The First Century of the History of Springfield, Vol. 2: The Official Records from 1636 to 1736; With an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders (Classic Reprint)
The First Century of the History of Springfield, Vol. 2: The Official Records from 1636 to 1736; With an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The First Century of the History of Springfield, Vol. 2: The Official Records From 1636 to 1736; With an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders In the early pages of this volume are specimens of various handwritings found in the records, and of seventy auto graphs, reproduced for this work. The individual character of the writers and their degree of training in penmanship are revealed in these as they could be in no other way. These specimens Of writing convey to the mind through sight an ...
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Excerpt from The First Century of the History of Springfield, Vol. 2: The Official Records From 1636 to 1736; With an Historical Review and Biographical Mention of the Founders In the early pages of this volume are specimens of various handwritings found in the records, and of seventy auto graphs, reproduced for this work. The individual character of the writers and their degree of training in penmanship are revealed in these as they could be in no other way. These specimens Of writing convey to the mind through sight an impression that could not be otherwise obtained, and are an interesting feature in the history of an ancestry of whom we really know so little. In the extracts from the records we have the handwritings of William Pynchon, Henry Smith, Elizur Holyoke, Henry Burt, Lieut. Thomas Cooper, and John Pynchon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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