Penn Manuscript Transcription

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Elegies; [manuscript].

Metadata: Ms. Codex 1567

93 pages: 100% complete (59% indexed, 100% transcribed)

Julia, or The revengeful lover. A tragedy; [manuscript].

Metadata: Ms. Codex 757

137 pages: 100% complete (48% indexed, 100% transcribed)

Letters historical and gallant from two ladies of quality to each other; [manuscript].

Metadata: Oversize Ms. Codex 227

443 pages: 100% complete (3% indexed, 100% transcribed)

Opusculos varios [Challenging - Spanish and some Latin]

Metadata: Ms. Codex 190

421 pages: 84% complete (10% indexed, 100% transcribed, 15% needs review)

Poems; [manuscript] /; by the late Baroness Ferdinand Hompesch.

Metadata: Ms. Codex 632

293 pages: 100% complete (33% indexed, 100% transcribed)

Standing orders for the garrison of Fort St. George; [manuscript].

Metadata: Ms. Codex 810

137 pages: 100% complete (46% indexed, 100% transcribed)

[Commonplace book]; [manuscript].

Metadata: Ms. Codex 233

81 pages: 100% complete (4% indexed, 100% transcribed)

[Minutes and records of the Guardians]; [manuscript].

Metadata:

253 pages: 100% complete (24% indexed, 100% transcribed)

Incomplete Works

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People, Places

Transcription Conventions

Multiple Languages: If there is more than one language in the document, transcribe what you can and use the <unclear>LanguageName</unclear> for the language that you do not transcribe with the name of the language. <unclear>Hebrew</unclear>
Capitalization: Maintain original
Dates: Enclose them in the date tag. <date>1896</date>
Deletions: Use Strike.
Gap: Used for a gap in the transcription such as damage to the page or a large block of space. <gap></gap>
Heading: Used for obvious headings. <head>This is a Heading.</head> This is a Heading.
Hyphenation: Preserve hyphens (including "-" characters) at the ends of lines. If a word continues on a new line, preserve the hyphen and then follow the line breaks rule by hitting return once to indicate a new line and continue transcribing the hyphenated word.
Italics: Used for italicized text. This text is italicized This text is italicized.
Line Breaks: Hit return once after each line ends. Two returns indicate a new paragraph, which is usually indentation following the preceding sentence in the original. The times at the end of each entry should get their own paragraph, since the software does not support indentation in the transcriptions.
Punctuation: Add modern periods, but don't add punctuation like commas and apostrophes.
Superscript: Used for superscript text. xls xl^s
Subscript: Used for subscript text. xls xl_s
Symbols: For apothecary and alchemical symbols, use these symbols followed by the meaning of the symbol in brackets: Rx [recipe]; ℈ [scruple]; ʒ [dram]; ʒs [half dram]; ℥ [ounce]; ℥s [half ounce]; ℔ [pound].
Strike: Used for deleted or struck through text. <strike>Morais</strike> ~~Morais~~
Unclear: Used for uncertain text. Transcriber should enter their best guess, with the option to replace individual letters with periods. <unclear>a chicin P</unclear> a chicin P
Underline: Used for underlined text. This text is underlined. This text is underlined.