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Ancestry/Genealogy

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7. City Directories

Sun Oct 2, 2016, 06:30 PM

Oct 2016

I have generally found an Index to the abbreviations used toward the beginning of the directory itself. This link says St. Is an abbreviation for Store: http://www.genealogyintime.com/dictionaries/city-directory-abbreviations.html

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Could anyone here help me guess at occupation abbreviations? [View all] OnionPatch Sep 2016 OP

I would guess "stationer"? Recursion Sep 2016 #1

Very helpful! Thanks. Little Star Oct 2016 #6

Great link! Thanks. OnionPatch Oct 2016 #8

Any further context? The Genealogist Sep 2016 #2

It's some sort of tax document I think. OnionPatch Sep 2016 #3

Actually, Pennsylvania was a slave state - until 1847, I think GeoWilliam750 Sep 2016 #4

I guess I was thinking Civil War era. OnionPatch Sep 2016 #5

City Directories Electron1 Oct 2016 #7