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Saturday, June 25, 2011

What's That First Name?

What is the first name of the heir who signed this 1871 receipt from an estate in Hancock County, Illinois? Regular readers probably can read the last name easily. The signature on this one is the problem as the rest of the receipt is fairly clear--it's not necessary to include the text of the receipt in your response to this post. Click on the image for a larger view.

7 comments:

  1. Adam Trautvetter (not Trautfetter) as written above. The handscript is probably Kanzlei or Germanic style lettering.

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  2. Can't decide if the first letter has a fancy swirl attempt or not. I see Oluvim (Oluver?) with an accent over the 'u'

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  3. This one will send me to the German handwriting guide book!

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  4. Adam Trautvetter is the signature on this one.

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  5. Looks like Oliver Trautvetter to me

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