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 1817
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dangerous
circa 1819
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constanty
circa 1828
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1828
circa 1828
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Gulys
circa 1828
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Home
circa 1828
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left
circa 1828
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side
circa 1831
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last
circa 1834-40?
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inability
circa 1845
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believer
circa 1859
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of
circa 1860
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up
circa 1860
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where
circa 1860-65?
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New
circa 1865?
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Mullins