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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truth
circa 1703
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pice
circa 1732
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over
circa 1805
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past
circa 1806
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procure
circa 1819
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fact
circa 1819
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inhale
circa 1819
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horseback
circa 1828
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June
circa 1828
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accomplishment
circa 1834
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portended
circa 1845
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primitive
circa 1859
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rest
circa 1859
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actual
circa 1860
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news