Daily AncestorRichd.
Richd. is an old abbreviation of the first name Richard, common in deeds, wills, church registers and census pages.
Richd. is a clerk's shorthand for the given name Richard. Writers shortened common first names to save time and ink, usually by keeping the first letters and the last one or two, often with the final letters raised above the line.
It drops the middle of the name and keeps the d at the end, sometimes written above the line. Ric. is another short form seen for the same name.
As seen in a recordSignature line of an acknowledgment
Richd. Lane, Esq., Justice of the Peace
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