>I wondered if anyone can tell me what the letters Ls. after the >signatures on old wills means? I've been going through some old New England wills lately and most of them have these initials after the signature. Jackie Hi Jackie, The letters are used as a substitute for a seal - a throwback to the days when someone rich enough to make a will would have had his personal seal to imprint with wax on the document. Peggy Peggy Dolan outtolaunch@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]