§ 1419 Old Document Authenticity Proof

• •If you have an old paper (like a letter or contract) that's over 30 years old, and you want to prove it's real, you can compare it to another old paper that people already trust.
• •The paper you compare it to should be one that people have used and believed in for a long time.
• •This rule helps when the people who wrote the paper are no longer around to say, 'Yes, I wrote this.'

Your grandma has an old letter from 1920 that says your family owns a piece of land. But some people say the letter is fake.

You can compare the letter to another old letter from the same time that everyone already believes is real. If the writing looks the same, it helps prove your grandma's letter is real too.