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=Buying Power=
The following section is to give you an idea how much a
sum of money can buy. These prices are right for both
early and late campaigns (there being little inflation
between the two).
:'''1/2d (half a penny):''' Half a loaf, during the gin craze earlier in the 1700s.
:'''1d (one penny):''' Enough gin to get drunk on, A day's allowance of coal. Entry to a theatre. A loaf of bread. A pint of wine or ale.
:'''1 1/2d:''' A pound of soap (by no means as gentle as today's soap, for it might contain traces of lye, a caustic substance), Hourly rate for a boy to chop firewood 
:'''2d (tuppence):''' Enough gin to get dead drunk on "Drunk for a penny, dead drunk for tuppence" A pound of meat. A whole chicken. A night in a dormitory with up to twenty others (dry, but watch your belongings).
:'''3d (threepence):''' Supper of bread, cheese and beer, Cost of blood-letting for a poor person, Cost of postage of a one-page letter going 80 miles (paid for by recipient). Gallery seat at the theatre.
:'''4d (fourpence):''' A quart of beer, A boat across the river. A pound of butter or a dozen eggs.
:'''4d–6d:''' A pound of cheese (domestic).
:'''5d:''' A pound of hair powder.
:'''6d (sixpence):''' A barber's fee for a shave and dressing of one's wig, Cost of sweeping one chimney.
:'''6 1/4d (Sixpence farthing):''' Dinner for a government clerk (cold meat, bread and a pint of porter)
:'''8d:''' Cost of an evening at a coffee house, Turnpike toll for a coach and four horses.
:'''8d-10d:''' A pound of butter.
:'''9d:''' Cost of an almanac.
:'''10d–1s:''' 1lb of fat bacon (enough for two working men), A dozen Seville oranges (they would be used for making marmalade)
:'''1s (one shilling):''' Dinner in a steakhouse - beef, bread and beer (plus tip), Sign-on bonus for army recruitment: The king's Shilling, Admission to Vauxhall pleasure gardens, Admission to Ranelagh Gardens (although it could be as much as two guineas on masquerade nights), A dish of beef at Vauxhall, 1lb of perfumed soap, Postage of a one page letter from London to New York, 1lb of Parmesan cheese. A box at the theatre. A bottle of rum. A dry place to sleep (per day).
:'''1s 6d:''' Rate of window tax per window of a house with 12+ windows (1762)
:'''2s (2/-):''' Cost of 12 yards of gold braid, Weekly rent of a furnished room for a tradesman. A bottle of wine. Cotton or linen stockings. A sailors breeches.
:'''2s 2d (2/2):''' Daily pay for journeyman tailors. A cotton or linen cravate.
:'''2s 6d (2/6):''' A whole pig, A tooth extraction, Dinner sent in from a tavern, A chicken at Vauxhall gardens, A ticket to hear the rehearsal of the music for the royal fireworks at Vauxhall
:'''2-5s:''' An hours or so's entertainment by a lady of the night.
:'''2s 10d (2/10):''' 1lb of candles.
:'''3s:''' A cotton or linen overskirt. A straw hat. A sailors cap. A sailors shirt.
:'''3s 2d:''' A pair of men's yarn knitted stockings (knitting was fairly new)
:'''3s 3d:''' A barrel of Colchester oysters.
:'''4s 6d:''' A petticoat for a working woman. A belt.
:'''5s (5/-):''' A pound of Fry's drinking chocolate, A bottle of claret at Vauxhall, A box at Drury Lane Theatre (1763), A workman's secondhand coat. A good meal (such as pork or fish, fresh bread, onions, yams and fresh fruit). Good lodgings (per day) with plenty of light in the day and sheltered from the elements. A linen or cotton shirt. Linen or cotton breeches.
:'''4s 9d–6s:''' 1lb of coffee
:'''5s 2d:''' A pint of lavender water.
:'''5s 7d:''' A pair of women's worsted stockings.
:'''6s:''' A pair of stays (a supportive undergarment) for a working woman. A cotton or linen skirt.
:'''7s:''' A dozen rabbits in the market, A stout pair of shoes.
:'''7s 6d–16s:''' 1lb of tea.
:'''8s:''' A bottle of champagne at Vauxhall. Wool breeches.
:'''8s 8d:''' A yard of flowered damask (you would need 15½ yards for one dress). A simple hat.
:'''9s:''' Weekly wage of an unskilled labourer, A piece (14 1/2 yards) of Indian sprigged muslin.
:'''10s:''' Cost of Dr Johnson's just-published Dictionary 1756. A corset or bodice. A wool overskirt. A linen or cotton chemise. A sailors jacket.
:'''10s 6d:''' A bottle of Dr Prossilly's water for the pox (half a guinea was a common professional fee), A ticket to hear Handel's Messiah (Handel on the organ) at the Foundling Hospital, A ticket in pit or box at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden 1763.
