Fellow cc's,
Sometime back we had a discussion about abbreviations and handwriting on old
wills and deeds. One of the discussions was about what "ACC", "ASC",
meant.
Last week at the Archives in Raleigh I ran across several references to
"ACC" in the middle of some deeds rather than at the end. In asking around,
was told that this referred to an "Assistant Chain Carrier"...as the early
surveys were often required to be, in effect, witnessed.
"ACC" at the end of a recording and following a name usually indicated
"Assistant Court Clerk".
On Friday last, received a call from the Mecklenburg Register of Deeds
office inquiring if I could interpret an abbreviation they had found in some
deeds back in the late 1800's. It was described to me as an "L" followed
by
a lower case "u" or "v" with two dots underneath.
I have noticed that each recording clerk had their own style and use of
abbreviations and have seen instances such as writing an upper case "S"
followed by a lower case "l" with two dots underneath that was an
abbreviation for Samuel. Each instance required looking at the full context
for interpretation.
I am going down to the R.O.D. office this afternoon and take a look for
myself and get a copy. Was wondering if any of you had run across this one.
And, I have a feeling that it may be easily interpreted if viewed "in
context".
Regards,
Paul
Mecklenburg CC