And the question is: "What is the name of the surveyor who signed his name these four times in 1855 in San Antonio, Texas?"
I'll freely confess it took me more than 45 minutes to figure this one out without the second set of examples shown above.
J.A. Polshinsky
J.B. Polshinsky?
The last example is the only one that is even ledgible to me. The others are rather like 'hen-scratching'.
> J.B. Polshinsky?
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> The last example is the only one that is even legible to me. The others are rather like 'hen-scratching'.
Dang, you're both good, except I think that's F.K. Polshinsky. I haven't found him in the census rolls yet.
J. R. pol------y
Maybe F. R.
> J. R. pol------y
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> Maybe F. R.
Here's how the Bexar County Clerk transcribed the name in 1856. These are both from the same instrument. :> Apparently the "F.K" was more certain than the surname.
It could be fk or fr
> It could be fk or fr
All I can say at this point is that I'm damn glad that someone other than Mr. Polshinsky wrote the field notes that he signed. The field notes are actually fairly legible.
A Benson syndicate surveyor in training?
Kent-
F R Polshinsky ............. easy, because I am a messy writer ..... ask SWMBO who interprets my field notes !
Are you certain he wrote his name 4 times ?
Looks like two persons wrote the name twice each as the bottom 'signature' version on both examples appears to be 'backhanded', the second more so.
YOS
Calligrapher to the Renaissance