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BIRTH/BAPTISED/CHRISTENEDPORTEOUS | VAMPLEW

MARRIAGEPORTEOUS | VAMPLEW

DEATHPORTEOUS | VAMPLEW

PASSENGER/SHIPLISTSPORTEOUS | VAMPLEW

CITIZENSHIPPORTEOUS | VAMPLEW

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My great grandfather John PORTUS wrote this letter just before the family sailed to America. The whole letter will give you an idea how the dialect, grammar, spelling, and writing skills were back in 1870 Lincolnshire, England.

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