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Farmer, Ferdinand., 01/01/1744-12/31/1899

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 40
Identifier: 79782

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains correspondence, manuscripts, transcripts, and other documents pertaining to U.S. Catholic Church History. Boxes 12 and 13, which deal with notable individuals in U.S. Catholic History, are arranged alphabetically by last name of individual. Boxes 14 through 20 contain documents which focus on the history of Catholicism in particular geographic places in America, and they are arranged alphabetically by geographic area.

Dates

  • Creation: 01/01/1744-12/31/1899

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Shelf Location

09/10/02

Container Summary

1 ALS (transcript, in hand of John Gilmary Shea) dated 3/2/1778 from Ferdinand Farmer, S.J.; with reference to the British raising a regiment of Catholic volunteers to fight in the American Revolution; letter apparently copied from "Woodstock Letters" XIV p. 196. Also, 1 AM (transcript) in Shea's hand: notes from Farmer's Register, 1744-82. 1 printed pamphlet by John F. Quirk, S.J.: "Father Ferdinand Farmer, S.J.: An Apostolic Missionary in Three States."

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FARMER, FERDINAND - CORRESPONDENCE FROM (1778): Transcript

"WOODSTOCK LETTERS" - REFERENCE (1778): Transcript

FARMER, FERDINAND - MANUSCRIPT REGISTER (1744-82): Transcript

FARMER, FERDINAND - PRINTED PAMPHLET ABOUT (UNDATED): Printed Item

QUIRK, JOHN F. - PRINTED PAMPHLET RE- FERDINAND FARMER, S.J. (UNDATED): Printed Item

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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