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From: Debbe Hagner <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Convention of writing fs versus ss as in Rufsel and Russel
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 12:59:54 -0400
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You might want to read "The Handwriting of American Records for a Period
of 300 years" by E. Kay Kirkham on page 42

I hope that this helps...

Debbe Hagner

kql wrote:
> Diane L Richard wrote:
>> A question of convention . we all know that in early 19th century and
>> earlier documents, it was not unusual to write "fs" for "ss" in a name .
>> person or place.
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> It would be helpful to read the section on handwriting in Greenwood's
> _The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy_.
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> Kathleen Lenerz, Ph.D.
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• [APG] Convention of writing fs versus ss as in Rufsel and Russel by "Diane L Richard" <>
  • Re: [APG] Convention of writing fs versus ss as in Rufsel and Russel by "Tom Morris" <>
    • Re: [APG] Convention of writing fs versus ss as in Rufsel and Russel by bob gillis <>
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  • Re: [APG] Convention of writing fs versus ss as in Rufsel and Russel by "Richard A. Pence" <>
  • Re: [APG] Convention of writing fs versus ss as in Rufsel and Russel by bob gillis <>
  • Re: [APG] Convention of writing fs versus ss as in Rufsel and Russel by kql <>

    • Re: [APG] Convention of writing fs versus ss as in Rufsel and Russel by Debbe Hagner <>

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  • [APG] Convention of writing fs versus ss as in Rufsel and Russel by "Elizabeth Shown Mills" <>
  • Re: [APG] Convention of writing fs by "Joan M. Wieser, CG" <>
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