Correspondence, Charles E. McDonnell, Bishop of Brooklyn., 11/01/1889-10/30/1915

This folder contains the correspondence sent by Charles E. McDonnell (1854-1921), Bishop of Brooklyn, to TFM. McDonnell was a classmate of TFM's at St. Francis Xavier College, and they maintained a close relationship throughout their lives. The letters are arranged chronologically, 15 items:@ @ ALS 11/1/1889. Response to TFM's request for tickets to the Congress of Laymen in Baltimore, 1889.@ @ ALS 11/2/1889. Information on a meeting scheduled for those attending the Congress of Laymen in Baltimore, 1889.@ @ ALS 9/11/1890. Re. TFM's congratulatory note. (??)@ @ ALS 3/9/1892. Re. his recent appointment to the bishopric of Brooklyn.@ @ ALS 4/2/1892. Re. plans to proceed with the erection of the diocese's cathedral, the restrictions he is operating under as bishop-elect, and the press leak over his appointment.@ @ ALS 4/7/1892. Date for his consecration as Bishop of Brooklyn.@ @ ALS 4/5/1894. Notification of James McFaul's appointment as administrator sede vacanti of the diocese of Trenton.@ @ 10/6/1894. Notification that Joseph O'Connell of St. Mary's Star of the Sea and Mgr. Denis O'Connell's uncle [rector, North American College in Rome] has been made a monsignor.@ @ PRN Dinner menu for the celebration of the consecration of Charles E. McDonnell as the Bishop of Brooklyn w/ decorative ribbon, 5/3/1892.@ @ Barrett, John T. (secretary to Bishop McDonnell) -- TNS -- to TFM, 1/16/1899. Request for TFM to print a statement clearing up the confusion over the travel plans of Bp. McDonnell of Alexandria, Ontario, with Bp. McDonnell of Brooklyn.@ @ ALS 6/13/1900. Thank you for the gift commemorating his jubilee [in the priesthood(?)].@ @ Mundelein, George W. (secretary to Bishop McDonnell and future cardinal of Chicago) -- TNS -- to TFM, 10/22/1900. Re. Bishop McDonnell's upcoming travel plans.@ @ Barrett, John T. (secretary to Bishop McDonnell) -- TNS -- to TFM, 10/31/1901. Re. TFM's location of a work [Erasmo Pistolesi's (1770-1860) "Il Vaticano discritto ed ilustrato da Erasmo Pistolesi; ..."] the Bishop had wanted to purchase.@ @ ANS 11/14/1901. Re. the recent delivery of Erasmo Pistolesi's (1770-1860) six volume work "Il Vaticano discritto [ed ilustrato da Erasmo Pistolesi; ...]"@ @ ALS 10/30/1915. Re. the sale of Orestes A. Brownson's library.@