The following snippets came from the handwritten court transcript of the General Court Martial of Lyman Franklin Rounds held on 28 May 1833 at Fort Towson, Indian Territory.
Image | Context | Thoughts |
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The Court met persuant to adjournment. | SOLVED: I was expecting something like "called", "returned", "opened" or "convened". Changing the previous word from "was" to "met" and then "persuant" fit. Research discovers that a common phrase at the time was "persuant to adjournment." | |
The two fires of the different parties were so near together, ... | SOLVED: Expected "gun" or "rifle". Found "two" later in the document and they match. | |
... immediately assented to by the balance of the party. | SOLVED: First thought "sal and" | |
Did you see the party I was with ... | SOLVED: I was expecting something like "see" but that is surely an "r" for the last character. Oh, an e more like a capital E / backwards 3. | |
Do you know there were any shots from ... | SOLVED: First though the last two words were "the men", but if the first is "know", then "there were" fits better. | |
... what character I bore from the time I joined ... | SOLVED: Expecting "shown", but "bore" seems to fit. | |
Feeling the greatest assurance of receiving the ... | SOLVED: The "ing" is prominent, the rest is based on context. | |
... the strictest justice from ... | SOLVED: The descender from the previous line makes it harder, but "strictest" seems to fit. | |
... I will venture as briefly as ... | SOLVED: The "vent" is pretty clear, rest from context. | |
... self aggrieved & for ___ of discretion, ... | Context suggest "matters" or "reasons", neither seems to fit. Currently believe this to be "want". | |
... same crime & ___ for the second act ... | By context maybe "then" or "some". Descender from previous line distracts... Hmm, maybe "how"? Currently believe this to be "then". | |
... it would naturally be supposed it would ... | SOLVED: The "pp" and ending "d" are obvious, "supposed" fits by context. | |
... it would fucate in my favor ... | Context expects something like "seem to be" | |
The Court after mature deliberation ... | SOLVED: Context expects something like "making", which this surely is not. Research discovers that a common phrase at the time was "mature deliberation." | |
... on the testimony adduced, find the ... | SOLVED: The "add" and "ed" both seem obvious. Context suggests "advanced", although "admitted" may be another term by context. Neither seems to fit. Research discovers that a common phrase at the time was "testimony adduced." adduced: to bring forward or offer in argument or evidence. |