Thanks Betty - and all who answered! It does look more like bonds (w/ an 's'), rather than bono. And I'm pretty certain now, that it's 'gor', not 'cor' Administrator de bonds gor Administrator de bants gor Administrator de barts gor Any more ideas? Here are the details... May 1911 --------------- EDINGER, C.C., dec'd, O.M. MUNROE ex...Final EDINGER, Philip, dec'd, C.H. EDINGER adm..Final ------------ "Notice of Final Settlement All creditors and others interested in the estate of Philip EDINGER, Deceased, are hereby notified that I, the undersigned, intend to make the final settlement of said estate at the next term of the Probate court of Jefferson County, Mo., to be held at Hillsboro on the fourth Monday in May, 1911. Chas. H. EDINGER, Administrator de bonds gor?" ----------- By the way, there was a Judge EDINGER in Kimmswick at this time, though I'm not certain if the first name was Chas. -Kay ********************************************************* Kay, Did you mean to type "bono" or "bond"?  Whenever an Administrator is appointed to serve by the probate court, the order includes whether they are to serve with or without bond.  If it's with bond, these bonds are usually corporate surety bonds.  I just wonder if the "cor" is short for corporate and this phrase means Admistrator With Corporate Bond?  A latin phrase that's often used is: pro bono, which usually refers to an attorney who is donating his services.  Pro bono is short for pro bono publico which means "for the public good," I don't know if that would apply here because it doesn't say "pro", it says "de". Unless maybe the Cor stands for Coroner and the Coroner was appointed to serve as public administrator on some estates. Therefore, I would guess that "cor" is an abbreviation for either the word corporate or the word coroner. B.