Hi all,

The historic house where I work at has 5 panes of window glass with scribbles
on them, mainly from women announcing their marriages. One we think is from a
child who go into his mother's jewelry because it's on a low pane and just has
his name "Robert".

Are there any 19th century handwriting experts out there, especially in the
Washington, DC/ Baltimore area that could help us with deciphering the names?
I'm pretty good at it; all those years spent deciphering kids' handwriting in a
classroom has paid off; but there are some abbreviations and letters that I'm
not familiar with.

For example, there's a couple of spots where it looks like M/N _ p has been
written. We're not sure if that "P" is the old "s" that looks like an "f" and
the whole thing is supposed to be "Mrs" or if it's an abbreviation for married
like "nup". Most scribbles are like Jane Smith now Mrs. J Doe.

Thanks in advance!!

Deb
Poplar Hill on His Lordship's Kindness
Clinton, MD

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