Paul, stehen(den) = stand(ing) => presently in service Etienne Le 1 juil. 11 à 19:46, [email protected] a écrit : > I appreciate so much the help that I received this morning. > > I hired someone to transcribe a bunch of records, but I am > translating them myself. > > As you can see, sometimes I hit a roadblock. > > Here is another roadblock: > > hier im Dienste stehenden Bauernknechte, Jakob Meier, > > Does this mean: > here in service (under obligation?) farmer's helper, Jakob Meier, ? > > Thanks. > > best, > Paul