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James Burnett <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:16:08 -0500
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Nel
Is there any chance you can get to the original pages? That would be the
easiest as the colors of the writing are probably different. I know not
colored ink or pencils but pencils tend to be different color when you write
with them.
Doug

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 8:01 PM, nelhatch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com
> HALL DNA project:
> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm
> When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by
> reducing it to the question,  "How would the Lone Ranger have handled this?"
> - Unknown
>
> Greetings, All........
>
> I have a very ugly bible record composed of 4 pages that can be seen
> here.......
> http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I41975&tree=WmTheIm Click the pages for a larger view.
>
> There's no question a number of people made entries and not always grouped
> neatly together. My problem is that earlier researchers have attempted to
> identify the writer of each entry in order to connect them into the family
> tree. My suspicion is that there have been some errors in this process and
> that a few people have been wrongly attached to the wrong family.
>
> Sooooo! I'm wondering if it would be helpful to have a professional
> handwriting analyst study those pages to sort out who wrote what. And it
> would seem I would need someone who is skilled in analyzing old style
> handwriting.
>
> Has anyone ever done this or have knowledge of reputable analysts? If so,
> can you recommend a good analyst and provide a rough estimate of cost per
> hour?
>
> Thanks for any guidance!
>
> Nel Hatcher
>
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Douglas Burnett
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