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<p class="MsoNormal">I think it's safe to say "both" -- that's part of what makes it doubtful, especially because it's not as simple as "1752". For example, Lady Day dating for the new year ended in Scotland after 31 December 1599, but the Julian calendar continued
to be used until 2 September 1752. And what about someone from England who happened to be in Italy? Did it matter who the audience was? (Personal example: my family is Canadian, but I now live in the US; my father claims he almost had a heart-attack when I
wrote to thank him for the "check" rather than the "cheque" my parents sent for my birthday.... even though I know he was joking, I've been careful with my spelling on letters home ever since.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There's a fabulous example of a letter in the Folger collection where the body of the letter uses "old style/new style" to refer to the Lady Day "year" discrepancy, and the endorsement uses it to refer to the Julian/Gregorian "day" discrepancy.
I wrote about it in a blog post a while back: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DCRM-L <dcrm-l-bounces@lib.byu.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Jay Moschella<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 26, 2020 1:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DCRM-L] Interpolation of double-dates (DCRMMSS)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I'm wondering about applying DCRM(MSS) 4C2.5.2 (<i>Calendars with start dates other than January 1</i>). My question is this: for correspondence written in Britain or in the British colonies prior
to 1752 and dated between January 1 and March 24 (but <i>not</i> double-dated) are we simply to record the dates and encode the records with the year as-is (the easiest solution), or do we add the double-dating in?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">4C2.5.2 notes that, in case of doubt, the cataloger should record the year as found on the manuscript. This might be nit-picking, but I wonder if the "doubt" clause pertains only to doubts about
whether the manuscript was created in a territory still using old-style dates, or if the rule is referencing doubts regarding the specific writing habits of the person who sent the letter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Any advice is much appreciated! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For reference, the text of the rule:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PalatinoLinotype",serif;color:black">4C2.5.2. Calendars with start dates other than January 1.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PalatinoLinotype",serif;color:black">If the year of production is based on a calendar in which the new year begins on any day other than January 1, such as Lady Day (the feast of the Annunciation, March
25), double-date the year to reflect both the year as it appears on the item and the year according to the modern calendar, if different. Separate the two years by a slash. In case of doubt, only record the year found on the manuscript. Transcribe the date
in a note if considered important.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"CourierNewPSMT",serif;color:black">, 1588/1589 February 8</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PalatinoLinotype",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"CourierNewPS",serif;color:black">Optional note:
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"CourierNewPSMT",serif;color:black">Date appears as: "Februar. 8. anno 1588"
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"CourierNewPSMT",serif;color:black">, 1603/1604 March 15</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"PalatinoLinotype",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"CourierNewPSMT",serif;color:black">Date appears as: "decimo quinto die Martij Anno
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<pre><span style="font-family:"CourierNewPSMT",serif;color:black"> domini 1603 Primo Jacobi Regis"</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Jay Moschella<br>
Curator of Rare Books<br>
Boston Public Library<br>
700 Boylston St.<br>
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