Example of 3-Way Handwriting – Thomas Waters Jr. Letter

by Suzanne | February 27, 2023 2:38 pm

This letter shows an example of the three-way handwriting used to economize on paper, which was in short supply and expensive. Black is horizontal, red is vertical, and blue is diagonal. From Tom’s May 12, 1842 letter to his parents Thomas Sr. & Elizabeth Waters. See also P. 161 of By Sea, By Land [1]book.

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