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 1692?
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betwixt
circa 1703
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this
circa 1790
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nowly
circa 1819
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to
circa 1819
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concluded
circa 1828
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sorry
circa 1840
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thunderbolt
circa 1845
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clear
circa 1859
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feeble
circa 1859
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spite
circa 1860
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kind
circa 1860
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would
circa 1860-65?
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once
circa 1865
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wanted
circa 19__??
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following