To Whom It May Concern:
- To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is to verify that has been placed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. for the purpose of adoption.
has not previously been baptized and we, authorize Mr. and Mrs. to baptize their daughter.
Sincerely,
Because infants cannot consent to baptism or transport, the pastor's concerns seemed reasonable.
| THE CONDITIONS | That the religious faith of said minor child is unknown |
| THE REVIEW | That the religious faith of the parents of said child is/are informed and verily believe unknown |
| THE NAMING | That the religious faith of petitioners is/are Roman Catholic |
| THE CONSENT | That said minor child has no property or means of support, except that being provided by petitioners |
| THE RELEASE | That on information and belief said minor child has no general or testamentary guardian |
| THE ACQUISITION | That said shall henceforth be regarded and treated in all respects as the child of your petitioners |
| THE CHRISTENING | And be known and called by the name of |
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Tiana Nobile lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee, a Kundiman fellow, and a recipient of a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award. A finalist of the National Poetry Series and Kundiman Poetry Prize, her writing has appeared in Poetry Northwest, The New Republic, Guernica, and the Texas Review, among others. Her full-length poetry debut, Cleave, is forthcoming in Spring 2021 by Hub City Press. For more, visit www.tiananobile.com
