Mosley, Joseph - 1, 1752(?); 1758

File — Box: 5, Folder: 11

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

Other: 1752(?); 1758

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

Mosley, Joseph (Roman Catholic, 1730/1-1787) Title: "A Sermon for ye 6th Sunday after ye Epiphany." Text: Vos imitatores nostri facti estis; et Domini excipientes verbum in tribulatione multa, cum gaudio Spiritus Sancti. You became Followers of us and of our Lord; receiving ye Word in much Tribulation, with Joy of ye holy Ghost. Words taken out of ye 1st Epistle of St. Paul to Ye Thessalonians chap: 1. Ver: 6th." 15 pages Dated 1752 at end of sermon. Note at head: "[illegible] Cobs. 1758" Georgetown University. Woodstock College Archives. Mosley, a Jesuit until the suppression in 1773, served in Maryland from 1758 until his death.