Handwriting
Crawfordville letter to Davis Tillson, 28 December 1865
Original source · Answer-key source
Public domain in the United States: historical unpublished manuscript created 1865, more than 120 years old. National Archives, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands records; Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Smithsonian Transcription Center volunteers.
The answer key
Check numbers below match the grid columns. An absence check requires the stated value to be absent in its stated field.
| Check | Kind | Expected answer | Field / row / column |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | text | Crawfordville | |
| 2 | text | Davis Tillson | |
| 3 | text | Dear Sir | |
| 4 | text | Your letter of the | |
| 5 | text | with enclosures was received by | |
| 6 | text | I comply with your request with pleasure | |
| 7 | text | I regret however that we have no one who comes exactly up to my ideas | |
| 8 | text | proper qualifications in every respect | |
| 9 | text | one entirely fitted for the discharge of the duties incident to it | |
| 10 | text | It is in my view a very important |
Model-by-check results
Right and Wrong describe exact checks. No output scores zero. Tab reaches each result.
| Model | Page checks right | Page score / 100 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 10/10 | 100.0 | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | 9/10 | 90.0 | Right | Right | Right | Right | Wrong | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 10/10 | 100.0 | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | 5/10 | 50.0 | Wrong | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong |
| Gemini 4 Argon | 10/10 | 100.0 | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right |
| Chandra OCR 2 4-bit | 8/10 | 80.0 | Wrong | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Wrong | Right | Right |
| Mistral OCR | 8/10 | 80.0 | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Right | Wrong | Wrong | Right |
| GPT-6 Luna | 4/10 | 40.0 | Wrong | Wrong | Right | Right | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Right | Wrong | Right |
| LightOnOCR 3 1B | 6/10 | 60.0 | Wrong | Right | Right | Wrong | Wrong | Right | Right | Wrong | Right | Right |
| OCRia-1 | 3/10 | 30.0 | Right | Wrong | Right | Wrong | Wrong | Right | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong |
| dots.ocr 4-bit | 3/10 | 30.0 | Right | Right | Right | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong |
| Nemotron 3.5 Parse | 1/10 | 10.0 | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Right | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong |
| Indra | 1/10 | 10.0 | Wrong | Wrong | Right | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong |
| Granite-Docling | 0/10 | 0.0 | No output | No output | No output | No output | No output | No output | No output | No output | No output | No output |
| PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 | 0/10 | 0.0 | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong |
| Tesseract 5.5.3 | 0/10 | 0.0 | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong | Wrong |
Raw model outputs beside the key
Key reference
CrawfordvilleDavis TillsonDear SirYour letter of thewith enclosures was received byI comply with your request with pleasureI regret however that we have no one who comes exactly up to my ideasproper qualifications in every respectone entirely fitted for the discharge of the duties incident to itIt is in my view a very important
Claude Opus 5.5 · 10/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Crawfordville Ga. 28. Dec. 1865 Genl. Davis Tillson Augusta Ga. Dear Sir – Your letter of the 26. Inst with enclosures was received by today's mail – I comply with your request with pleasure – I regret however that we have no one who comes exactly up to my ideas of the proper qualifications in every respect of an officer of this kind or one entirely fitted for the discharge of the duties incident to it – It is in my view a very important
GPT-6.1 Sol · 9/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Crawfordville Ga 28. Dec. 1865 Gen. Davis Tillson Augusta Ga. Dear Sir— Your letter of the 26. inst with inclosures was received by today's mail. I comply with your request with pleasure. I regret however that we have no one who comes exactly up to my ideas of the proper qualifications in every respect of an officer of this kind or one entirely fitted for the discharge of the duties incident to it— It is in my view a very important
Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 10/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Crawfordville Ga. 28. Dec. 1865 Gov. Davis Tillson Augusta Ga. Dear Sir– Your letter of the 26. inst. with enclosures was received by today's mail. I comply with your request with pleasure. I regret however that we have no one who comes exactly up to my ideas of the proper qualifications in every respect of an officer of this kind or one entirely fitted for the discharge of the duties incident to it. It is in my view a very important
Gemini 3.8 Flash · 5/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Crawfordsville Ga 28. Dec. 1865 Genl. Davis Tillson Augusta Ga. Dear Sir - Your letter of the 26. Inst with enclosures was received by todays mail - I comply with your request with pleasure. I regret however that we have
