Home› Welcome to the FamilySearch Community!› FamilySearch Help› Search

Abbreviation "Do" used in Orphans Court documentation early 1800's

JenniferCorcoran80
JenniferCorcoran80 ✭
December 11, 2022 edited December 12, 2022 in Search

Does anyone know what an abbreviation that looks like "Do" ("O" is smaller and up higher next to "D") means? I've come across it in an accounting document attached to an orphan's court case. See right hand page under heading of "Document B" in the following image. 

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL6-43QN-D?i=170&cat=866812097

Also, if anyone is able to transcribe the word in sentence under heading "Document B", that would be super helpful as well. It makes sense to me that the word says "Legatees" but the first two letters really look like an "Sr". which is confusing me. 

Thank you to anyone that can help me!!

Tagged:
  • Probate
0

Answers

  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    December 11, 2022

    "Do." means "ditto".

    The line below "Document B" reads "The Legatees of Tho[ma]s Baker dec[ease]d".

    3
  • MaureenE123
    MaureenE123 ✭✭✭✭
    December 11, 2022

    Ditto means 'the same' and is written immediately under a word or phrase that you are repeating so you do not have to write it out again.

    1
Clear
No Groups Found

Categories

  • 28.7K All Categories
  • 23K FamilySearch Help
  • 115 Get Involved
  • 2.6K General Questions
  • 428 FamilySearch Center
  • 436 FamilySearch Account
  • 4.2K Family Tree
  • 3.2K Search
  • 4.5K Indexing
  • 595 Memories
  • 6.2K Temple
  • 311 Other Languages
  • 34 Community News
  • 6.4K Suggest an Idea
  • Groups