Re: [ranchos] 1850 US Bill of Sale/ f-->s

[Margarita Vallazza <TeaCozyGran@...>]

That's how it was done in those dayf, Jofef (Josef).:)  And to top it off, they weren't consistent.  My Chavez ancestors surnames is spelled alternately Llabes, llaves, Chavis, Chaves, de Chavis.  Ortiz looks like Breton sometimes.  Penmanship left a lot to be desired in those days.  Read Finding Your Hispanic Roots by George Ryskamp.  Marge:)

On Jul 12, 2005, at 4:47 PM, Joseph Puentes wrote:

> I was watching a documentary about American Slave Narratives. In one of the stories it was talking about slaves being sold at auction and they showed a bill of sale. the time period was about 1850. In the bill of sale at the bottom it spell "witness" like this:
>
> "witnefs"
>
> now this reminds me of the times I've seen Castañeda spelled Caftañeda
>
> does anyone know about the use of the "F" for "S's" in early handwritting?
>
> thanks,
>
> joseph
>
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