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A handwritten account book page with entries dated 1807 to 1809, including the word Debter and sums in dollars and cents
A page of the Smith family account book, with entries from 1807 to 1809.Smith family (Internet Archive Book Images), Public domain
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C&c.And so on (et cetera)CC.S.A.Confederate States (of America, or its Army)CCal.CaliforniaCCapt.CaptainCCath.Catherine (or Catholic, by context)CChas.CharlesCchn.ChildrenCCo.County, or company (military or business)Ccol.Colored (a racial label in older records)CConn.ConnecticutCcous.CousinCCpl.CorporalCCr.Credit or creditor (in accounts)Ccts.Cents
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S[sic]Thus: the error is in the originalSS.C.South CarolinaSS.J.Society of Jesus (a Jesuit priest)SSaml.SamuelSSar.SarahSSgt.SergeantSSol.SolomonSSr.Senior (the older of two same-named men)SSte.StephenSSus.Susan or SusannaS£ s. d.Pounds, shillings and pence
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AAbig.AbigailAAbr.AbrahamAabt.About (an estimated date)Aacct.Account (as in an estate account)Aadmon.Letters of administrationAadmr.Administrator of an estateAadmx.Administratrix (female administrator)Aaet.Aged (at the age of)AAlAlien, no steps to citizenship (census code)AAla.AlabamaAAlexr.AlexanderAAnt.AnthonyAArk.Arkansas
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Bb.BornBB.V.M.Blessed Virgin MaryBbapt.BaptizedBBart.BartholomewBBenj.BenjaminBBro.Brother (a family or church title)Bbur.Buried
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Dd.DiedDd.s.p.Died without children (decessit sine prole)Dd.s.p.l.Died without legitimate childrenDd.s.p.m.Died without a sonDd.v.p.Died before the father (decessit vita patris)DDanl.DanielDdau.DaughterDdec'dAlready dead when the record was writtenDDec.December (not deceased)DDel.DelawareDdo.The same as the line above (ditto)DDr.Debtor or debit (in accounts); also Doctor
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EEdm.EdmundEEdw.EdwardEEliz.ElizabethEEmpEmployer (1910 census)EEns.EnsignEEsq.Esquire (title of respect for officials)Eet al.And other people (et alii)Eet ux.And wifeEexr.ExecutorEexrx.Executrix (female executor)EEzek.Ezekiel
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Ffol.Folio: a numbered leaf or page of a bookFFredk.Frederick
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GG.A.R.Grand Army of the Republic (Union veterans)GGa.GeorgiaGGent.Gentleman (a man of social standing)GGeo.GeorgeGGul.William (from Latin Gulielmus)
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HHan.HannahHHon.Honorable (title for an official)HHy.Henry
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IIll.IllinoisIInd.IndianaIInf.InfantryIinst.This month (the current month)Iinv.Inventory of an estateIIs.Isaac
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JJac.James (or Jacob, from Latin Jacobus)JJas.JamesJJer.JeremiahJJno.JohnJJon.JonathanJJos.JosephJJosh.JoshuaJJr.Junior (the younger of two same-named men)
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KKan.KansasKKy.Kentucky
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LLa.LouisianaLLawr.LawrenceLLeon.LeonardLlib.Liber: a numbered record bookLLieut.Lieutenant
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MMMulatto (census color code)Mm.MarriedMM2Married more than once (1910 census)MMargt.MargaretMMass.MassachusettsMMatt.MatthewMMd.MarylandMMe.MaineMMessrs.Plural of Mr. (gentlemen)MMich.MichiganMMinn.MinnesotaMMiss.MississippiMMo.Missouri
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NN.B.Note well (pay attention)NN.C.North CarolinaNN.H.New HampshireNN.J.New JerseyNN.Y.New YorkNNaNaturalized (census citizenship code)NNath.NathanielNNeb.NebraskaNNich.Nicholas
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OOAOwn account, self-employed (1910 and 1920 census)OOre.Oregon
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PPaFirst papers filed (census citizenship code)Ppar.ParishPPat.PatrickPPenn.PennsylvaniaPPet.PeterPPhil.PhilipPprox.Next monthPPvt.Private
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RR.F.D.Rural Free Delivery (a rural mail route)RR.I.Rhode IslandRReb.RebeccaRrec'dReceivedRRegt.RegimentRRev.Reverend (title of a minister)RRichd.RichardRRobt.Robert
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TTenn.TennesseeTTex.TexasTTheo.TheodoreTThos.ThomasTTim.TimothyTTwp.Township
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UU.S.C.T.United States Colored TroopsUult.Last monthUunm.Unmarried
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VVa.VirginiaVvideSee (go to another entry)Vviz.NamelyVVt.Vermont
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Ww.d.Will datedWWdWidowed (census marital status code)Wwid.WidowWWis.WisconsinWwit.WitnessWWm.William
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XXtianChristianXXtopherChristopher
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YyeThe (written with y for th)Yyrs.Years (of age or of time)YytThat (written with y for th)
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ZZach.Zachariah