However, although the handwritten document shows that he began the project with great enthusiasm it becomes apparent that his heart was not in it.

During the inquiry it also emerged that a key, handwritten document, which had the potential to stop the costly legal proceedings in their tracks, had been destroyed.

The source of this publication was an official typescript of the original handwritten document; the original, if it still exists in the archives, remains to be located.

State historical societies are among the most prominent record-keepers of everyday people’s journals and correspondence, often undertaking the painstaking tasks of transcribing and digitizing handwritten documents.

High-quality xerographic copies on acid-free paper can last as long as typewritten or handwritten documents on the same paper.