greg
@gregfromstl
My great-great-great uncle died at the Battle of Gettysburg. Tonight I found a book of his letters home at my parents’ place. Pretty crazy to read through it all. Every letter mentions him sending money home to the family (despite frequently delayed paychecks) and ends with “Write as soon as you get this”.
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
Wow - penmanship and flourished on his capital letters.
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greg
@gregfromstl
Not the original, original is included but almost unreadable
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Phil Cockfield
@pjc
Man, that original pen style looks so great — with it's flourish and sturdy confidence. Damn, what an <live> and rich connection back to a forebear... America in the 1860's - the great "typographic age" your great-great-great uncle lived in. The only form of media: books, reading and writing....no internet, no phones, no TV/radio - everyone so deeply immursed and soaked in typographic culture - collaboration (reading and writing). 👁️👁️ bench-strength 🖋️
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greg
@gregfromstl
Damn I didn’t even think to notice the handwriting, it is pretty incredible
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