I seem to remember reading somewhere that the "'s" was actually a contraction for "his."  I think when a person who doesn't write makes a mark on a document, we write undert it "John Doe his mark."  This is the "his" that is now contracted into "'s."  Any truth to this?



Peter Adams
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