Abrevistions

[john langton]

Any body any ideas what these abbreviations mean found on ships movement cards wrote by the captain.
sld
sd
Anch
Arr think is arrived
pd
pd up
Psd

[Hugh]

Any body any ideas what these abbreviations mean found on ships movement cards wrote by the captain.

Hi John,
Not written up by the captain but a clerk ashore.

sld = sailed
sd = sailed
anch = anchored
arr = arrived
pd = proceed[ing]
pd up =variations of proceed
psd = variations of proceed

Regards
Hugh

[john langton]

Many thanks that’s another don’t know crossed off as now I do know