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Reconstruction and Its Afterlives — HIST 210

Final research essay — Reconstruction historiography

Jordan EllisGoogle account associated with this record

Sealed Aug 1, 2026

Signet observed this writing process as it happened, and cross-checked it against the document’s Google Docs revision history.

Composition periodJul 8 – Aug 1, 2026
Witnessed writing time6.8 hours
Witnessed sessions14 over 25 days
External paste events6 · all labeled
Writing, as witnessedMeasured live by the Signet extension
Writing process
draftingrevisionrevision momentoutside recorded sessions
Jul 8 · 34 min · drafting-heavyJul 9 · 26 min · drafting-heavyJul 10 · 18 min · drafting-heavyJul 18 · 40 min · drafting-heavyJul 19 · 28 min · drafting-heavyJul 20 · 22 min · mixedJul 21 · 30 min · mixedJul 28 · 42 min · mixedJul 29 · 16 min · mixedJul 29 · 26 min · mixedJul 30 · 34 min · mixedJul 31 · 28 min · revision-heavyAug 1 · 36 min · mixedAug 1 · 19 min · revision-heavySession 1 begins — Jul 8, 1:58 PM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewSteady drafting — Jul 8, 2:40 PM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewIntro & first section — Jul 9, 8:30 PM — click to viewBulk insertion, 1,680 chars — Jul 10, 9:45 AM — click to viewEdit outside a session — Jul 13, 11:20 AM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewLate-night trim — Jul 15, 10:05 PM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewSecond section drafted — Jul 18, 4:20 PM — click to viewBulk insertion, 1,450 chars — Jul 18, 4:52 PM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewRevising section two — Jul 19, 9:24 PM — click to viewTightening prose — Jul 20, 10:48 AM — click to viewThird section — Jul 21, 8:10 PM — click to viewEdit outside a session — Jul 24, 9:15 AM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewCuts outside a session — Jul 26, 6:40 PM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewDeep revision pass — Jul 28, 1:20 PM — click to viewBulk insertion, 2,350 chars — Jul 28, 1:58 PM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewTrimming section one — Jul 29, 10:12 AM — click to viewReworking the argument — Jul 29, 8:26 PM — click to viewHeavy revision — Jul 30, 8:58 PM — click to viewConclusion revision — Jul 31, 7:20 PM — click to viewBulk insertion, 980 chars — Jul 31, 8:05 PM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewFinal structural edits — Aug 1, 10:18 AM — click to viewCitations & formatting — Aug 1, 10:52 AM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewProofreading pass — Aug 1, 3:30 PM — click to viewFinal tweaks — Aug 1, 3:52 PM (outside recorded sessions) — click to viewLast save — Aug 1, 4:10 PM (outside recorded sessions) — click to view∥ 8d∥ 7d
Jul 8, 2026Aug 1, 2026

Bar height reflects session length (compressed scale); blue is drafting, orange is revision. Sessions sit in real time — long idle gaps are folded and marked ∥, so clusters stay readable.

Writing composition
97% typed (keystrokes)3% pasted — 6 events, 6 labelled
Google Docs revision historyAn independent cross-check from Google Docs’ revision history

Google Docs keeps a revision history of every document. When this record was sealed, Signet read that history and summarized it here — an independent record of when the document changed and by how much.

Revisions analyzed4,213
History span24 days
Revision sessions (inferred)18
Characters+34,200 / −23,120 · 11,080 net
History complete from the first character4 bulk insertions12 moments outside recorded sessions ⓘ
Document growth11,280 chars
Session 1 begins — 410 chars — click to viewSteady drafting — 1,330 chars — click to viewIntro & first section — 2,480 chars — click to viewBulk insertion, 1,680 chars — 4,020 chars — click to viewEdit outside a session — 4,320 chars — click to viewLate-night trim — 4,410 chars — click to viewSecond section drafted — 6,250 chars — click to viewBulk insertion, 1,450 chars — 7,510 chars — click to viewRevising section two — 8,170 chars — click to viewTightening prose — 8,320 chars — click to viewThird section — 8,580 chars — click to viewEdit outside a session — 8,660 chars — click to viewCuts outside a session — 8,610 chars — click to viewDeep revision pass — 9,230 chars — click to viewBulk insertion, 2,350 chars — 11,280 chars — click to viewTrimming section one — 11,040 chars — click to viewReworking the argument — 10,800 chars — click to viewHeavy revision — 10,500 chars — click to viewConclusion revision — 10,100 chars — click to viewBulk insertion, 980 chars — 10,870 chars — click to viewFinal structural edits — 10,750 chars — click to viewCitations & formatting — 10,930 chars — click to viewProofreading pass — 10,770 chars — click to viewFinal tweaks — 10,910 chars — click to viewLast save — 11,080 chars — click to view
Jul 8, 2026Aug 1, 2026
bulk insertiondeletionselected
About this data

