Identity area
Reference code
HOUG/H/C/2/2
Title
Paper strips stitched into booklet of handwriting specimens, presumably Stuart's 'New Mathematical System of Writing'
Date(s)
- [early 19th cent?] (Creation)
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13 narrow paper slips stitched into green paper slips to form booklet; two further slips, each mounted on green paper.
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Two handwritten words on each slip in the booklet, proceeding in alphabetical order from ' Amendment Bondment [sic]' to 'Youngman Zealousness' (the slips for 'I-J' and 'K-L' are the wrong way round). One of the loose slips demonstrates a handwritten lower-case alphabet, including the long 's'; the other handwritten capitals.
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Related units of description
Found with the printed broadside advertising Mr Stuart's 'New Mathematical System of Writing', HOUG/HC/2/1, and presumably examples of the 'Numerous Specimens' which can be obtained on application. See also HOUG/HC/2/3.