Hello Jack, I've never seen that done either in the transcripts I've done; a civil war diary written by a man from Lancaster Co. PA and my g-grandmother's autograph album signed by people in Delmarva, Baltimore, and Washington DC from 1856-1881. You can change WORD so it won't automatically capitalize by looking under the "writing rules" or "grammer rules" when that particular file is open. I've noticed my email program "corrects" this as well, so I can't even write about what I'm telling you!!! And for an email I'm just too lazy to figure it out. :-) Susan in Missouri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jack Fallin Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 6:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LDR] An "i" for an "I" Dear List, I've recently completed transcriptions of some 76 pieces of Civil War- era correspondence. I know that many of you have passed through the transcription jungle, so I thought I'd ask if anyone else has encountered the method of dealing with the personal pronoun 'I" that many of these letters exhibited. Basically, the first use of "I" would be capitalized, but after that it was always a lower-case "i." The "i" s outweighed the "I"s by a ton (driving the erstwhile transcriber nuts because WORD automatically switches it to upper-case). It's possible that this usage may have been idiosynchratic to one family or to a specific area, hence my question whether anyone else has seen a similar phenomenon. Jack Fallin Walnut Creek, CA *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message