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Ther: 50 Clear & Cloudy Wind Variable
Oct 8th Thursday
Clear early this a m but became
cloudy. Willie drove "Fritz" over to
Carr's place to the road cart, to
gather apples. I worked at the
unfinished kitchen putting up
partition between the pantry &
outside door [&e] Afternoon Mr:
Williamson from Frederick
was here, we ordered a few
medicines and gave him a note
for...
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Ther 46 Clearing Wind N.W.
Oct 9th Friday
Willie started early (with "Fritz"
and the road cart) to Carr's to gather
apples again "on shares" with T. J. Lea,
who bought the apples in the orchard
at public sale. Ida and Dora went to
Edwd: Peince's to spend the day. I walked
down to Ashton to see Mrs [Sut].
Dora & Ida came home at dusk.
Fanny Peince also came & after
supper Willie drove her to Olney
Lodge of "Good Templars" using
E Peinces horse & carriage. The
weather is much cooler & there
will probably be heavy frost
tonight for the first this autumn.
Notes and Questions
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On the line beginning with ...outside door [&e] on the left page, I am wondering what that symbol together means. Dr Iddings uses that symbol here and there. Read some of his ancestry notes so I know who the members of his family now. He must have called his wife Harriet “lda”?
I have asked Facebook what the meaning of those symbols were. The general consensus was an shorthand or abbreviation meaning etcetera.
When I come across it. I just type "and such". I don't know what else to do but it seems to work.
I do not think he called her Ida, he does call her "H".
Yes, it is the abbreviation for "et cetera", though I usually don't see the "c" raised like this, but
et (Latin) = and (English) = & (symbol) ... modern abbreviation "etc." = "&c."