:'''12s:''' A gentleman's meal with four courses (such as suckling pig in a wine and honey sauce, fresh bread, game hen marinated in lemon juice, and pepper, green peppers stuffed with devilled crab, a delicate clam soup, muffins with butter and cheese, lemon sugar crumpets, all served with a sparkling white wine, and later a glass of good scotch to greet the evening). A woollen skirt. A cotton or linen waistcoat. A good pair of shoes.
:'''10s 6d-1 15s:''' Cost of various wigs
:'''13s 10d:''' A yard of Mechlin lace.
:'''15s:''' A plumed hat.
:'''16s:''' A pair of men's lace ruffles. A bottle of good wine.
:'''17s 4d:''' A pair of men's silk stockings.
:'''18s-22s:''' Weekly wage of a journeyman tradesman 1777.
:'''18s:''' A wig for a clerk in a public office, A brass barometer.
:'''18s 6d:''' A yard of rich brocaded satin.
:'''£1 (one pound):''' A whole pig. A worsted wool skirt.
:'''£1-36s (one pound to 36 shillings):''' Price of carpet per square yard.
:'''£1 1s (one guinea):''' A fine beaver hat, Twelve French lessons.
:'''£1 6s:''' A pair of leather boots.
:'''£1 9s:''' Season ticket to Vauxhall 1742.
:'''£1 10s:''' A pair of velvet breeches.
:'''£1 12s:''' A pair of stout silk-knit breeches.
:'''£1 15s:''' Monthly pay of an East India Company seaman 1762.
:'''£1-2:''' A silk cravate.
:'''£1-4:''' A wool waistcoat.
:'''£1-12:''' A quality wig.
:'''£2 (two pounds):''' Annual shaving and wig-dressing contract. Silk stockings.
:'''£2 2s (two guineas):''' A month's dancing lessons.
:'''£2 10s:''' Annual pay of a ship's boy. A pound of tea.
:'''£3-5:''' A wool coat.
:'''£3-8:''' A silk shirt.
:'''£4 10s (four and a half pounds):''' A suit of clothes for a clerk in public office.
:'''£5:''' A fine silver hilted sword. A grooming kit (including razor, wash basin, linen, soap, cologne, comb, small shears and a small chamber pot).
:'''£5 5s (five guineas):''' A silver watch
:'''£5-10:''' Silk breeches.
:'''£6:''' Cost of a night out, including supper, a bath and a fashionable courtesan
:'''£6-10:''' A silk overskirt.
:'''£6-12:''' A silk bodice.
:'''£8-30:''' A silk skirt.
:'''£8-15:''' A silk chemise.
:'''£20-100:''' A silk waistcoat
:'''£50-150:''' A silk coat.
:'''£100-8000:''' Dowry for a women of the gentry or aristocracy.
:'''£1000:''' Baronet title.
=Cargoes and Treasures=
The following list is a by no means exclusive selection of cargoes and treasures:
:'''£10:''' Cask of Beer
:'''£10:''' Cask of poor rum
:'''£20:''' Cask of Vinegar or olive oil
:'''£30:''' Cask of good rum
:'''£30:''' Cask of local fruit wine
:'''£50:''' A 5lb bar of silver
:'''£50:''' Cask of (European) Wine
:'''£100:''' Cask of fine wine
:'''£100:''' Cask of Rosemary
:'''£200:''' Cask of Pepper
:'''£400:''' 200 Leather shoes (from Florence)
:'''£400:''' Cask of Cloves
:'''£600:''' 200 pieces of Pewterware (from London)
:'''£800:''' 200 pieces of Glassware (from Amsterdam)
:'''£800:''' A bolt of Silk
:'''£800:''' Cask of Medicinal herbs
:'''£1,000:''' 100lb of Sandalwood (from China)
:'''£1,000:''' 50 Rugs (from Turkey)
:'''£1,200:''' 200 Books (from Europe)
:'''£1,500:''' A 5lb bar of Gold
:'''£1,600:''' Cask of Ginseng
:'''£1,800:''' 30 pieces of Furniture (from Paris)
:'''£3,200:''' 800 Fans (from China)
:'''£4,000:''' 100 pieces of Jewellery (from Spain)
:'''£6,000:''' 50 pieces of Jewellery (from Venice)
:'''£10,000:''' 200 pieces of silverware
:'''£12,000:''' 300 Pearls
:'''£40,000:''' 100lbs of assorted Semi-Precious gemstones (usually 300-500 in number)
:'''£40,000:''' Ivory (10 tusks)
:'''£200,000:''' 100lb of Precious gemstones (usually 500-1000 in number)

=Annual Wages=
'''£5 5s''' Housemaid, London
'''£12 16s''' Sailor, Navy
'''£16 5s''' Teacher, England
'''£18''' Farm Laborer, England
'''£33 3s''' Able Sailor, Merchant Marine
'''£44 15s''' Shopkeeper, England
'''£51 15s''' Surgeon, England
'''£65 2s''' Captain, Merchant Marine
'''£112 15s''' Attorney, England
'''£300''' Governor, North Carolina
'''£300''' Country Squire, England
'''£1200''' Governor, New York
'''£3000''' Gentleman, England
'''£25000''' Duke of Newcastle

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