Claire, "inst" means the present or current month. This is an old use of the word "instant." It was often used in correspondence. Another word often used was "proximo" which is "in, of, or during next month." And another old one is "ultimo" which is "in or of the month preceding the current one." End of trivia. Best regards, Dick Claire Grant wrote: >I am sure having fun reading about my ancestors but don't remember what the term isnt. means like is in the actual paper I found this news tidbit from............... > > From the Perham Bulletin, Perham Minnesota > Dated Thursday Morning, August 16, 1894 > > Rob Sansburn left for the Dakota gold field the 6th inst. > > >~Claire Grant >Sioux Falls SD > >Genealogy~ >Practice of confusing the dead & irritating the living. > > >--------------------------------- >Brings words and photos together (easily) with > PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. > > >==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== >Want to unsubscribe from the Minnesota-L list (Single message mode)? Send an e-mail message to MINNESOTA-L-request@rootsweb.com On the first line of text, enter only the following word: Unsubscribe > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > >