YOU tell us (Evening News, June 17) that John Wesley was born on that day, the 15th of 19 children of a virile clergyman, in 1703.
Back in those days, people tended to have larger families, since quite a few toddlers died in infancy.
GEORGE COWLEY,
Warndon,
Worcester.
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