Beadnall, James - 2, 1755

File — Box: 1, Folder: 16

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

1755

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

Beadnall, James No title. Text: "Poenitentiam agite. Do Penance. Math. 3.2." 8 pages Notes at head: "Adv. E.N. 1755. 1757. St. Jos. Gilley's 1760" Note at end: "Bourd. T. II p. 462 1763" Concluding sentence revised and re-written, in the hand of Rev. Sylvester Boarman. Based on the "Sermon pour le IV. dimanche de l'Avent. Sur la penitence" by the French Jesuit Rev. Louis Bourdaloue. Cf., for instance, Bourdaloue's Sermons...pour l'Avent. Paris: Aux depens de Rigaud, 1716, pp. 462-506. Georgetown University. Woodstock College Archives.