From a high quality copy of an original state road plat document I am mapping a road's course.?ÿ As I was transcribing the script text into electronic text I encountered this series of characters
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My best transcription is:?ÿ
North 41 ???ø West 28 "
D?ø D?ø D?ø 40 "
North 3/4?ø West 40 "
Anyone have a clue what the?ÿD?ø means?
Thank you,
-CWD
Ditto?ÿ Ditto?ÿ Ditto
For Route surveying, D usually means deflection angle.
"Blah, Blah, Blah"??
"Do" is the same as ditto marks (as Warren says), but I see they have ditto marks at the end of each line which must refer to a previous unit (chains? varas?)
"Do" is the same as ditto marks (as Warren says), but I see they have ditto marks at the end of each line which must refer to a previous unit (chains? varas?)
ditto marks at the end of the line are probably for chain units.
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Ditto makes sense.?ÿ
The original survey was using poles as the distance unit.?ÿ?ÿ
Thanks for the help!?ÿ
Right. "Do." Is an old timey abreviation for ditto.
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Ditto
noun,?ÿplural?ÿdittos.
- Abbreviation:?ÿdo.
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You'll see it in old manuscripts like recommended provisions?ÿ for a journey on the Oregon Trail in 1845:
CORN MEAL 100 LBS
BEANS?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿDO.
DRIED BEEF?ÿ ?ÿDO.
TEA?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ4 LBS
RICE?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ DO.
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- We often find "Do" in Arkansas GLO field notes. I generally concur with the "do" means "ditto" comments above.?ÿ
- I have thought they were abbreviations for "dogwood", in some cases. But "ditto" is more logical.