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The following snippet is from a the INDEX of book that was published in 1877:
I would like to know what the n means in, for example, the index entry
Acworth, George, 100, *n*.
I don't ever recall having seen this before. Is this, perhaps, some sort of prior convention?
In any case, it occurs frequently in the said index:
Thank you.
I googled your query and found this: https://mitpress.mit.edu/sites/default/files/quicklinks/2017-08/indexing_instructions_for_authors_0.pdf Endnotes are referred to by page (on which the text of the note appears), the letter “n,” and the note number, with no internal space (504n14). If a footnote is indexed, this is indicated by listing an “n” after the page number (52n); if more than one note is on a page, then the note number may be added (52n4)
