30 AUTOBIOGRAPHY 



The English money has been roughly translated 

 into American on the scale of five dollars for a 

 pound, twenty-five cents for a shilling and two 

 cents for a penny. Incidentally I may remark 

 that the English shilling and other small pieces 

 remained in circulation long after the fractional 

 American currency came into use. The following 

 charges probably belong also to the year 1818, 

 although the page is not dated. 



i spade 14 .. $3.50 



i barlow knife i 6 .37 



5 yds. muslin 12 6 .62 per yd. 



i scythe 12 .. 3.00 



I gal. whisky 9 . . 2 . 25 



ilb. pepper i .. i.oo " Ib. 



| Ib. tea 6 . . 3 . oo " Ib. 



On the page from which the above was taken 

 there are 38 entries, of which 8 are for whiskey; 

 on the next there are 36 charges, of which 8 are 

 for whiskey, gin and rum, 4 for tea, and 2 for 

 tobacco. Page 78 contains a charge for Latinett 

 at $1.44 per yard, and a charge of $7.45 for a 

 bonnet and ribbon, but in all there are 33 items, 

 of which 7 are for spirituous liquors. 



I do not remember hearing talk of the high cost 

 of living, although tea was from three to four 



