I am going blind after deciphering old cursive writing.

[Quakerfriend]

3. Very cool! I trust you used a magnifier.

I have done some of the same & I must admit it made me feel close to some very distant family that I, of course, had never met.

Found a book on eBay written by a man who I knew had been a dear friend of my great, great grandfather.
The book was written in the early 1800s and was not in great shape. However, it had a note on the inside cover signed by the author. So, I bought it & low and behold this first edition copy had been given as a gift to my great, great grandfather. The note was to him “as acknowledgement of our friendship so long enjoyed by me- and of my appreciation of your high attainment in science, and vast experience in practice”. Etc.