Attwood, Peter - 1

File — Box: 1, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The American Catholic Sermon collection was formed from manuscript sermons from the Woodstock College Archives, the Maryland Province Archives, and the Georgetown University Archives. It consists of some 456 autograph manuscript sermons, two contemporary written transcriptions, and four printed items (some only fragments) by 44 different preachers, including 55 texts by Archbishop John Carroll and seven by Georgetown's first president, Rev. Robert Plunkett. The sermons are arranged alphabetically by preacher's last name.

Dates

From the Collection: 1723 - 1800

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Attwood, Peter (Roman Catholic, 1682-1734) A) No title. Text: " Ne timeas Maria invenisti gratiam apud [in the hand of Rev. Arnold Livers: Deum] ecce concipies in utero filium, et vocabitur altissimi filius. L. [Livers' hand: Cap. 1.]" [Luke 1, 30] 12 pages, numbered 486-497 B) Title: "On the Assumption of our Lady." Text: "Quae e ista, quae ascendit de deserto dilicijs affluens innixa super dilectum sum Can: 8: 5-6" 6 pages, numbered 497-500, 500-501 A very few emendations to the first sermon and a long, unrelated passage on the final blank leaf in the hand of Rev. Arnold Livers. Georgetown University. Woodstock College Archives. Attwood, a Jesuit, served in Maryland from 1712 until his death.