Re: Jacob Good Estate: Appraisment
Wills and Administrations, September 1803 - November 1806
Rockingham Co., VA
1805 Mar 27

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This is the appraisal of the movable estate of Jacob Good (GC22) (1740-1805 ca.).

Reading the Appraisal

Even though the United States won its independence from England in 1781, most of this appraisal is in terms of old English money. The three columns at the right of the pages are for pounds(£), shillings(S), and pence(D). Twelve pence make a shilling, and 20 shillings make a pound. (1)

In other places, an amount such as two pounds, seven shillings, and four pence is written as "2.7.4." A "/" often is used for shillings. For example, seven shillings is written as "7/," and seven shillings and four pence is written as "7/4."

A double quote mark appears in many places in the pounds, shillings, and pence columns. It means zero.

The abbreviation "do." appears to mean "ditto."

One or more hyphens are used in the transcriptions to indicate illegible characters or segments.

Images provided by Pete Burkholder, 2008 Sep 26. Transcriptions by Romaine Stauffer.

Reference

o "Re: Jacob Good Estate: Appraisment" in Wills and Administrations, September 1803 - November 1806 (County Clerk, Rockingham Co., VA, 1805 Mar 27), pp 320-324. Also www.dgatx.com/family...05/JGEst-Apr/hs.html (2008 Sep 30). Also Library of Virginia, Local Government Collection, microfilm roll #1, pp 310-314.

Notes

1. Mandy Barrow, "Old English Money," www.woodlands-junior...estions/moneyold.htm (Woodlands Junior School, Kent, 2008 Nov 14; accessed 2008 Nov 14).