Reading early American handwriting / Kip Sperry.
Material type: TextPublication details: Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1998.Description: ix, 289 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:- 080630846X
- 427/.973 21
- Z115.A5 S64 1998
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Not for Loan | Main Library | Reference | 929.1 S751 | Not for loan | 33111003140494 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book is designed to teach you how to read and understand the handwriting found in documents commonly used in genealogical research. It explains techniques for reading early American documents, provides samples of alphabets and letter forms, and defines terms and abbreviations commonly used in early American documents such as wills, deeds, and church records.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-100).