inst.

American

abbreviation

instant.
instantaneous.
(usually initial capital letter) institute.
(usually initial capital letter) institution.
instructor.
instrument.
instrumental.

Inst. British

abbreviation

Institute
Institution

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Thus we got on quietly on our way southward until Tuesday, the 16th inst., when we were 50 miles south and 100 miles west of port, and thought we might get in the next day.

From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2011

She had left Bristol on the 8th inst., and on the 23d was making her triumphant entry into the port of New York.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert

Sir:—Your letter of the 4th inst., relative to George W. Brown, has been received.

From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by Brown, George William

The Danville Advertiser of the 7th inst. says: Mr. Smith was in town on Saturday with his hired man, and the two tell a singular story about a lightning stroke.

From Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various

You will have received my letter of the 2d inst., enclosing you the unaccountable treaty betwixt Colonel Bradstreet and the Shawanese, Delawares, &c.

From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis

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