Each log writer is likely to have a peculiar writing style and spelling system. In the most exaggerated cases the spelling of one word may vary even in the entry for one day.
If you find oddities please do post them here to help other viewers working with this project.
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Handwriting Help and Spelling
Moderator: arboggs
Re: Handwriting Help and Spelling
As you can see below, the elaborate cursive of H.P. Smith's "H" can easily look like a "C"
The capital "K" can look like an "H" depending on how stretched the letters are
Also sometimes Smith adds the cross of a lower case "t" as a floating figure. Occasionally, he'll forget what he's doing and try to cross a lower case "l" such as in "shoal" seen below
