State of Illinois) | ss |
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John McEwan handwriting ends; William W. Phelps begins.
TEXT: “L. S.” (locus sigilli, Latin for “location of the seal”) enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.
TEXT: “L. S.” enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.
“ss” is an abbreviation for the Latin scilicet, meaning “namely” or “to wit.”
TEXT: “L S” enclosed in a hand-drawn representation of a seal.