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Community Transcription – Fifty-Three Months

September was the fifty-third month since we opened the War Department archives to community transcription, and we continue to receive regular requests for transcriber accounts. Here is a snapshot of transcription activity for the month:

Seventy-seven new transcribers signed up last month, and as of September 30, the total number of transcribers was 2,362. These new transcribers included members of historical societies, historians, librarians, and a large number of university students.

The individuals who signed up to transcribe in September mentioned an interest in people and topics such as Abraham Kirkpatrick, Creek Indians, the Hopewell Treaties, patents, and the Western frontier.

Transcribed documents include correspondence regarding scouts and settlers killed by Indians, the appointment of Colonel Martin, Indian attacks on the Ohio River, Miami hostilities, the protection of counties on the frontier, and negotiations with Indians. Special thanks to students in Professor Bizri’s War and American Society class for transcribing a large number of documents.

Our community of transcribers have added 244 edits to War Department documents, with the total number of saves being 15,579. Overall, we have had 283,758 page views.

As we continue to move forward with the project, individuals may still register for a transcription account.