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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Rest
circa 1703
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Honered
circa 1732
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High
circa 1732
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Sharp
circa 1732
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Thos
circa 1732
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ye
circa 1755
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Live
circa 1806
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respecting
circa 1819
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fragrance
circa 1828
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arriv'd
[arrived]
circa 1831
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wood
circa 1840
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Sidney
circa 1855
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twenty
circa 1860
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Alexandria
circa 1860
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Skinner