Re: Help with signatures - WDKing
Subject: Re: Help with signatures
From: WDKing
Date: May 29, 1999

Steve--

Locus sigilli means place of the seals. Place of the seal is locus
sigillium.

There is no doubt whatsoever as to the meaning of "L.S." at the foot of
legal documents -- it always means, literally, place of the seal; was often
written or printed to indicate that the document was in fact sealed; and
early on came to be treated as the equivalent of a seal (legally, not
necessarily aesthetically).

 "L.S." to indicate the place for or to constitute a seal continues in use
today, and is found printed on many pre-printed legal documents.

----- Original Message -----
From: Steven J. Coker 
To: 
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 1999 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: Help with signatures


it is
> most likely that he used the abbreviation LS to represent locus sigilli
meaning
> place of the seal.  That was a common usage in legal documents.






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