[PW] 1880 handwriting conundrum

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It looks like "Latte" to me

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From: <AllenAmet at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 4:17 PM
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Subject: [PW] 1880 handwriting conundrum

> Hi,
>
>  Todd and I have been working on an 1880 US Census, from Ohio. There  are
> two parents (Schutt, A. L. and wife A.P.), and six children living with 
> them.
>
>  We are having some difficulty (to put it mildly) in reading the  first 
> name
> of the 9-year-old boy. The other names appear to be Harry  (Henry?), 
> Mamie,
> xxxxx,  Aloes L.,  Frankie,  and  Joseph.
>
>  The birth parents were Czech/Bohemian and had come to the US in the 
> 1860s.
> The step-father listed here (A. L. Schutt) was from Alsace  (France).  All
> the children,however, were born here (in the US), probably  in Cleveland.
>
> In later years, this problematic son may have been called  "Albert" or
> "Leo."  But what is that strange word for him on line  12?  I would give 
> you our
> best guess, but don't want to affect anyone's  judgment ahead of time.
>
>  The 1880 Census photo (excerpt) is now stored at (watch  the possible 
> wrap):
>
> _http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/allenamet/?action=view&current=1880CensusReading.jpg_
> (http://s296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/allenamet/?action=view&current=1880CensusReading.jpg)
>
>    but if it's more convenient, I can also send  it as a 200 dpi 
> attachment
> (jpg) to anyone who wants to try their hand at 19th  century handwriting
> decipherment.  But who will decide if a solution  is correctly reached?
>
> TIA.
>
> Allen
>
>
>
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