Under the Julian Calendar, the first month of the year was March, so
September was the seventh month.

Kindest regards,
Beth G.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dmw246" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Here's another analysis.  If these records are in latin, I find that
> sometimes the date is in shorthand.  7bry is September (since Sept is
> from seven).  This can look like an abbreviation of February, but it
> is not.
>
> This shorthand is also used for other months:  8bry is October, 9bry
> is November, Xbry is December.  I was told that the reason the numbers
> don't match our current ordering is because July and August were added
> in the middle to honor Julius and Augustus Caeser.
>
> Does anybody know more about this?
>
> Dee
> San Diego




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