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From: Lyell R Webb <>
Subject: Re: Scranton City Dir/Scranton Business'
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:35:30 -0500 (EST)


Hi; I think the h was for Home and the r was that person lived in the
rear of a two Family home. Do you have any information on the Scranton
Directory,ie; Webbs. Thanks" Lyell R. Webb

On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Paul or Dana wrote:

> Hi Group: My question is twofold:
>
> 1. In the Scranton City Directories, addresses are written in several ways
> can anyone help me by explaing what , h and r mean? For example:
>
> Bird, Beatrice sten [r] rear 1019 Taylor av
> Bird, Julia (wid Jos) [h]229 N. Everett av
> Bird, Wm H carrier PO [r]S Irving av
>
> It is not clear what the difference is between h & r?
>
> Second question:
>
> If an ancestor had a business in scranton, like a grocery store, is there a
> way to check on the business? Was there license requirements in 1917 or
> some sor of bureaucratic paperwork?
>
> Thanks Paul
>
>
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