Re: DUKES FOR ALL
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Re: DUKES FOR ALL
D.W. Duke 2/04/02
HI,I KNOW YOU'VE CARRIED OUT SOME EXTENSIVE WORK ON THE SUBJECT OF ORIGINS,WE TALKED IN THE SUMMER ABOUT THE EDWARDIV CONNECTION.
I HAD AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION WITH A WELSHMAN RECENTLY ABOUT NAME ORIGINS,HE ASKEDFROM WHERE MY FAMILY HAILED, I THEN MENTIONED WE WERE FROM SUSSEX ENGLAND AND I BELIEVE ENGLISH CATHOLICS,HE REPLIED 'WELL YOUR ANCESTORS MUST HAVE BEEN WEALTHY THEN',I RETORTED 'HOW SO?HE THEN EXPLAINED SOMETHING I HAD OVERLOOKED,BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY OBVIOUS.DURING THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTS, BEING A 'PAPIST' CARRIED A PRETTY HEAVY TAX BURDEN DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING OF THIS?....REGARDS..TONY.
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Re: DUKES FOR ALL
D.W. Duke 4/27/02