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Salem Recorder Profile

Edward Payson Contributed by Peikola
Minister in Rowley.
Sample(s):
Source Image
ecca1326 Sample of the Scribal Hand of Edward Payson
ecca1326 Edward Payson's Signature

Description:
Overview Editor
An elaborate professional hand with a round general appearance Peikola
Letter Forms Sample Editor
For minuscule e both the modern closed variety and the open epsilon type are used   Peikola
Ascender of d often ends in an elaborated loop   Peikola
Punctuation Sample Editor
Distinctive commas; semi-colon and full stop also in use   Peikola
Apostrophe used to form possessives, eg "Pearley's"   Peikola
Parentheses used   Peikola
Abbreviations Sample Editor
"sd" for said   Peikola
"thô" for though (macron shaped as a caret)   Peikola

2 Manuscripts With This Hand:
ID Title Hand Amount Editor
No. 284Testimony of Samuel Phillips & Edward Payson for Elizabeth How2* ###Peikola
No. 471Deposition of Mary Daniel v. Margaret Scott & Elizabeth Jackson1 ####Peikola
(?) 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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