ENCopying Book: Secretary's Letters, 1860 (page 098)
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This belongs to preceding page &
line out with it—
- needs banking
- under repairs—
- wants sod. There are so many trees upon this lot that it will require
sodding every two years.
out of order—
- Part of bank requires sod—
The iron fence around these lots is in a state of decomposition, where
the iron is connected with the granite. All the granite around the lots, as also
the steps, should be taken up and relaid.-
not in order—
not in order —
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Illegible words: Please see illegible words in the first, second and third sentences.
Is there an accepted convention for marking the line following 'not in order'?
Hi, thanks again for all of your work. I did some research to find what to actual call this punctuation. It is a terminal long dash and was used with or without a period/full-stop to indicate the end of a sentence or line. I like the way you solved this transcription. However, since the length of the line changes with the flourish of the hand, you can use a single em-dash no matter how long the line actually is. ex: "This is how they ended a line.—" or "Sometimes they did not use a period—"
Thank you for the detailed clarification
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