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 1699
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wery
circa 1703
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fwe
circa 1732
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for
circa 1805
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repeated
circa 1817
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heart
circa 1819
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done
circa 1828
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Enquire
circa 1828
#2187 Col602_53-165-526-1.jpg
excuse
circa 1828
#1751 Col602_53-165-200a.jpg
rode
circa 1829
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1829
circa 1840
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alter
circa 1845?
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six
circa 1860
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for
circa 1860-65?
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almost