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  • The two-shilling rate for building the fort was usual for volunteers, but the Virginia militia paid only eight pence per day of active service.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • The two-shilling rate for building the fort was usual for volunteers, but the Virginia militia paid only eight pence per day of active service.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • And his cotton shirt, a cheap, two-shilling affair, showed a frayed collar and ineradicable paint stains.

    A PIECE OF STEAK 2010

  • And his cotton shirt, a cheap, two-shilling affair, showed a frayed collar and ineradicable paint stains.

    A PIECE OF STEAK 2010

  • The two-shilling rate for building the fort was usual for volunteers, but the Virginia militia paid only eight pence per day of active service.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • The two-shilling rate for building the fort was usual for volunteers, but the Virginia militia paid only eight pence per day of active service.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • She didn't say much, but I gathered that she had been saving all the year for it, garnering her two-shilling pieces and half-crowns week by week.

    Movie Night 2010

  • I used to play tricks on my brothers – I'd tie a two-shilling piece to a bit of cotton, then pull it away as they went to grab it.

    Portrait of the artist: Jo Brand, comedian 2010

  • Finally, he opened a drawer, reached in, and drew out a two-shilling piece.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Johnny Pez 2009

  • Finally, he opened a drawer, reached in, and drew out a two-shilling piece.

    DBTL 41: The Decider Johnny Pez 2009

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