Previous to the Revolutionary War, and for a few years after it ended,
the currency in circulation here was that of the Colony of New York,
afterwards termed State of New York, which was calculated in pounds,
shillings, pence and farthings.
1 pound was 20 shillings $2.50
1 shilling was 12 pence .12 1/2
1 penny was 4 farthings .01 1/25
The grain measure was a skipple, and held 3 pecks. The cloth measure was
an ell, 3/4 of a yard long.
For brevity, the prices annexed to the following articles, wages, &c.,
is in our present currency, and the measures are those now in use.