Thanks, Steve. I knew it would be a goodly sum! Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <bpd901@yahoo.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 12:45 AM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] re: Virginia marriage information > Anne ... > > Check out an online inflation calculator at > http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ > > According to this site, $300 in 1890 would equate to > $5768.55 by today's standards. > > Steve > > > --- Anne Haines <annerhai@adelphia.net> wrote: > > Yes, how much would $300, or even $150, translate to > > today? People would be > > squealing in outrage. > > > > Anne > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <Endure101@aol.com> > > To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:56 AM > > Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] re: Virginia marriage > > information > > > > > > > They paid bonds in Louisiana too. I guess it was > > custom of the day. I > > saw > > > three hundred and to me that was expensive for my > > parents who were born in > > the > > > late 1800's. I am a little too lazy to find the > > records and see the exact > > > price but people had to sign stating they would go > > the bond. > > > > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > > > List owner > > > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > > List owner > > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > >