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proximo and ultimo. Occasionally they do this for religious reasons, which Ill explain

shortly.

Also note that her death date is

reported as the 8th instant (again,

with the s spelled with an f so thatit actually reads inftant). Ill explain

what instant means shortly.

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In this notice from 1842, ones first inclination is to record Mr. Bassets death as having occurred in December of 1841,

since the death notice was published in January and referred to the 23d ult. However, upon further examination, Ive

uncovered some citations that report his death as having occurred in November.

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I suggest you consider recording ultimo dates as approximations (died circa or about).

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