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Inside the Vault: Ulto & Inst, 18th-Century Abbreviations

Posted by Beth Huffer on Thursday, 03/10/2016

Take a closer look at George Washington’s letter using 18th-century abbreviations.

Eras and Sub-Eras

  • Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
  • Creating a New Government
  • Early Settlements
  • The Road to Revolution
  • The Early Republic
  • The Origins of Slavery
  • The War for Independence
  • Religion and Eighteenth-Century Revivalism
  • The Age of Jefferson and Madison
  • The Thirteen Colonies
  • The American Revolution, 1763-1783
  • The New Nation, 1783-1815

Keywords

  • Constitution
  • George Washington