19th Century Cursive

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19th Century Cursive

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Has anyone found a good online reference for deciphering the script in official records? I'm having a tough time with some of the capital letters. Thanks.
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borderline wrote:Has anyone found a good online reference for deciphering the script in official records? I'm having a tough time with some of the capital letters. Thanks.
If you haven't done so already, take a look at:

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Italy_Handwriting

and

http://immigrants.byu.edu/Downloads/Ita ... efault.htm
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The books Italian Genealogicasl records by Trafford R. Cole and Discovering Your Italian Ancestors by Lynn Nelson may help meet your needs. =Peter=
~Peter~
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