Cursive and historical literacy. In the age of computers and modern convenience the relevancy of cursive is continually called into question. Op Ed Sorry Kids Don T Need Cursive Writing To Understand Cursive needed to read historical documents published 9 47 p m. Historical documents in cursive . However most historical documents are not written in english are not written in english cursive and are not from the united states. Actual handwriting samples from historical documents of american icons and national symbols were used to create these connected cursive historic handwriting fonts. More documents exhibits. Letters connect as you type. History comes alive in handwriting. With schools today emphasizing keyboarding over handwriting numerous documents from the constitution to the correspondence of abraham lincoln to the diary of a gold rush traveler may soon. Constitution in its original form cursive hand writing. Use these fonts for educational projects or just ...