(Town, City/Bishopric & Commonwealth/Republic of Lubeck) Hansard Weight (Yr. 871)
1 tower blank = 1/110592000 tower oz. wheat = .00000001953125 cu.in.
1 tower perit = 1/4608000 tower oz. wheat = .00000046875000 cu.in.
1 tower dwit = 1/230400 tower oz. wheat = .00000937500000 cu.in.
1 tower myte (my.) = 1/9600 tower oz. wheat = 0.0002250 cu.in.
1 tower pearl-barley (p-b.) = 1/576 tower oz. wheat = 0.0037500 cu.in.
1 tower minim = 1/480 tower oz. wheat = 0.0045000 cu.in.
1 tower carat (ct.) = 1/144 tower oz. wheat = 0.0150000 cu.in.
1 tower dollarpinch (dph.) = 1/20 tower oz. wheat = 0.1080000 cu.in.
1 tower ounce (oz.) = 110592000 tower blanks wheat = 2.1600000 cu.in.
1 hansard pound (lb.) = 20 tower oz. wheat = 43.200000 cu.in.
1 cu.ft. = 40 hans.lb. wheat  
1 tower blank = 1/245760 grain    
1 tower perit = 24 tower blanks (1/10240 gr.)  
1 tower dwit = 20 tower perits (1/512 gr.)  
1 tower myte = 24 tower dwits (3/64 gr.)  
1 tower pearl-barley = 1/576 tower oz. (25/32 gr.) (1 tower pot-barley)
1 tower minim = 20 tower my. (15/16 gr.)  
1 tower carat = 4 tower p-b. (3 1/8 gr.)  
1 tower dollarpinch = 24 tower minims  
1 tower ounce = 20 tower den. (144 tower ct.)
1 hansard pound = 20 tower oz. (2880 tower ct.)
1 hans.lb. = 9000 gr.  
1 hans. clove = 7 hans.lb.  
1 hans. nailweight = 8 hans.lb. ("wt." 1/14 hans.cwt., not 1/16 hans.cwt.)
1 hans.nwt. = 20 long cups  
1 hans. stone = 2 hans. cloves (1 hans. lispound)
1 hans. tod = 2 hans.st. (36 av.lb. wine = 36 fl.pt. = 1 fl. pin)
1 hans. frail = 2 hans. tods (1 long fotmal) (72 av.lb. wine = 72 fl.pt. = 1 fl.fn.)
1 hans. anker = 7 hans.st.  
1 hans. hundredwt. (cwt.) = 2 hans. frails ("wt." 112 hans.lb., not 100 hans. lb.)
1 hans. shippound = 2 hans.cwt. (1 av.oct.) (16 hans. lispounds)
1 troy ton = 7 hans. shippounds (7 av.oct.) (14 hans.cwt.) (16 hans. ankers)
1 troy ton = 1470 tron lb.  
1 troy ton = 1568 hansard lb.  
1 troy ton = 1837 1/2 merchant lb.
1 troy ton = 1960 long lb.  
1 troy ton = 2016 av.lb. (fl. measure & gold & silver)
1 troy ton = 2450 troy lb.  
1 merchant chalder = 8 hans. shippounds (8 av.oct.) (16 hans.cwt.)
1 merc.chd. = 1680 tron lb.  
1 merc.chd. = 1792 hansard lb.  
1 merc.chd. = 2100 merchant lb.  
1 merc.chd. = 2240 long lb.  
1 merc.chd. = 2304 av.lb. (dry measure ex. gold & silver)
1 merc.chd. = 2800 troy lb.  
1 merchant last = 16 hans. shippounds (16 av.oct.) (32 hans.cwt.)
1 merc. last = 3360 tron lb.  
1 merc. last = 3584 hansard lb.  
1 merc. last = 4200 merchant lb.  
1 merc. last = 4480 long lb.  
1 merc. last = 4608 av.lb. (dry measure ex. gold & silver)
1 merc. last = 5600 troy lb.
   
1 tower oz. = 480 tower minims
1 tower oz. = 480 x 480 tower dwits
1 tower oz. = 480 x 480 x 480 tower blanks
1 tower oz. = 8 x 60 x 8 x 60 x 8 x 60 tower blanks
1 tower oz. = 20 x 24 x 20 x 24 x 20 x 24 tower blanks
1 tower oz. = 20 tower dph.
1 tower oz. = 480 tower minims
1 tower oz. = 9600 tower my.
1 tower oz. = 230,400 tower dwits
1 tower oz. = 4,608,000 tower perits
1 tower oz. = 110,592,000 tower blanks
1 tower oz. = 15/16 troy oz.
1 tower oz. = 18 3/4 troy dwt.
1 tower oz. = 450 gr.
1 tower oz. = 9000 troy my.
1 tower oz. = 216,000 troy dwits
1 tower oz. = 4,320,000 troy perits
1 tower oz. = 103,680,000 troy blanks
   
1 hans.lb. = 5400 gr. x 240/144 = 5/3 x 1 tower lb.
1 hans.lb. = 5760 gr. x 225/144 = 25/16 x 1 troy lb.
1 hans.lb. = 7000 gr. x 180/140 = 9/7 x 1 av.lb.
1 hans.lb. = 7200 gr. x 180/144 = 5/4 x 1 long lb.
1 hans.lb. = 7680 gr. x 150/128 = 75/64 x 1 merchant lb.
1 hans.lb. = 9600 gr. x 135/144 = 15/16 x 1 tron lb.
     
LEATHER SEALER'S OFFICE, Londonderry, Vt. April 8th 1826 Rory Ely Cole
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