"The unanimous and satisfactory decision of the Meeting having
this day committed the same routine of duty to your especial
care and attention, I have to request that you will make the
formation of a Male Choir and the distinct prohibition of
Female Singers one main feature in your negociations with any
party or parties respecting the appointment of Organist, and I
am inclined to the idea that you should revert, as suggested,
to another advertisement; some two or more individuals should
be selected from whom the Vicar and Warden or Wardens should be
empowered to appoint one, by this means I trust all unnecessary
clashing of Local and Official authority will be effectually
avoided."
"I shall feel obliged by sufficient parchments being forwarded
for the copying some 1,800 Baptisms and about two-thirds that
number of Burials, for the years 1855 and 1856; each sheet
contains 32 copies, the numbers would be 56 of the former and
40 of the latter; this, you will observe, does not include the
present year 1857, which will require a moiety of the above,
viz. } 84 Baptism Sheets, and
_in toto_ } 60 Burial ditto
I am, dear Sirs,
Yours very faithfully,
JAMES C. BROWNE.
P.S.--There is half-a-year due for Surplice washing to Mrs.
Clayton.
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_Dudley, August 15th, 1857._