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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Debora, post: 10433482, member: 1476&quot;]The literacy rate in the colony of British Guinea was extremely low in 1900.&nbsp; One internet source gives a figure of less than 20%.&nbsp; She may have dictated the letter to a public scribe who performed that type of service for a small fee.&nbsp; It would be helpful to see the full text of the letter before more conjecture, however.</p><p><br /></p><p>Debora[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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