Erudita,

Thanks again. I see it now, and sua definitely makes more sense than una. It must take a lot of practice to read the old handwriting well.

Sincerely,
Johnathan

Thank you, erudita74. That makes sense. I can see it now that you pointed it out to me.

Thanks again,
Johnathan

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Thank you for the clarification, mmogno.

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suanj,

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