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i cannot give the URL, because antenati site seems to be down.
this is marriage act #98 1906 Ariano irpino
i believe the writing on the bottom has something to do with the groom being mute - unable to speak and cannot read and that his brother angelo is in some way a 'translator' between groom and officials.
I would appreciate confirmation and anything i may have missed.
dmt1955 wrote: 19 Jun 2021, 00:30
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i believe the writing on the bottom has something to do with the groom being mute - unable to speak and cannot read and that his brother angelo is in some way a 'translator' between groom and officials.
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Confirmed
"Si nota però che le notizie relative alla persona dello sposo e dei suoi genitori, nonché la richiesta suddetta, e così pure la intenzione di voler prendere in moglie Costanzo Concetta, mi sono state, dietro mie domande, comunicate dalla sposo, sordo-muto, che non sa leggere né scrivere, a mezzo di interprete che gli ho deputato nella persona di Lambiase Angelo, suo fratello, di anni ventisei, bracciante, qui residente, al quale ho fatto prima prestare il relativo giuramento a forma di legge."
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