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Old Style Handwriting and Printers’ Ligatures, &c.
Old Time Abbreviations, &c.

Capt Helms

Capt Helms

Jno.

Virga.

Name Abbreviations
Abraham	=	Ab^m	Abr^m	Abra^m
Alexander	=	Alex:^r	Alex^r	Alex.
Andrew	=	And^w	And.
Anthony	=	Anth^y	Anth.
Archibald	=	Arch^d
Barbara	=	Barb^a
Bartholomew	=	Barth^o	Bart.
Benjamin	=	Benjⁿ	Benj.	Benja.	Ben:
Bernard	=	Bern^d
Burell	=	Bur^ll
Charles	=	Cha^s	Ch^s
Christian	=	Xian
Christina	=	Christ^a	Xrin^a
Christopher	=	Christ^o	Xph^r	Xpr	Chris.
Daniel	=	Dan^l
David	=	Dav^d
Dorothy	=	D^y	Do:
Edmond	=	Edm^d
Edward	=	Edw^d
Elizabeth	=	Eliza^th	Eliz^a	Eliza:	Eliz.
Emma, Emily	=	Em:
Francis	=	Fran.
Frederick	=	Fred^k	Fred..
George	=	G^o:	Geo.
Henry	=	Hen.
Hezekiel	=	Hez^l	Heze.
Honor	=	Hon:
Humphrey	=	Hum^y	Hum:
Issac	=	Isa.
James	=	Ja^s	Jas	Ja:
Jeremiah	=	Jere^h
John	=	Jn^o	Jn.	Jo.
Jonathan	=	Jon^a	Jona:
Joseph	=	Jo^s	Jos:
Margaret	=	Marg^t	Marg.
Mary	=	M^y
Meredith	=	Mer^th
Michael	=	Mich^l	Mich.
Nathaniel	=	Nath^l
Nicholas	=	Nich^s	Nicho.
Obediah	=	Obed^h	Obed.
Patrick	=	Pat^k	Pat.
Phillip	=	Phil.
Richard	=	Rich^d	Rich.
Robert	=	Rob^t	Rob.
Samuel	=	Sam^l
Solomon	=	Solⁿ	Sol.	Solo.
Saint	=	S^t	St.	Ste.
Sarah	=	Sar.
Stephen	=	Steph.	Ste:
Tamasin	=	Tam.
Timothy	=	Tim^y	Timo.
Theodore	=	Theo.
Thomasin	=	Tam.
Thomas	=	Tho^s	Tho:	Th:
Virginia	=	Virg^a
Washington	=	Wash.
William	=	W^m	Will^m	Will;
Zachariah	=	Zac^h

Terms
Doctor	=	Doct^r	Doctr.
Colonel	=	Col^o	Col
Esquire	=	Esq^r	Esq^re	Esq
Gentleman	=	Gen^t
Governor	=	Gov^r
Junior	=	Jun^r	Jun
Mister	=	M^r
Misters	=	Messrs.
Mistress	=	Mrs.
Reverend	=	Rev^d	Rev
Senior	=	Sen^r	Sen.	Sr.
Sir	=	S^r

Thomas Jefferson’s signature. Notice the “Th” followed by a colon (:).
This style of abbreviation could be applied to any name.

Tho^s Maury and Rob^t Lowery
witness an 1801 deed in North Carolina.

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