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Handschrift - handwriting

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German Handwriting decoding request

It reads: Major Fuchs (Kraftfahrschule der Gendarmerie) Suhl i. Thr. u. Berlin-Schöneberg "Suhl i. Thr." most likely stands for the city Suhl in Thuringia. This article mentions the SD Driving Schoo …
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deciphering a surname

I agree with the parts you already deciphered and read Carl Koglin zu Lindensee Bodo Koglin's very detailed website traces the origin of the surname in Pomerania/West Prussia and provides more genea …
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A letter from 1872 in Kurrent

Sorry for making this an answer – if I had enough reputation to comment, I would rather write a comment on @Arsak's fine transcription, as (s)he did most of the work. Here's just building upon @Arsak' …
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Deciphering of difficult handwriting

First of all, a line-by-line transcription of what is supposed to be the final version. The parts in bold are the result of cancellations, substitutions or other changes. A few corrections to the punc …
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troublesome Gothic script word in Bible inscription

I have nothing to add to @paulfrost's reasoned reconstruction of what the verb after "Wir" could be. However, I am making my comment into a formal answer for visibility reasons. The last few lines of …
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Transcription of letter in Kurrent ca. 1880 - difficult word

I submit that it is the word "mich" and that, given the rest of the sentence, it is likely a mistake and should be deleted. The word appears to read "mich" in the first place. Note the ending -ch and …
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Interpretation of one single handwritten word

(I'm making my old comment into an answer for the sake of visibility.) The word most likely reads "spinöse" (adj., syn. "schwierige, spitzfindige"), yielding the phrase zu viel spinöse Ontologie oder …
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1798 German handwriting Translation Help

The first report, dated Lohra, 11 December 1798, reads: Zugleich will Ew: Hhdurchl: melden, daß [/] ein Carabinier Becker und ein Hußar [/] Leimann, beyde Gener:l Schreibers [/] Escadron <1mo?> an e …
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Deciphering a Hessen Hussar Regiment Patrol Report from 1795

Transcription Patrouillen Rapport Von dem vom Hochlöblichen Hussaren Regiment nach Lohra detachirten Commando vom 25ten bis inclusive den 31ten Octobr 1795. < Da>tum < Octo>b: <179>5 // Wer die P …
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Deciphering a Hessen Hussar Regiment Patrol Report Header from 1791

Patrouillen Rapport Von der(!) in der Grafschaft Hanau und zwar in Altenmittlau D< eta>chirten Commando des hochl: Hussaren Regiments vom 23ten Nvbr bis den 20 Dcbr 1791. I marked "Von der" since …
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Help reading an 1804 handwritten note about Kamchatka

It reads: A. die Kirche a Commandantenhaus B. der Kegelberg welcher in der anderen1 Tafel2 mit A bezeichnet ist b. das Warenlager der Amerikanischen Compagnie c. das Lazareth d. die Casernen e die ne …
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What does this old handwritten document say?

The document is a thank-you letter whose writer (A) thanks the recipient (B) for sending them one of their (B's) writings (Schrift). Judging by your other documents, B might be Dr. Krahmer, theology a …
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