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04 June 2012
Do You Transcribe It Exactly?
This letter comprises the "consents" on an 1839 marriage in Mercer County, Kentucky, between Edmund Beesly and Mildred Lake. Their apparent fathers sign the document.
The father of Mildred is Richard Lake. However, that's not what it looks like in this image. So, should it be transcribed as Ritchard or Bitchard?
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I'd probably do it exactly as it looks -- then make a note that the name is really Richard. I tend to keep track of every variation of names no matter how strange.
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