A sample letter to a Polish Ecclesiastical Archive
This is a sample letter to the Head of a Diocesan Archive in Poland. The contents are translated using simple text with additional comments shown in italics.
Toronto, on Jan. 7th, 1997
Dear Reverend Father,
I would like to obtain the certificate of death (or a copy) for the following person:
Name: Jan Walczak
Date of death: Aug. 31st, 1899
Parish: Sokolniki.
Enclosed is a a donation for your archive and to cover the cost of postage. Thank you for your help.
Yours sincerely,
/Signature/
Words to be substituted for "death" in the letter (death, etc.) are provided.
Please pay strict attention to the Polish diacritical marks!
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