Virtually anyone doing genealogical or historical research in English-language records pertaining to America will find this compilation of words and phrases useful. It is not limited to a particular time period, geographical area, or ethnic group but to all aspects of the country's settlement. Among the terms included are medical, legal, religious, relational, colloquial, foreign, occupational, monetary, and household. This is a reference you should keep close at hand, whether working at home or on the road; you never know when you are going to need it. It is the latest edition and the largest the author produced.

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How many times, while searching through old letters, manuscripts, court records, etc., have you come across an unfamiliar expression or abbreviation and wondered what it meant? These are the times we all wish we had a specialist standing by to explain such obscure terminology. Here's a book that does just that. It contains thousands of little-used or old-fashioned words and abbreviations that you might encounter in the course of your research. It's the kind of book that pays for itself the first few times you use it by helping you interpret old documents accurately and make your work time more productive.

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