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  • 1899 Boer War Letter

    A letter written by Redvers Buller in South Africa in 1899 ends with:

    I have,&c.,
    Redvers Buller.

    Does any one know what "I have " etc means?
    Thanks.
    Toby.

  • #2
    I thought it would be short for the formal ending about being an obedient servant and he couldn't be bothered to write it!! I checked my own idea and found this, and I quote:

    "The closing he is abbreviating is almost certainly "I have the honour to remain, my lord, your lordship's obedient servant."

    Compare the conclusions of letters found beginning on page 23 of this book from 1855."

    https://forum.wordreference.com/thre...ave-c.3285719/
    Caroline
    Caroline's Family History Pages
    Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.

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    • #3
      That was a very common way of ending an official letter in those days.
      Whoever said Seek and Ye shall find was not a genealogist.

      David

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      • #4
        This format was used in many documents for well-known and commonly used phrases.

        I transcribe lots of old wills and "&c" is often used many times throughout the same will.
        Elizabeth
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        • #5
          Thanks very much everybody, it had me completely baffled.
          Regards.
          Toby.

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