Coll., college, collector. Comp., comparative. Con., contra; in opposition. C. P., Common Pleas. D. C. L., Doctor of Civil Law. D. D., Doctor of Divinity. Del., delegate. Dept., department. Deft., defendant. Ft., foot; feet. Gen., general. Gent., gentleman. Ger., German; Germany. Gov., governor. G. P. O., general post-office. H. e. (hoc est), that is; this is. hhd., hogshead. Hon., Honorable. H. R., House of Representatives. D. G. (Dei Gratia), by the grace ib. (ibidem), in the same place. etc., &c. (et cætera), and so forth. J. C. D. (Juris Civilis Doctor), by the hundred. Ph. D., Doctor of Philosophy. pl., plural. L. s. d., pounds, shillings, and Plff., plaintiff. pence. Pxt. (pinxit), he painted it. M., monsieur; sir; masculine; P. M. (post-meridiem), after noon. Sec., secretary. Sen., senior; Senate. Seq. (sequentia), the following; the next. Serg., or Serj., sergeant. SS. or ss. (scilicet), to wit; namely. S. T. D. (Sacra Theologiæ Doctor), Doctor of Divinity. S. T. P. (Sacra Theologiæ Professor), Professor of Theology. Supt., superintendent. Trans., translated. ult. (ultimo), last, or of the last, month. Univ., university. U. S., United States. Ind., Indiana. Ia., Iowa. Kan., Kansas. Ken., Ky., Kentucky. La., Louisiana. Me., Maine. Md., Maryland. Mass., Massachusetts. Mich., Michigan. Minn., Minnesota. Miss., Mississippi. N. H., New Hampshire. N. J., New Jersey. N. Y., New York. N. C., North Carolina. Or., Oregon. Pa., Penn., Pennsylvania. S. C., South Carolina. Vt., Vermont. Va., Virginia. W. Va., West Virginia. U. S. A., United States of Amer- | U. S. A., United States Army. |