The following deals with being able to read old papers in our court horses of
today that were written a century or so ago. We don't want to make mistakes
in following the written word of a time gone by. Beej in AZ
An exerpt from the first paragraph of the site.
>>When reading old deeds, wills, court papers, letters, or any
other
original document it is imperative one be familiar with the handwriting
styles of the period. If not, mistakes can be made through
misinterpretation and mistranslation. It is also possible that you would not
find your relative as you would not recognize the name. A paleographic
understanding of the period is also helpful in understanding how the spelling
of the surname many have changed. <<<<<
From: "Joyce Reece" <jreece(a)icx.net>
Subject: handwriting!
For all of you who may be interested in Early American Handwriting! Which
should be about all of us since we are constantly trying to dechyper pages of
microfilm and other records.
http://www.tngennet.org/sullivan/sull-tid.htm#Same