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 1694
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knave
circa 1699
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neyther
circa 1725
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1725
circa 1732
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parts
circa 1755
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Webbs
circa 1790
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1790
circa 1817
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futility
circa 1817
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express'd
circa 1819
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Her
circa 1825
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calculated
circa 1831
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said
circa 1833
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unseen
circa 1859
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least
circa 1860
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gratification
circa 1865?
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Ann