$4 to attend the 1809 Inaugural Ball? We may think of that as cheap today, but man was that expensive then. By mid century that would be a weeks pay for some, and a month's for others. Be about like making $400 a week now. 1809 it was probably closer to making $800 to $1000 a week now.
$4 to attend the 1809 Inaugural Ball? We may think of that as cheap today, but man was that expensive then. By mid century that would be a weeks pay for some, and a month's for others. Be about like making $400 a week now. 1809 it was probably closer to making $800 to $1000 a week now.