Handwriting Help and Spelling

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Each log writer is likely to have a peculiar writing style and spelling system. In the most exaggerated cases the spelling of one word may vary even in the entry for one day.
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The capital 'L' has a strange curl at the end that makes it look almost like the number '4' at times and can, as in this example, appear to be the letter 'o'.
This is the place name 'Mauna Loa' from the 28th February 1887