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<p n="2024">Sir.</p>
<p n="2025">I. Received your Letter last Sunday as I<lb></lb>
was setting out to serve my <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45010_occ287">Church of Lanvihang</rs>
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el. I examined the Register Book, but could not<lb></lb>
find the Names of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n2025-1">John Evans</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n2025-2">Jean Williams</rs>
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<interp inst="LMOBPS45010_n2025-2" type="surname" value="Williams"></interp>
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there, not indeed could I expect it for the Register<lb></lb>
Book commencer so late as the Year 1757 My Curate<lb></lb>
Mr. Bowen has been dead near a twelve months, and<lb></lb>
there was no Register book kept by him prior to the above Date<lb></lb>
but loose papers of no great Authority. If you speak to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n2025-3">Portor Dodd</rs>
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he May, if he pleases, get an attested Copy<lb></lb>
of the Register book from the Office in this Town Thos<lb></lb>
can furnish you witts no legal proof. yet it is too true<lb></lb>
that they were mancid by Barms in May 13 Years ago.</p>
<p n="2026">Brecon<lb></lb>
Sepr. the<lb></lb>
30th. 1766.</p>
<p n="2027">I am, Sir,<lb></lb>
very much your humble<lb></lb>
Servant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45010_n2027-1">David Griffiths</rs>
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.</p>
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