George, thank you for going to so much trouble. Appreciate the information. Nancy Researching: DILLARD,HARDIN,HATCHER,HILL,MORELAND,ROBERTS,SPAULDING,WILHITE Can you convert amount of currency from pounds to dollars, approximate. Just curious, not >>that it makes any difference. >**********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********** > >I couldn't find a direct conversion chart for the1700's, but using some >money conversion and equivalency charts on the web, in 1791, 1 >British Pound was worth $4.55. So, in 1791, 1 British >Shilling was worth about $.23, and 1 Pence was worth about $.02. > >In today's money, the 1791 Pound would be worth $85.86; >1 Shilling would be worth $4.46, in today's money; and >1 Pence would be worth about $.37, in today's money. > >Thus, if I have calculated correctly, 7œ Pence was worth $2.79 in >1791, and $52.65 in 2000. > >SgtGeorge > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp