[Michlib-l] Historical Question

[Samantha Roslund]

Dutch Reform?

On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 2:16 PM Cameron Crawford via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> Dear Elizabeth,
>
> Love questions like this! Looked up this MJ Monfore on Ancestry, on the
> off-chance he *was* a doctor (and they simply would have put the dr. at
> the end rather than before a given name) - but he was definitely a farmer.
>
> Quick search on wiktionary indicates this abbreviation is used to indicate
> a debtor? That seems to align with the following sentence after each
> instance ("Debtor to Amelia Monfore...")
>
> Hopefully this helped!
>
> ---
> Cameron Crawford
> he/him/his
> Library Assistant III - Page Supervisor
> Baldwin Public Library
> 248-554-4692
> cameron.crawford at baldwinlib.org
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 1:58 PM Elizabeth Campion via Michlib-l <
> michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi! This is perhaps slightly off-topic but seems a great place to likely
>> find an answer.
>> 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.
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> M. J. Monfore                            Dr.
>> Mary D. Monfore for pasture of horses + cow. Sometimes more cows + horses.
>> M. J. Monfore                            Dr.
>> To A. J. M. Gillespie + Mary Amelia Monfore for pasture of horse + cow
>> M.J. Monfore                             Dr.
>> to Amelia Monfore + A. J.M. Gillespie for pasture of horses + cow.
>>
>> 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.
>> Judson lost money in machinery and she knew it before marriage.
>>
>> She is very deceitful.
>>
>> If anyone has any thoughts about the meaning of Dr. in this context, I
>> would love to hear them.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Elizabeth Campion, Librarian
>> Shelby Township Library
>> 52610 Van Dyke
>> Shelby Township, MI 48316
>> 586-739-7414
>>
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