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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Could this mean gay??
« on: Saturday 19 December 20 13:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi - I have a document where I think I have deciphered the handwriting but still do not understand it!
It is an 1825 Attestation for Regiments. It is a pencil note at the bottom of the page. It appears to read:
‘The little finger right hand is a little bent - would make you believe that he has an impediment of speech but it is all shuffle.’
I believe ‘shuffle’ might mean untrue, but I’ve no clue how fingers connect to speech....so I wondered if it might be a strange pre-Victorian way to say someone’s gestures or voice suggest they might be gay? It’s a leap, but I’m at a loss!
Any ideas? Thank you!
It is an 1825 Attestation for Regiments. It is a pencil note at the bottom of the page. It appears to read:
‘The little finger right hand is a little bent - would make you believe that he has an impediment of speech but it is all shuffle.’
I believe ‘shuffle’ might mean untrue, but I’ve no clue how fingers connect to speech....so I wondered if it might be a strange pre-Victorian way to say someone’s gestures or voice suggest they might be gay? It’s a leap, but I’m at a loss!
Any ideas? Thank you!