Vermont Native Gets a Passport

This Vermont native applied for a passport in 1911, when he lived in Sibley, Iowa.

Witnessing an Alberta Homestead

This individual witnessed a homestead application in Alberta, Canada, in the early 1900s.

Requesting My Age

This individual wrote a letter in1951 requesting to know what age he had used when he applied for a homestead in Alberta, Canada forty-some years earlier.

Yeah She Marked XXX

This German native witnessed his neighbor's will in 1903 and this signature is testifying to that in court recods. The testator was only able to write her name as "XXX"

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My Kin Paid Me Back

This signature comes from the release of a mortgage in 1897. This German native signed the release which was written right on the courthouse copy of the mortgage. Regular readers of Casefile Clues will recognize this name.

A Warsaw Appraisal in the 1850s

The signature of one of the appraisers from an estate in Warsaw, Illinois, in the 1850s. Sometimes that "smooth and flowing" handwriting is difficult to read.

Farming Outside Basco

This 45-year-old farmer was living in Basco, Hancock County, Illinois, when he registered for the World War II draft.

Emden Native Registers

This 55 year old native of Emden, Germany, registered for the World War 2 draft in Illinois in 1942.

No Widow for the Award

This is one of the appraisers from a 1918 estate appraisal in Illinois--there was no widow's award in this case as there was no widow.

A Confederate Claim in San Antonio

This individual signed a receipt in a "Confederate Citizens File" in Texas in 1862.

Approving the Estate in 1856

This handwriting comes from an estate settlement in June of 1856.

Justice of the Peace on the Estate Appraisal

This is Justice of the Peace in front of whom the estate appraisers from the past two days made out their appraisal.

Another Estate Appraiser from 1850s

This signature was for an estate appraisal in 1856--the same estate as yesterday.And again, this one was in German.

Appraising an Estate in 1856

This individual was an estate appraiser in Illinois in 1856.