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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instance
circa 1790
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safety
circa 1817
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pain
circa 1817
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there
circa 1817
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world
circa 1819
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intend
circa 1825
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put
circa 1828
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hear
circa 1828
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wheat
circa 1831
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think
circa 1832
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1832
circa 1845
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represented
circa 1860
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hot
circa 1865?
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tire
circa 1865?
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weeks