You reminded me of a funny story.  My ancestor, Richard Carter, was on the
early tax lists of Halifax County as Richard Carter, Gunsmith.  In later
years that was shortened to G.S. sometimes.  Somebody published a book of
tax lists, last name first in lieu of an index.  On Ancestry recently, I had
to do a double take.  Somebody shows him as Richard George Simeon Carter. 

But in a signature, I doubt it would have had another meaning.  Sometimes
people who were commonly called by their middle names turned them around.
Richard Daniel to Daniel Richard.  Are you sure he wasn't using a funny
looking R?

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Was he literate, rather than have someone else write home for him ????

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We have an ancestor who served in the Civil War.. his name was Richard =
Daniel Alley..but some of his letters written back to Va from Tn shows a =
signature Daniel P..  His descendants say he used Richard on in a formal
situation (his Civil War record had Richard =
Daniel  ) .   Did the capitol P have=20
another meaning? =20
Thank you,
Marilyn Canfield
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