Reading Early American Handwriting

• Author(s): Kip Sperry,
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
• Pages: 289
• ISBN_10: 080630846X
  ISBN_13: 9780806308463
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775) , Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Alphabets & Writing Systems , Language Arts & Disciplines / Handwriting , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Reference , Reference / Genealogy & Heraldry , Self-Help / Handwriting Analysis ,

Description:... 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.