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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ware
circa 1703
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hear
circa 1725
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mee
circa 1732
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yt
circa 1825
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who
circa 1828
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usefully
circa 1828
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have
circa 1831
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unstable
circa 1834
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room
circa 1840
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delightful
circa 1860
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last
circa 1861
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that
circa 1861
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way
circa 1865?
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home
circa 1865?
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see