peltry

Example Sentences

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One magistrate will have power to try causes, not exceeding fifty livers in peltry.

From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton

Joseph St. Marie, of Vincennes, sent his clerk with a load of peltry to be traded to the Indians on the banks of the Mississippi.

From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton

I'd as lief be descended from a canvased ham as an Astor peltry or a Vanderbilt steamboat.

From The Main Chance by Nicholson, Meredith

That evening Jessup left for Johnstown on his way to Albany with his peltry; and took with him a letter which I wrote to the Commandant at Johnstown fort.

From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

The fees of the court shall be as follows: A magistrate, for every cause of fifty livers or upwards in peltry, shall receive one pistole in peltry, and in proportion for a lesser sum.

From The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830 by Boggess, Arthur Clinton