Article |
Price in the 18th century (MBr's = Indian trade prices) - approximate |
Saddle |
2 pounds |
Wig |
1 pound (p), 12 shilling (s), 6 pence (d) |
One pound of butter |
4 d |
One yard of flannel cloth |
1 s, 3 d |
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A prayer book |
3 s |
A bushel of salt |
4 s |
Pistol |
1 p, 17 s, 8 d or 4 MBr |
One beaver pelt (MBr) |
9 s, 5 d |
Guns 3 to 5 foot |
10 to 12 winter beaver pelts, known as "Made Beaver" (MBr) |
One Gallon of brandy |
4 MBr |
One pound of gun powder |
1 MBr |
One baypmet |
1 MBr |
4 knives |
1 MBr |
4 fire steels |
1 MBr |
16 flints |
1 MBr |
1 powder horn |
1 MBr |
2 spoons |
1 MBr |
1 shirt |
2 MBr |
1 pair of shoes |
3 MBr |
1 pound of shot (balls) |
1 MBr |
5 pound of shot |
1 MBr |
1 pair of trousers |
1 MBr |