Salem Recorder Profile
unidentified (scribe &) |
Contributed by Peikola |
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Overview |
Editor |
A hand with both secretary and italic letter-forms. Its appearance in depositions of residents of Salem, Boxford and Topsfield might suggest that the scribe was somehow involved in the judicial process. Unlike for most other scribes, depositions usually dated. |
Peikola |
Orthography |
Sample |
Editor |
word-final t often doubled; eg. "butt" for but, "itt" for it, "Litt" for lit, "att" for at, "Bridgitt" for Bridget |
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Peikola |
Letter Forms |
Sample |
Editor |
a distinctively shaped ampersand: large and tilted backwards |
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Peikola |
a single majuscule form of L/l (and R/r) in word-initial positions (i.e no word-initial minuscule l or r) |
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Peikola |
two forms of majuscule C –- one like the modern majuscule, the other with a horizontal crossing stroke (see Tannenbaum p. 98 no 8). |
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Peikola |
two forms of word-final d (cf Tannenbaum p. 36 no 4 and no 8) |
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Peikola |
Abbreviations |
Sample |
Editor |
"ye" for the |
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Peikola |
"yt" for that |
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Peikola |
"yn" for than |
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Peikola |
"wth" for with |
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Peikola |
"wch" for which |
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Peikola |
"wt" for what |
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Peikola |
"sd" for said |
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Peikola |
"ou~" for our |
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Peikola |
"anothr" for another |
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Peikola |
"furthr" for further |
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Peikola |
"Brothr" for brother |
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Peikola |
"fathr" for father |
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Peikola |
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5 Manuscripts With This Hand: |
ID |
Title |
Hand |
Amount |
Editor |
No. 280 | Testimony of John Bly Sr. & William Bly v. Bridget Bishop | 1 |
### | Peikola |
No. 327 | Testimony of Isaac Cummings Jr. v. Elizabeth How | 1 |
#### | Peikola |
No. 396 | Deposition of Thomas Andrews v. Elizabeth How | 1 |
#### | Peikola |
No. 569 | Testimony of John Best Sr. v. Ann Pudeator | 1 |
### | Peikola |
No. 574 | Testimony of Martha Dutch v. Alice Parker | 1 |
### | Grund |
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(?) in the ID column indicates some uncertainty that this actually is this scribe. |
* in the Hand column indicates signature on manuscript |
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