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{
"processId": 47725,
"status": "FINISHED",
"pages": 1,
"content": {
"text": "Dear Sir, I hereby confirm\nthe delivery of 200 units.",
"regions": [
{
"id": "region_1",
"type": "paragraph",
"lines": [
{ "text": "Dear Sir, I hereby confirm" },
{ "text": "the delivery of 200 units." }
]
}
]
}
}Explore 300+ AI Models
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British Library Incunabula Catalogue Data
Demo site with sample images and information extracted from descriptions in the British Library incunabula printed catalogue. The data was used for computati...
Deutsche Ratsprotokolle 17. bis 19. Jh.
German Council Minutes 17th to 19th century (Kurrentschrift)For the town of Bautzen, the municipal archives have a relatively complete record of the official...
Weisses Register
The Weisses Register is a unique finding aid that began in the 18th century and indexes the records of the Zurich State Archives from the end of the Middle A...
Zürcher Ratsmanuale 1570-1798
The Zurich Council Manuals contain the minutes of the meetings of the authorities from the old city-state of Zurich until 1798. They represent the central se...
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