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From: kql <>
Subject: Re: [ADVANRES] Searching issues (Newspapers on line)+how to searchfor names like *Weeks* or *Brown*
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:57:58 -0800
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Karen wrote:
> "The spelling of foreign names often varied. In many cases, names were also
> anglicized by either the court clerk or the immigrant. For example, the name
> Heinrich became Henry, Jean became John and Wilhelm became William. Whenever
> possible, the signature of the immigrant was used to determine the spelling
> of his name. In cases where the immigrant was unable to write or his
> handwriting was illegible, the court clerk's spelling was used. Since court
> clerks often spelled names the way they sounded, misspellings frequently
> occurred.
Yes, as I said, there is a difference between a **misspelling** and an
name change.
kql
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