Thanks you for the interesting document and window into early Cayuga county. Researchers may again wonder about the legal abbreviation L.S. that appears in that document and which we see on other records and transcriptions. From "A Glossary of Archival & Records Terminology" et al.: The letters L.S. are an abbreviation for the Latin phrase 'locus sigilli', meaning place of the seal. It indicates the place where a document is to have the notary public's seal affixed. It does not stand for 'legal signature'. It may be used in a fair copy to indicate the presence of a seal in the original. Bernie Corcoran <[email protected]> wrote: List: The Town of Scipio NY ledger that recorded names of people born in slavery and also of those manumitted from slavery is now available on the Internet via the Cayuga County Historian's Office website at address: http://co.cayuga.ny.us/history/ugrr/scipiosl.html This website provides both scanned images from the original ledger and a transcription in text. The ledger includes information from what are now the towns of both Scipio and Ledyard NY. Thanks to Sandie Gillilland, Town of Scipio NY Historian for transcribing and sharing this item. Bernie ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== Have you visited the NYGenWeb project home page lately? http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com