pound issued by one of the states and not US currency or the British pound. Sue **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sue - thank you for that information!! I had just figured they were still using the British pound. I will look that up! Nancy In a message dated 7/5/2008 11:44:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, SCa1390698@aol.com writes: If you search for United States dollar on Wikipedia there is a good explanation of the history of the dollar and when it was first minted. Also, consider that the pound that was used to purchase the land was a Colonial pound issued by one of the states and not US currency or the British pound. Sue **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

If you search for United States dollar on Wikipedia there is a good explanation of the history of the dollar and when it was first minted. Also, consider that the pound that was used to purchase the land was a Colonial pound issued by one of the states and not US currency or the British pound. Sue **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Thanks to all that replied to the query - and what more appropriate time to be discussing the change in our money system than on the 4th of July - a Happy Holiday to you all!! In a message dated 7/4/2008 3:35:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, erlabri@cox.net writes: Correction: $14 would have been $168.64 in 1800. -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janet Garland Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 12:17 AM To: nywashin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? Hmmm...When did we start using "dollar" rather than £? Was it immediately after the end of the Rev. War? Or after the constitution was ratified? I have an inflation calculator that starts at 1800. The equivalent of £14 in that year would be $168.64. -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NancyOA@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:34 PM To: NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he received 14 pounds for it. Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of that today? Thanks for your help - Nancy **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-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 NYWASHIN-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 NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)