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Laws Of North Carolina 1764 65 Shaped Clergy Duties
A transcription from old North Carolina laws shows 1764 65 provisions on marriages taxes and clergy salaries. Ministers received salaries around 133 pounds six shillings eight pence yearly plus a 200 acre land grant, while couples paid fees for marriage burial and carriage. Fees routed to distant bishops and church officials, with varied duties for ministers acting as justices of the peace.
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