shensinger1
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- Jun 8, 2015
Hello! This is Susan H. from Columbus, OH.
I was wondering if there was anyone out there that is qualified to tell me if what I have is actually the handwriting of General J. L. Kemper. I came across a copy of "Sermons, Bearing on Subjects of the Day" by John Henry Newman. I didn't see any publication date. I don't know if that page fell out or if this was printed when it wasn't required to include the publication date. So I looked up the title of the book and found the date 1843. Of course that doesn't necessarily mean the book I had was printed then. But then I found this written in the front of the book - Kemper March 1844. I compared this to a verified signature of the General. Everyone I've shown it to says they think it was written by General Kemper. None of us are handwriting experts or Civil War historians. And I know that the signature can't be verified unless the signatures are seen and compared. But I haven't figured out how to attach pictures to this forum discussion yet. So right now all I'm looking for is someone out there that might be qualified to examine a picture of this and give me their opinion.
So if anyone has an email I can send pictures to that wouldn't mind looking at what I found please message me.
Thank you,
Susan Hensinger
I was wondering if there was anyone out there that is qualified to tell me if what I have is actually the handwriting of General J. L. Kemper. I came across a copy of "Sermons, Bearing on Subjects of the Day" by John Henry Newman. I didn't see any publication date. I don't know if that page fell out or if this was printed when it wasn't required to include the publication date. So I looked up the title of the book and found the date 1843. Of course that doesn't necessarily mean the book I had was printed then. But then I found this written in the front of the book - Kemper March 1844. I compared this to a verified signature of the General. Everyone I've shown it to says they think it was written by General Kemper. None of us are handwriting experts or Civil War historians. And I know that the signature can't be verified unless the signatures are seen and compared. But I haven't figured out how to attach pictures to this forum discussion yet. So right now all I'm looking for is someone out there that might be qualified to examine a picture of this and give me their opinion.
So if anyone has an email I can send pictures to that wouldn't mind looking at what I found please message me.
Thank you,
Susan Hensinger