Dubuisson: Letters, 1820 - 1842
Scope and Contents
Four letters written by Dubuisson. Letters concern: “conditions” for students entering Georgetown, including tuition in gourdes, a Haitian currency (1820, in French); a debt for $449 owed by a family in New Iberia, Louisiana (1826, in French); the miraculous cure of Sister Stanislaus of breast cancer (written to Henry Daingerfield of Alexandria, 1838); the religious studies of John Roach of Alexandria (written to Roach, from Italy, 1842).
Dates
- 1820 - 1842
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.4 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Dubuisson, Stephen, 1786-1864 (Person)
- From the Collection: Feiner, William, 1792-1829 (Person)
- From the Collection: Jesuits. Maryland Province (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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