14 February 2007

Can You Read It?



This comes from a nineteenth century declaration of intent filed in Adams County, Illinois by a native of northern Germany born in the 1820s or 1830s.

Feel free to post a guess.

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# posted by Michael John Neill : 4:14 PM
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Wilm. T. Bruns?
# posted by Blogger Randy Seaver : 10:47 PM
 
Wer. T Bruns
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 5:58 AM
 
Wilh (for Wilhelm) T. Bruns
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 6:25 AM
 
Wm. T Bruns
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 6:21 PM
 
Wilko T. Bruns (though the o might be a dot).
# posted by Blogger JGB : 8:14 AM
 
Wilm J. Bruns
# posted by Anonymous Diana : 3:30 PM
 
Wilk. T. Bruns.
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The Wilk in this case stands for Wilke.
# posted by Blogger Michael John Neill : 12:57 PM
 
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