is Curator of Manuscripts at the Folger. She loves convincing people that they can read English secretary hand and sharing quirky and unexpected collection finds and stories. — View all posts by Heather Wolfe
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[…] of shorthand devised by Thomas Shelton, first published in its full form in a 1635 book entitled Tachygraphy, and used most famously by Samuel Pepys in his diary. The writer here, though, had written out […]
A Document Speaks | Ben Jonson's Walk — June 19, 2013
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[…] of shorthand devised by Thomas Shelton, first published in its full form in a 1635 book entitled Tachygraphy, and used most famously by Samuel Pepys in his diary. The writer here, though, had written out […]
A Document Speaks | Ben Jonson's Walk — June 19, 2013