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 1675
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acount
circa 1725
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otter
circa 1732
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Been
circa 1732
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By
circa 1732
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omitt
circa 1732
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sober
circa 1817
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hasten
circa 1817
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Providence
circa 1817
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trace
circa 1819
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Nancy
circa 1834-40?
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black
circa 1860
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pleasant
circa 1860
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South
circa 1860
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when
circa 1865?
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furer