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Recent Activity by ajwhitmore

ajwhitmore added a note to frc_vol002_0024_b in 2_02_Autos diversos in Fondo Real de Cholula, saying “Even in its damaged state, this colonial-era sale record tells a powerful story — fragments of lives, transactions, and handwriting that once defined ownership and identity. You can almost picture the scene: the scribe’s quill, the fading ink, the...”Note Added
ajwhitmore added a note to frc_vol002_0157_a in 2_04_Autos diversos (3) in Fondo Real de Cholula, saying “Reading this 17th-century petition from Tlaxcala — a formal plea written by Joan Antonio de la Reguera on behalf of the cathedral chapter — feels like stepping into another world. The ornate handwriting, the legal phrasing, the invocation of justi...”Note Added
ajwhitmore added a note to frc_vol002_0157_b in 2_04_Autos diversos (3) in Fondo Real de Cholula, saying “It’s incredible to read these 17th-century court documents — the handwriting of Josephe de Trujillo, the official tone, the marginal notes marking every legal motion. You can almost feel the atmosphere of Toledo’s judicial chambers in 1620, where ...”Note Added
ajwhitmore added a note to 1 in M. G. Papazian to Terrell, April 18, 1895 in Terrell, Calvert and Troy (UGS 302): Past student transcriptions, saying “It’s fascinating to read this 1895 letter from Aintab — the tone of patience, the slow communication, the months of waiting for a reply from Constantinople. It reminds us how carefully people once documented every word, relying entirely on written...”Note Added
ajwhitmore added a note to 16 in AIA Southern Chapter Proceedings in Texas State Association of Architects, saying “Reading this Southern A.I.A. address reminds me how deeply architecture blends imagination and craftsmanship — from Michelangelo’s vision to the young architects shaping new styles across Alabama and Georgia. The writer’s emphasis on “artistic asp...”Note Added
ajwhitmore added a note to frc_vol002_0159_a in 2_04_Autos diversos (3) in Fondo Real de Cholula, saying “Reading these centuries-old lines about Toledo’s legal records — written in fragile ink and full of human emotion — feels like peering through time. Each phrase evokes the dusty courtrooms, the sealed houses, and the echo of voices long gone. W...”Note Added
ajwhitmore added a note to 22 in Ameca (Guadalajara), 1579 in Relaciones Geográficas of Mexico and Guatemala, saying “It’s fascinating how these ancient reports describe natural disasters and landscape changes in such vivid detail — earthquakes splitting mountains, rivers drying up, and people believing the world was ending. Today, centuries later, we can actual...”Note Added
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