“He has told me that he cannot form ANY opinion on the authenticity of the document without another like it”
Sorry, it looked to me as if he supported those views.
You are right, if it not consistent with other known copies it’s validity would be in serious doubt.
The only analysis he, and I, could do is what we observe from the picture. To get much beyond that would take expert analysis (have no idea what his level of expertise is) of the original document (paper, type, & indication of alteration).
It would seem, to me at least, to be silly to go to that much trouble (especially since the document in question doesn’t seem to be readily available) when other avenues, that would remove all doubt, are readily available... Or at least should be.
The best wall to get this all sorted out is to get it into court and see who has what.
Sorry, it looked to me as if he supported those views. You are right, if it not consistent with other known copies it’s validity would be in serious doubt.
The only analysis he, and I, could do is what we observe from the picture. To get much beyond that would take expert analysis (have no idea what his level of expertise is) of the original document (paper, type, & indication of alteration).
It would seem, to me at least, to be silly to go to that much trouble (especially since the document in question doesn’t seem to be readily available) when other avenues, that would remove all doubt, are readily available... Or at least should be.
The best way to get this all sorted out is to get it into court and see who has what