In a message dated 05/31/2001 10:25:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, maxlee@net-link.net writes: > 100 Pounds Sterling was probably > a very large sum to folks who may not even see 5 Pounds Sterling in smaller > amounts that fleetingly crossed their palms in a single year. Yes, the sum is so large that I doubt the validity of the number. Remember that all of Manhattan Island was bought for $24 in beads! I believe that there were bounties, and they may have been high, but it sounds like someone's imagination was working here... I agree with the rest of your comments. Bruce