Day Two

Day two continued about the same as day one. I entered general information about various papers into a database for the duration of my work day (9:00am to 3:00pm). I recorded the authors and recipients of letters, dates, content length, and interesting facts about the papers I worked with.

I found several things amusing about the documents I saw. Spelling rules and letter forms seem to have not existed in the late 1700's and early 1800's. It was refreshing in a way, but made some letters very difficult to read. The letter 'f' was often used in place of the modern 's'. For example, "Miss Smith" in 2009, and "Mifs Smith" in 1789.

Here are pictures from the internet of buildings I pass and see on the way to work: