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Sunday, June 26, 2011
One Word In Rufus Stephens 1812 Pension Declaration
I thought it would come to me when I was reviewing my transcription, but no luck. This is part of the Bounty Land Application declaration for Rufus Stephens. Any thoughts on the word I have underlined?
I thought it would come to me when I was reviewing my transcription, but no luck. This is part of the Bounty Land Application declaration for Rufus Stephens. Any thoughts on the word I have underlined?
It might be "breveted", which we'd spell "brevetted".
ReplyDeleteI agree, it looks like "breveted".
ReplyDeleteBreveted is my best guess.
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