Frequin

Frequin was a measure of volume in Martinique and Guadeloupe . It was a grain measure that was primarily used for legumes . It was also called Quart de Barill, the quarter barill. The measure was also used in the French administered West Indies. The barill, the barrel as a measure of 102.445 liters, had 55 Paris pots or 110 pints.

conversion

• Martinique: 1 Frequin = ¼ Baril = 1.9688 Boisseau ( bushel ) = 25.61 liters
• Guadeloupe: 1 Frequin = ¼ Baril / Barill = 24.21 liters
• French West Indies : 1 Frequin = ¼ barill = 1291.0625 Parisian cubic inches = 25.61 liters

literature

• Gustav Wagner, Friedrich Anton Strackerjan: Compendium of the coin, measure, weight and exchange rate relationships of all states and trading cities on earth. Teubner Publishing House, Leipzig 1855, p. 256.
• Helmut Kahnt, Bernd Knorr: Old mass, coins and weights. Bibliographisches Institut, 1986, ISBN 3-41102-148-9 , p. 95.
• Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Coin, measure and weight book: The money, measure and exchange system, the courses, government papers, banks, trading establishments and customs of all countries and important places. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1858, p. 474.