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ABBREVIATIONS EXPLAINED.
(Old Style [APA 2009] abbreviations are used for States.)
Ans. Answer; A. A. S. Fellow of the American Academy; A. B. Bachelor of Arts; Abp. Archbishop. Acct. Account. A. D. Anno Domini, the year of our Lord; Adm. Admiral. Admr. Administrator; Admx. Administratrix. Ala. Alabama; A. M. Masters of arts; before noon; in the year of the world; Apr. April; Ariz. Arizona; Ark. Arkansas; Atty. Attorney; Aug. August; Bart. Baronet; B. C. Before Christ; B. D. Bachelor of Divinity; Bbl. Barrel; bbs. barrels. Cal. or Calif. California; C. Centum, a hundred; Capt. Captain. Chap. Chap- ter. Col. Colonel; Co. Company; Com. Commissioner, Commodore. Cr. Credit; Cwt. Hundred weight. Conn. or Ct. Connecticut; C. S. Keeper of the Seal; Cl. Clerk, Clergy- man; Co. or Colo. Colorado; Cong. Congress. Cons. Constable; Cts. Cents; D. C. District of Columbia; D. D. Doctor of Divinity; Dea. Deacon; Dec. December; Del. Delaware; Dept. Deputy; do. Ditto, the same; Dr. Doctor, or Debtor; D.V. Deo volente, God willing; E. East; Ed. Editor. E. & O. E. Errors of omission accepted. e. g. for example. Eng. Eng- land, English; Esp. Esquire. Etc. et caetera, and so forth; Ex. Example; Exec. Executor; Execx. Executrix. Feb. February; Fla. Florida; Fr. France, French, Francis; F. R. S. Fel- low of the Royal Society [Eng.]; Gen. General; Geo. George; Ga. or Geo. Georgia; Gov. Governor; Hon. Honorable. Hund. Hundred; H. B. M. His or Her Britannic Majesty; Hhd. Hogshead; Idib. In the same place; Idaho. Idaho; i. e. that is [id est]; id. the same; Ill. Illinois; Ind. Indiana; Ind. Ter. Indian territory; Inst. Instant; Io. or Iowa. Iowa; Ir. Ireland; Jan. January; Jas. James; Jac. Jacob; Josh. Joshua; Jun. or Jr. Junior; K. King; Kan. or Kans. Kansas; Ky. or Ken. Kentucky; Kt. Knight; L. or Ld. Lord or Lady; La. or Lou. Louisiana; Lieut. Lieutenant. Lond. London; Lon. Longitude; Ldp. Lordship; Lat. Lattitude; LL.D. Doctor of Laws; lbs. Pounds; L S. Place of the seal; M. Marquis, Merid- ian; Mass. Massachusetts; Matt. Matthew; Mch. or Mich. Michigan; Mch. March; M. D. Doctor of Medicine; Md. Maryland. Me. Main; Mich. Michigan; Mr. Mister, Sir.; Messrs. Gentleman. Sirs.; Minn. Minnesota; Miss. Mississippi; Mo. Missouri. Mont. Montana; MS. Manuscript; MSS. Manuscripts; Mrs. Mistress; N. North; N. B. Take No- tice; N. C. or N. Car. North Carolina; Nebr. Nebraska; Nev. Nevada; N. Mex. New Mex- ico; N. H. or N. Hamp. New Hampshire; N. J. New Jersey; No. Number; Nov. Novem- ber; N. S. New Style; N. Y. New York; O. Ohio; Obt. Obedient; Oct. October; Oreg. or Ore. Oregon; O. S. Old Style; Parl. Parliament. Pa. or Penn. or Penna. Pennsylvania; per. by, as, per yard, by the yard; Per cent. By the hundred; Pet. Peter; Phil. Phillip; P. M. Post Master, afternoon; P. O. Post Office; Ps. Psalms; Pres. President; Prof. Profes- sor. Q. Question, Queen; q. d. (quasi dicat), as if he should say; q. l. (quantum libet), as much as you please; q. s. (quantum sufficit), a sufficient quantity. Regr. Register. Rep. Representative. Rev. Reverend; Rt. Hon. Right Honorable; R. I. Rhode Island. S. South, Shilling; S. C. or S. Car. South Carolina; St. Saint; Sect. Section; Sen. Senator, Senior. Sept. September; Serv. Servant. S. T. P. Professor of Sacred Divinity. S. T. D. Doctor of Divinity; ss. to wit, namely; Surg. Surgeon; Tenn. Tennessee; Ter. Territory; Tex. Texas; Theo. Theophilus; Thos. Thomas; Ult. the last, or the last of the month. U. S. United States; U. S. A. United States of America; V. (vide), See; Va. Virginia; viz. to wit, name- ly; Vt. Vermont; Wash. Washington; Wis. or Wisc. Wisconsin; Wt. Weight; Wm. Wil- liam; W. Va or W. Vir. West Virginia; Wyo. Wyoming; Yd. Yard; & (et) And; &c ( = etc.) And so forth.
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