Frohmiller, Father J B., Dayton, Ohio to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1877 February 14

Mary Dietz, a baptized Catholic, and John Bohn were married before a protestant preacher. The woman is now sick and will die in a month or so. He asks dispensation for their marriage. She will have to use strategy to secure a new consent from Bohn for the marriage since he considers the first contract sufficient and will not be married before anyone else. He does not object to her religion and will allow all children to be brought up Catholics. They had one child that died after being baptized. He will visit Xenia according to instructions. Father Francis J. Goetz sends his love. II-5-f - A.L.S. - 2pp. - 12mo. - {1}