New on the list, and I have only just seen this thread. A further possibility for 'foine' - the 'f' could be a long 's' and the 'i' could be an 'r' and it could then read 'sorne' meaning 'sawn'. This may seem far-fetched but I have learned to be imaginative in reading manuscripts - yesterday, in a document of the 1812 war, 'Mr Moolhes' suddenly revealed itself to be 'Mr Brookes' and every mention of 'negro' appears to be written 'necro' (the latter became clear when I saw that *all* the 'g's in the document were squashed up with no tail; *all* the 'k's were spread out like 'lh'; and the capital 'B's were virtually unrecognisable). John Weiss [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 12:01 PM Subject: Re: help with two words Many thanks to those who responded to my query on this subject several days ago. As a number of list members suggested, the "Jrou" or "Jron" wedges are definitely "Iron wedges." The "tendable Land Inclosd with two thousand foine [?] loggs" is a little more problematic. I've decided, as a couple of list members suggested, that "foine" is probably a variant spelling of "fine," apparently meaning "worked" or "cut." Thanks again. Scott To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html