Recorded sessions are live Signet extension sessions; revision sessions are inferred from gaps between Google Docs revision timestamps, so the two counts differ by design.

A bulk insertion is a large block of text added in a single revision — often a paste or an import. The rendered views show the surrounding text so you can see what it was.

The growth curve uses real time and real character counts — steep jumps are bulk insertions, dips are deletions, flat stretches are time away. The shape is the story; click anywhere on the plot to view the nearest moment.

Sources & AI use, as declaredAuthor-declared during composition · counts measured by Signet
Source record6 external events · 6 labelled
AI-assisted ×3Direct quote ×1Own notes ×1Prior draft ×1

AI Use Statement

Author-declared
The student’s statement · author-provided

For this essay I used ChatGPT (GPT-5) to brainstorm thesis angles and to check the grammar of my conclusion, and Claude for feedback on my outline structure. All research, analysis, and argument are my own.

3 AI-assisted insertions · 412 characters · ~2% of recorded composition · ChatGPT (GPT-5), Claude

  • ChatGPT (GPT-5) — brainstorming thesis angles168 chars · Jul 8, 2:29 PM
  • Claude — feedback on outline structure132 chars · Jul 18, 7:03 PM
  • ChatGPT (GPT-5) — grammar check, conclusion paragraph112 chars · Jul 31, 7:58 PM

The remaining 98% of recorded composition carries no AI label — typed in-document or attributed to non-AI sources.

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Acknowledgment statement

While writing this document I used ChatGPT (GPT-5) and Claude for brainstorming thesis angles, feedback on outline structure, and grammar check, conclusion paragraph between Jul 8, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. AI-assisted passages account for approximately 2% of the recorded composition. This use is documented in my Signet record (SGN-2026-A47C91E2B8F3D605), which independently shows when and how each passage entered the document.

The author’s declared statement. Everything else on this page was measured.

Full source log
TimeSizeStudent label
Jul 8, 2:29 PM168 chAI-assisted
Jul 18, 7:03 PM132 chAI-assisted
Jul 31, 7:58 PM112 chAI-assisted
Jul 18, 4:41 PM88 chDirect quote
Jul 20, 8:15 PM61 chOwn notes
Jul 28, 3:22 PM57 chPrior draft

Process & Sources

Self-reported attributions recorded during composition, alongside measured typing and pasting activity. Attributions are the author's own statements; the measurements are Signet's.

Typed in-document
19,600 keystrokes recorded
Pasted from outside
6 paste events · 618 characters

AI-assisted content3 · 412 chars

  • ChatGPT (GPT-5) — brainstorming thesis angles 168 chars · 7/8/2026
  • Claude — feedback on outline structure 132 chars · 7/18/2026
  • ChatGPT (GPT-5) — grammar check, conclusion paragraph 112 chars · 7/31/2026

Direct quote / reference1 · 88 chars

  • Foner, Reconstruction, p. 142 88 chars · 7/18/2026

Own notes / prior research1 · 61 chars

  • From my lecture notes, week 4 61 chars · 7/20/2026

Prior draft1 · 57 chars

  • From my outline doc 57 chars · 7/28/2026

AI-use disclosure

The author attributed 3 pasted passages (412 characters) to AI assistance: ChatGPT (GPT-5) — brainstorming thesis angles; Claude — feedback on outline structure; ChatGPT (GPT-5) — grammar check, conclusion paragraph. All other recorded composition was typed in-document or attributed to non-AI sources above.

Citable statement: “Composition process recorded by Signet (record SGN-2026-A47C91E2B8F3D605, issued Aug 1, 2026). AI-assisted passages, where used, are attributed in the record's Process & Sources appendix.”

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Record SGN-2026-A47C91E2B8F3D605 · Sealed Aug 1, 2026