I'm transcribing the private notebook of Abraham Bennet FRS 1749-1799,
one of the founders of Modern Electrical Theory (he invented the
gold-leaf electroscope). Two sections are written in shorthand,
probably the system published by John Byrom (1692-1763) in 1767 when
Bennet was 18. They can be viewed on:
http://www.eyemead.com/canuhelp.htm
Can you help me get in contact with someone who can translate the shorthand?
They may well contain some private remarks that would cast more light
on Bennet's thinking as a Curate of the Church of England near the
time of the French Revolution, as his curacy was a sinecure difficult
to maintain as English politics began to split into two opposing
camps.

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Request for Question Clarification by leli-ga on 22 Mar 2005 06:29 PST

Dear doxeyman

Are you interested in learning to read Byrom's shorthand yourself, or
do you need to find someone who is already familiar with it?

One of your previous questions suggests that you may be able to travel
to Exeter. There seem to be some good resources there, as long as you
have time to explore them yourself, without expert help.

Leli

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Clarification of Question by doxeyman-ga on 22 Mar 2005 06:42 PST

Hello Leli,

          I'm trying to contact someone who is familiar with and can
translate Byrom's shorthand, preferably online though I could travel
to Exeter (about 100 miles from me). But I certainly don't want to
learn shorthand, much too old for that!