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I agree in this instance it is likely meaning Debtor. I also have come across the Dr. in my Swedish genealogy research to mean daughter or dotter. Just FYI.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From:</b> Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Elizabeth Campion via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 19, 2024 1:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Michlib-l@mcls.org <Michlib-l@mcls.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Historical Question</span>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><img style="max-width: 100%;" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:18ef7768d3d40c3c72a1">Hi! This is perhaps slightly off-topic but seems a great place to likely find an answer. </div>
<div style="direction: ltr;">A woman in California recently sent a very old composition book to our library because there is writing in the book referencing the village that was once where our library now stands. I have been transcribing and digitizing the
book for historical records. There is an abbreviation used frequently throughout the book that I can not interpret. </div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">It is 'Dr.' but it is not used in a common usage like Doctor or Drive. I'm including a picture of a page in the book where the abbreviation appears frequently. The transcription is as follows:</div>
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M. J. Monfore Dr.<br>
Mary D. Monfore for pasture of horses + cow. Sometimes more cows + horses.<br>
M. J. Monfore Dr.<br>
To A. J. M. Gillespie + Mary Amelia Monfore for pasture of horse + cow<br>
M.J. Monfore Dr.<br>
to Amelia Monfore + A. J.M. Gillespie for pasture of horses + cow.</p>
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Maria wants but never worked like us. She has been stronger than we but did not want to work. Amelia has a lame arm from infancy.<br>
Judson lost money in machinery and she knew it before marriage.</p>
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She is very deceitful.</p>
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If anyone has any thoughts about the meaning of Dr. in this context, I would love to hear them. </p>
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Thanks, </p>
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Elizabeth Campion, Librarian<br>
Shelby Township Library<br>
52610 Van Dyke<br>
Shelby Township, MI 48316<br>
586-739-7414</p>
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