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To: GoLightly

$10 in 1863 - woulda bought a helluva car!


14 posted on 02/10/2007 11:18:04 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

Car? In 1863? Someone elsewhere copied an ad from a paper of that era & a prime buck (slave) was going for $6000.

I'm wondering what one of my ancestors could have bought in 1863 that would qualify to be sold at "an undisclosed amount". Cha ching!


16 posted on 02/10/2007 11:29:03 PM PST by GoLightly
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