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 1699
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who
circa 1725
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Should
circa 1790
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more
circa 1817
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could
circa 1819
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grades
circa 1825
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make
circa 1828
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Mother
circa 1828
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sends
circa 1828
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soft
circa 1834
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rough
circa 1840
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corsets
circa 1859
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unwell
circa 1859
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actual
circa 1865
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disappointed
circa 1865?
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occured