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[Early American handwritten manuscript calligraphy journal book by Frances Richards, Waterford, Connecticut]
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- Inscribed on front cover: Frances Richards, No. 7
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- [Waterford, Conn.], [1832?]
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- 1 volume (unpaged) ; 22 cm
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- on1047604399
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- A calligraphy penmanship practice book. Contains 62 unnumbered pages of detailed penmanship practice, penned by Frances Richards most likely at Jordan Schoolhouse, Waterford, Connecticut in 1832. Unique alliterations are practiced throughout, including "thrasher, tumulate", "genuine, geography", "junction, jaundice", "lustrous, laceration", and "humane, heterodox."