Measurements
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Liquid Measure:
1 gallon = 4 quarts. 1qt = 2 pints. 1pt = 2 cups. 1cup = 2 gills. 1gill = 4 fl.oz.
1fl.oz = 8 fluid drams.
1 hogshead = 2 barrells. 1bl = 31.5gal.

Dry Measure:
1 peck = 2gal. 1 bushel = 4pc ~= 1 cu.foot.
1 cord = 128 cu.feet (about a cube 5ft on a side)

Length:
1 fathom = 2 yards. 1yd = 3 feet. 1ft = 12in. 1 hand = 4in.
1 league = 3 miles. 1mi = 5280ft. 1 furlong = 1/8mi (660ft).
1 rod = 16.5ft (5.5yd)
1 nautical mile = 6080 feet ~= 1 1/15 miles

Area:
1 acre = 1/640 square mile

Unit Measure:
1 great gross = 12 gross. 1gs = 12 dozen. 1dz = 12 units.
1 baker's dozen = 13 units. 1 score = 20 units.

Speed:
1 knot = 1 nautical mph = 6080ft/hr.
1 mph = 5280ft/hr.

Weight:
1 stone = 14 pounds. 1lb = 16 ounces. 1oz = 16 drams. 1drm = 27.344 grains (dry).
1 dram = 60 grains (apothecary).
1 bushel potatoes = 60lb
1 barrell flour   = 196lb