Note 31 — PART IV. OF PUBLIC CREDIT. (continued 2)
Reading edition
These reductions of French money to sterling, are computed at the rate of 22½ livres to the pound sterling. Hence 270 800 000 livres make 12 035 555l. 11s. and 1½d. sterling, or nearly 1¼d. as stated, though the amount of the partial sums differs by 1d.