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1 What to Look for in a Disputed Document 1925

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                   ELBRIDGE W. STEIN
              Examiner  of Questioned Documents
                 407 Park Row Bldg., 15 Park Row
                      NEW   YORK CITY


   Is the signature genuine ? -
   Is the signature a forgery by tracing or a skillful imitation ?
   Was  a fraudulent document written over a genuine signature ?
   Is the ink as old as it purports to be ?
   Does  the paper contain a water-mark ? It may indicate the
         date of its manufacture.
   Is the source of the document shown by the typewriting ?
   On  the date of the document was the machine in existence on
         which it was written ?
   Was  the document written continuously, or is there fraudulent
         additions or substitutions of figures, letters, words, para-
         graphs or pages ?
   Was  the document folded before any of the writing was put
         upon it ?
   Do  crossed lines at any point indicate interlineations or addi-
         tions ?
   Is there any evidence of erasures either by chemicals or by
         rubbing ?
   Has  the paper been wet, discolored artificially, or crumpled to
         give it the appearance of age ?


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