Handwriting History collection:
The Richardson family letters span almost 250 years, and they represent a cross-section of English and American writing styles indicative of the times and places they were written. They are being hosted on the American Paleography site to promote learning about American writing styles and letterforms.
See an assortment of the exhibited words and other polygons here:
circa 1703
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Crouch
circa 1817
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blighted
circa 1817
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Strangers
circa 1819
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feelings
circa 1825
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were
circa 1828
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10th
circa 1828
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3rd
circa 1831
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entrance
circa 1840
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heaven
circa 1845?
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section
circa 1845?
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communications
circa 1859
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ripened
circa 1860
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trunk
circa 1860
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bid
circa 19__??
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