My recollection is that it means "of the current month." So if it were in a contemporary letter, it would mean March 6, 2006. Doris Waggoner Seattle -- Claire Grant <cmgrant2@yahoo.com> 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