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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.
Wilm. T. Bruns?
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ReplyDeleteWilh (for Wilhelm) T. Bruns
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ReplyDeleteWilko T. Bruns (though the o might be a dot).
ReplyDeleteWilm J. Bruns
ReplyDeleteWilk. T. Bruns.
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The Wilk in this case stands for Wilke.