Notes and Queries for Frederica

Category: Monetary or Financial References
Quote Category Chapter Notes Queries
jointure monetary reference 2 trust fund income or income from capital settled on a person  
souse monetary reference 2    
groat monetary reference 3 A silver piece worth fourpence. Out of date by Regency times.  
Dutch reckoning monetary reference 5 Non-itemized bill Origin?
grig monetary reference 6 a farthing - or 1/4 of a penny.  
guinea monetary reference 9 A gold coin whose last minting was in 1813; replaced by the sovereign. Originally, the gold used to make the coin came from Guinea in Africa. Guineas were used for upper-class transactions such as purchasing dresses, etc.  

Last Updated on 7/29/99
By Lisa Borden
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