If you're designing do***ents like posters or broadsheets for the
colonial period there's a new font available which may be very
helpful. It's called Orford and it's based on samples of lettering
from legal do***ents in the 1690s. Very attractive with clubbed
ascenders which give it a unique period look.
You can check it out, see samples and download the free version at
http://www.fontcraft.com/fontcraft
Dave