Incase someone is confused it is a lower case L not a number 1 - they look the very similar. -----Original Message----- From: powys-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lyn Nunn Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2007 1:49 PM To: powys@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [POWYS] The Cambrian 18 Feb 1809 - the poor. Hi Dave I remember too :) It is definitely an l no a / They didn't seem to use £ in print in those days that I have seen so far. Regards Lyn

Thanks Lyn, All is clearer now. Fifty pounds was an awful lot of money in 1809. He was a nice man, wasn't he! Great job you're doing. Look forward to seeing your web site one day. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyn Nunn" <lnunn@bigpond.net.au> To: <powys@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 1:56 PM Subject: Re: [POWYS] The Cambrian 18 Feb 1809 - the poor. Incase someone is confused it is a lower case L not a number 1 - they look the very similar. -----Original Message----- From: powys-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lyn Nunn Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2007 1:49 PM To: powys@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [POWYS] The Cambrian 18 Feb 1809 - the poor. Hi Dave I remember too :) It is definitely an l no a / They didn't seem to use £ in print in those days that I have seen so far. Regards Lyn =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Then again, maybe not as I have just transcribed two other articles on the same page that have used the £ so perhaps it is meant to be shillings, although they usually have an s for shillings. Fifty pounds would buy a lot of blankets and coal though. Lyn -----Original Message----- From: powys-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dave Matthews Sent: Thursday, 20 September 2007 2:28 PM To: powys@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [POWYS] The Cambrian 18 Feb 1809 - the poor. Thanks Lyn, All is clearer now. Fifty pounds was an awful lot of money in 1809. He was a nice man, wasn't he! Great job you're doing. Look forward to seeing your web site one day. Dave