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Offline esseco

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Re: Clarification of handwriting please
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 13 January 19 09:54 GMT (UK) »
bbart,

You are not alone with the old eyes.
I couldn't read it either.

Cheers,
Di
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Re: Clarification of handwriting please
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 13 January 19 10:14 GMT (UK) »
Just in case anyone interested in St Helena has found this thread I just want to leave a signpost to a remarkable resource here:

https://archive.org/stream/sthelenawhoswhoo00chapuoft/sthelenawhoswhoo00chapuoft_djvu.txt

This is a link to an online version of a book A St Helena Who’s Who; or A directory of the Island during the captivity of Napoleon.

Obviously this starts in 1815 and doesn’t seem to refer to Captain Hamilton’s Company so it is of no direct relevance to this thread except that it reveals that at the time of this death (1809) St Helena actually belonged to the East India Company.
Boyd, Dove, Blakey, Burdon

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Re: Clarification of handwriting please
« Reply #11 on: Monday 14 January 19 01:23 GMT (UK) »
Hello Alan,

Thanks for your post - very interesting - I have forwarded it to a friend for his information.

Cheers,
Di
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Re: Clarification of handwriting please
« Reply #12 on: Monday 14 January 19 19:08 GMT (UK) »
Don't know if this helps, but I adjusted the text to make it easier to read.
I just like to do photo restores.