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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: SWar on Thursday 19 February 09 22:52 GMT (UK)
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I think I have worked out most of the wording but any ideas on the word before 'Dying Lord'.
"The gift of his Father Feb 6th 1837
May the perusal of it add a Blessing to his ???? Dying Lord &
is the wish of his Affectionate Father"
Sue
Sorry - can't attach image
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Hi Sue,
What message are you getting when you try to attach it?
Is it because the file is too big?
Paulene :)
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No message - nothing is happening at all
Sue
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Sue,
So you wrote your message and then used the attach a photograph facility?
Paulene :)
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Yes - that is exactly what I did. Browsed and then clicked on the file I wanted to attach - pretty sure it wasn't too big.
Sue
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Hi Sue,
I remember my first postings with attachments, so I can sympathise.
I generally open the file I want using Microsoft picture manager and then, using the edit picture facility compress it so that it is under the required size 500KB.
Once it is under that size I don't generally have any problems in attaching it, so I can't understand why, if it is under 500KB, why it isn't loading.
Can anybody else suggest anything, please?
Paulene :)
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Sorry, no idea why it isn't loading...strange that no message is coming up when you try to post the photo, Sue - if the file's too big you usually get a message saying so.
Check the photo and see what the file size is - as Paulene says, it needs to be under 500kb to be able to be posted here - and let us know :)
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Thanks, Prue :)
Hope you're keeping well.
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It's a jpeg 79kb - can't understand what I am doing wrong.
Sue
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Well, it's posted now! ;D
Going to have to give it a good look to work out what it says, though :-\
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One thing I'm pretty sure of is that it's not "Dying Lord &..." - I think the last letter on that line is a 'd'. Having said that I've no idea what the word is that ends in the 'd' :-\
The word before that phrase looks like "neare" ???
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So it is - can't imagine what I did that time.
Thanks for your help
Sue
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Brilliant, Sue - you did it!
Perhaps it was one of those times when things, such as web pages, just don't load properly - then when you try it again it does.
Wish I could decipher it, though :-\
It would make more sense if it read 'name' (like he's saying a prayer for him); but I don't think it is.
Could be nearer diying lord - as he (the father) knows he is near his end. The writer tends to finish some words, like father, with a very 'soft' er at the end.
Strange how lord hasn't got a capital L. Would have thought it would have, at that time.
Lovely family treasure, Sue :)
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Thank you Paulene but I don't actually know how I did it.
The Bible is not actually in my possession but with another family line in Australia. The writer is, however, my 2Xgt grandfather who actually lived until 1860.
He gave it to one of his sons when he (the son) was only 9 years old - so possibly a Confirmation gift. The strange thing is it seems to have stayed in the father's possession because he continues to make entries for all his children's births until 1843.
Sue
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"...may the perusal of it add a blessing to his name young & old & is the wish of his ....."
that's the best I can do so far - will keep looking
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The word ‘Dying’ appears to have been overwritten with ‘Divine’ – there are two ‘i’s with heavy dots above, also I think the ‘d’ at the end of the line is a double-d ending to that word, which would make the inscription:
"...may the perusal of it add a blessing to his marc Divine Lordd is the wish of his ....."
(marc – refuse, remains)
Michael.
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lizdb and Michael,
Thank you both for your replies. This chap was a village postmaster, perhaps he should have been the doctor!
Sue
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Is it "May the perusal of it add a blessing to his never dying soul and is the work (or word) of his Affectionate Father"
I think the writer may have had a bit of a problem with "dieing/dyeing/dying" and just hedged his bets
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Thank you for your suggestion - I wish I had more of his handwriting to compare it with.
Sue
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Could the word you want be "nearer" or "nearest"??
Veron
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or maybe "his maker Divine Lord"?
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Vernon and lizdb,
Thank you for your suggestions. I don't suppose I shall ever know for sure but it is both useful and interesting to have the views of others.
Sue