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Sir.
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I. Received your Letter last Sunday as I
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was setting out to serve my
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el. I examined the Register Book, but could not
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find the Names of
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and
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Jean Williams
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there, not indeed could I expect it for the Register
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Book commencer so late as the Year 1757 My Curate
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Mr. Bowen has been dead near a twelve months, and
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there was no Register book kept by him prior to the above Date
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but loose papers of no great Authority. If you speak to
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Portor Dodd
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he May, if he pleases, get an attested Copy
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of the Register book from the Office in this Town Thos
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can furnish you witts no legal proof. yet it is too true
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that they were mancid by Barms in May 13 Years ago.
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Brecon
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Sepr. the
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30th. 1766.
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I am, Sir,
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very much your humble
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Servant
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David Griffiths
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