Gemini 4 Argon · 10/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Crawfordville Ga 28. Decr. 1865 Genl. Davis Tillson Augusta Ga Dear Sir - Your letter of the 26. Inst with enclosures was received by todays mail. I comply with your request with pleasure - I regret however that we have no one who comes exactly up to my ideas . of the proper qualifications in every respect of an officer of this kind or one entirely fitted for the discharge of the duties incident to it - It is in my view a very important
Chandra OCR 2 · 8/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
<div data-bbox="368 128 712 170" data-label="Text"><p>Leawoodville Ga</p></div><div data-bbox="437 170 702 201" data-label="Text"><p>28. Dec. 1865</p></div><div data-bbox="252 204 553 241" data-label="Text"><p>Genl. Davis Tillson</p></div><div data-bbox="399 237 584 266" data-label="Text"><p>Augusta</p></div><div data-bbox="488 263 727 300" data-label="Text"><p>Yr. Dear Sir -</p></div><div data-bbox="256 304 778 789" data-label="Text"><p>Your letter of the 26. last<br/>with enclosures was received<br/>by today's mail - I comply<br/>with your request with pleasure.<br/>I regret however that we<br/>have no one who comes<br/>exactly up to my ideas. of the<br/>proper qualifications in<br/>any instant of an officer<br/>of this kind or one entirely<br/>fitted for the discharge of<br/>the duties incident to it -<br/>It is in my view a very important</p></div>
Mistral OCR · 8/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
<file name="hw-crawfordville.pdf"> Crawfordville Ga 28 Decr. 1865 Genl. Davis Tillson Augusta Ga. Dear Sir - Your letter of the 26. Inst with enclosures was received by today's mail - I comply with your request with pleasure. I regret however that we have no one who comes exactly up to my ideas of the proper modifications in any aspect of an officer of this kind or our entirely fitted for the discharge of the duties incident to it - It is in my view a very important </file>
GPT-6 Luna · 4/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Newfoundland Ex. 28. Jan. 1865 Genl. Drew Hilton Augusta Ex. Dear Sir,- Your letter of the 26. inst with inclosures was received by today's mail. I comply with your request and have pleasure. I regret however that one there is not one who comes exactly up to my ideas of the proper qualifications in every respect of an officer of the [illegible] kind in our [illegible] letter for the discharge of the duties incident to it— It is in my view a very important
LightOnOCR 3 1B · 6/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
 Kennewyville Ga 28. Dec. 1865  Rev. Davis Tillson Augusta Ga  Dear Sir - Went letter of 28. Dec 28th with enclosure was received by today's mail - I comply with your request with pleasure - I regret however that we have no one who comes exactly up to my ideas of the proper qualifications in any instant of an officer of the kind or one entirely fitted for the discharge of the duties incident to it - It is in my view a very important
OCRia-1 · 3/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Crawfordville Ga 28. Dec. 1865 Dear, Davis Hillson Augusta De. Dear Sir - Even after of hand b. Hill writs enclosures was received by today's mail - I comply with your request with pleasure. I must however that the now no one who comes exactly or to my ideas of the Mother quotations can any instant of an officer of her, tender or our entirely better for the discharge of the duties incident to it - It is in my view a very misident [signature]
dots.ocr · 3/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Crawfordville Eu 28. Den. 1865 Gore, Davis Tillson Augusta Eu. Dear Sir - Given letter up until 26. Dec. write enclosures was received by today's mail. I comply with your request and pleasure. I am quite sure that you are sure not one who comes equally ok to my ideas of the mother qualifications in any instant of an officer of Her Majesty or originally lured for her discharge by her duties incident to it - It is my view a very important
Nemotron 3.5 Parse · 1/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Terawforville En 28. Den 165 Ger, Dave Tilden August Gu Ben Pin - Your letter of the 26. In with enclosure was received by Today's mail - L comply with your urgent with pleason L must however that are have no one who comes exactly up to my ideas of the higher qualifications in very instant of our office of Mrs Kind or our entirely titled for the discharge of the duties incident to it - It is my new a very important
Indra · 1/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Horasforstelle te 28. Deer. 465 Gent, Davis Allor Augusta a Dear Sir Your atter of and 6. host with enclosions was heread by todays mail I comply with your request with phason I got however that are home no one who cons excally ap to my ceeas of ther proper qualificativas der ong histant of an of hier of they lined or one entenly fitted for the derobrande of the duties inadent to it - It is in my never a nery indutant
Granite-Docling · 0/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
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PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 · 0/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
Crawsfortville E. 28. Den. 1405 Knot, Davis Tilton Augusta St. Dean Pit Green altar of St. John with sermonery was�ed lay today's mail. I went to with God in request with Mary L August I never had me from no one who comes especially as to my ideas of the mother's matter and in very different of our office. of Mary, I need no one entirely called for the debrance of the doctor, I can't do it. It is my view a very inconsistent
Tesseract 5.5.3 · 0/10 checks in scoring unit
Scoring unit: hw-crawfordville. Joined pages use the same full output.
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