Deb Salisbury wrote:
"Wow, that's fascinating! She did know exactly what she wanted. 20
pounds was an enormous price at the time, something like $320, I think,
before inflation."
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Wowzers, that WAS a pricey order!
The book I'm reading is Volume 3 of a 7-volume
Not for nothing did George Washington marry the richest widow in Virginia!
Ann Wass
-Original Message-
From: Deb Salisbury, Mantua-Maker
To: h-costume
Sent: Sun, Jun 16, 2013 3:06 pm
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Clothing order sent to London from Virginia in 1759
Wow, that's fascin
Thanks for the info, really interesting.
Katy
On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Michelle Plumb wrote:
> Hello, gang.
>
> During my nightly reading I discovered this snippet about a clothing order
> sent to London, placed by a well-to-do Virginia planter's wife in 1759:
>
> “Hose and shoes – thes
Wow, that's fascinating! She did know exactly what she wanted. 20 pounds
was an enormous price at the time, something like $320, I think, before
inflation.
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Happy sewing,
Deb Salisbury
The Mantua-Maker
Quality Historical Sewing Patterns
www.mantua-maker.com
Hello, gang.
During m
Hello, gang.
During my nightly reading I discovered this snippet about a clothing
order sent to London, placed by a well-to-do Virginia planter's wife in
1759:
“Hose and shoes – these of the smallest fives – a black mask, perfume,
six pairs of kid gloves and six of mittens, and a multitude
