Early settlers, what was considered valuable to them

[Jollyrodger1]

My imagination wonders at real questions, being most lived off the land, no jobs or companies then, basically farming. what can we expect to find to which I do sometimes, occasional coin, spoon, fork, relics , handles, pitchfork, tools.
so yeah did they hide the little money they had and hid it in outhouse etc.

I’ll let all you experts give us the details and facts, interesting when you care about history which helps detecting to.

 

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[sprailroad]

I think most everything was valuable to them. Everything must have been hard to come by.

 

[Jollyrodger1]

Your right, even when I find buttons, eating utensil, it gives me a sense of my goodness, and this was only a few hundred years ago

 

[Sandog]

1. Bible
2. Good rifle
3. Mule & plow
4. Seed
5. Family treasures

 

[Mackaydon]

Flint, shovel, axe, gun and ammo.
Don in SoCal

 

[LandSeig]

I’ve read that they would burn old cabins to collect the nails. It was definitely hard times. They could do everything right and still starve.

 

[Jollyrodger1]

Could you imagine, do you think they teach this in school, it’s very important to understand the past, to understand know, why is this not important it wasn’t that long ago , very disappointing

 

[Tpmetal]

If I were in that time I would want a gun, an axe, a saw, a hand auger/drill, oxen/mule, plow, hoe, shovel, cast iron pan and Dutch oven, basic plates bowls cup and utensils, flint, needles for sewing, seeds, salt, and maybe a few other items I am forgetting at the moment

 

[Jollyrodger1]

If I were in that time I would want a gun, an axe, a saw, a hand auger/drill, oxen/mule, plow, hoe, shovel, cast iron pan and Dutch oven, basic plates bowls cup and utensils, flint, needles for sewing, seeds, salt, and maybe a few other items I am forgetting at the moment

Yeah I’ve found a few thimbles

 

[releventchair]

Drinkable Water. Or cider, Beer ect..
Food.
Fire.
Gunpowder and salt were already mentioned. But vital.

 

[Jollyrodger1]

Also canning jar lids

 

[Tpmetal]

Drinkable Water. Or cider, Beer ect..
Food.
Fire.
Gunpowder and salt were already mentioned. But vital.

I would think water/hydration would be taken care of on site or as you found a source. So maybe a barrel or two for the travel stages?

 

[Jollyrodger1]

I mean what would they hide being not having much.

 

[Jeff H]

In the northern climate they needed a lot of firewood to keep themselves and their livestock alive in the winter. Axes and saws were a must. Those big heavy field hoes were needed of you didn't have an ox. And of course a basic education to break the cycle of poverty.

 

[LandSeig]

I found a copy of a letter online written by my fifth great grandfather talking about the hardships of settling in 1850s Sabine County Texas from South Carolina. I would love to see the original. Little Simeon mentioned is my fourth g-grandfather so he survived as well.

 

[Jollyrodger1]

I found a copy of a letter online written by my fifth great grandfather talking about the hardships of settling in 1850s Sabine County Texas from South Carolina. I would love to see the original. Little Simeon mentioned is my fourth g-grandfather so he survived as well.

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Thankyou

 

[Sandog]

I’ve read that they would burn old cabins to collect the nails. It was definitely hard times. They could do everything right and still starve.

If they did not have nails, and that was common, they used hand cut pegs. That wood auger was certainly a necessity for that and a multitude other tasks.

 

[Fredneck]

This counterfeit mold of the early large cent had to be valuable to the early settlers on a site I've been digging. Found in a pit or privy, hoping the other side is also there when i get a chance to finish the pit.