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14 February 2007
Can You Read It?
This comes from a nineteenth century declaration of intent filed in Adams County, Illinois by a native of northern Germany born in the 1820s or 1830s.
7 comments:
Wilm. T. Bruns?
Wer. T Bruns
Wilh (for Wilhelm) T. Bruns
Wm. T Bruns
Wilko T. Bruns (though the o might be a dot).
Wilm J. Bruns
Wilk. T. Bruns.
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The Wilk in this case stands for Wilke.
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