I'm sure you will find that 'any' dictionarey would explain to you that "ult" is an abbreviation fior 'ultimo', which means of last month. And that "inst" is the abbreviation for 'instant', which, in this case, means this month. Pearl.NZ. ~~~~~~~~~~ >Hi, >I have been reading old 1800s newspapers and find they put in their >obituaries some strange initials. Such as the date maybe 29th. ult or 29th >inst. Can anyone tell me what these initials mean. >Thank you, >Maxine in Oklahoma > > >==== ROLL-CALL Mailing List ==== >To post to list e-mail >[email protected] >