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unidentified (scribe tilde) Contributed by Peikola
Sample(s):
Source Image
ecca1267 Sample of the Scribal Hand of unidentified (scribe tilde)

Description:
Overview Editor
A well-proportioned italic hand with a professional appearance Peikola
Letter Forms Sample Editor
In E the upper half of the letter forms a loop   Peikola
In d the ascender is long and curved to the left   Peikola
Abbreviations Sample Editor
Frequent use of the 'open e/r' superscript: eg "Sen~" for Senior, "hon~s" for Honor's, "Gouern~" for Governor, "yo~" for your   Peikola
Macron is used for abbreviating words especially at line-endings: eg "consideratio$" for consideration   Peikola
In "Samll" for Samuel and "Wm" for William the superscript letter is furnished with a horizontal cross-stroke   Peikola

4 Manuscripts With This Hand:
ID Title Hand Amount Editor
No. 654Petition of Mary Esty2 ##Peikola
No. 655Petition of Ann Pudeator1 ####Peikola
No. 711Petition of Abigail Faulkner Sr. for a Pardon1 ####Burns
No. 712Petition of Rebecca Eames for a Pardon1 ####Burns
(?) 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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