Philadelphia County PA Archives History - Businesses .....Abbreviations 1861
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ABBREVIATIONS.

Ab   above; 
acct.   accountant; 
al   alley; 
att'y and coun.   attorney and counselor;
av   avenue; 
bel   below; 
bet   between; 
Bdg   Bridesburg; 
B T   Bristol Township; 
Bln   Bustleton, 
b h   boarding house; 
C Hill   Chestnut Hill; 
c   corner; 
ct   court; 
E   East; 
Fkd   Frankford; 
Fkl   Franklin; 
Gtn   Germantown; 
G T av   Germantown avenue; 
gent,   gentleman; 
gentw.   gentlewoman; 
H Ville   Hestonville; 
h   house; 
Hbg   Holmesburg; 
Ken   Kenderton; 
l   lane; 
lab   laborer; 
M Ville   Maylandville; 
Myk   Manayunk; 
Mt A   Mount Airy; 
manuf.   manufacturer and manufactory; 
mer.   merchant; 
mr.   maker; 
N Penn   North Penn; 
n   near; 
N   North; 
Penyk   Pennypack; 
R   Ridge; 
Rd   Richmond; 
Smfid   Smithfield; 
S   South; 
Sch   Schuylkill; 
T   Trenton; 
W   West; 
whf   wharf or wharves.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

McELROY'S PHILADELPHIA CITY DIRECTORY FOR 1861

CONTAINING THE NAMES OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED CITY, THEIR
OCCUPATIONS, PLACES OF BUSINESS, AND DWELLING HOUSES; A BUSINESS DIRECTORY; A
LIST OF THE STREETS, LANES, ALLEYS, CITY OFFICES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, BANKS, ETC.,

ALSO, THE NAMES OF HOUSEKEEPEKS, ETC., IN CAMDEN, N. J.

Twenty-fourth Edition.

[THE NAME'S OF SUBSCRIBERS, IN THIS EDITION, ARE PRINTED IN CAPITALS, AND THE
SAME COURSE WILL BE PURSUED IN ALL FUTURE EDITIONS.]

SEE CHANGES AND REMOVALS, ETC., 

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1861, by A. MCELROY, in the
Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA: E. C. & J. BIDDLE & CO.
PRINTED BY C. SHERMAN & SON.
1861.


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