Peter Kenney, SJ, 1832 - 1833

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Peter Kenney, SJ

Scope and Contents

Letters to Mulledy. Kenney writes about disciplinary problems in the Maryland Mission; financial considerations at Georgetown, specifically regarding the construction of a new building (possibly Mulledy Hall, now called Ida Ryan & Isaac Hawkins Hall); and the placement of novices. Also includes one letter to Fr. John Beschter of Paradise (Penn.).

In a 16 July 1832 letter, Kenney discusses how "B. Heard looks much better than he did last year" and that Heard "attributes much of his renewed health to the peace, which the absence of his slaves allows him to enjoy." Heard was stationed at Bohemia. In another, dated 29 February 1832, Kenney writes Mulledy regarding issues with Fr. Richard Hardy at White Marsh. Although Kenney does not explicitly write what Hardy was accused of or what he should be reprimanded for, Kenney notes that Fr. Neale "was not pleased with [Hardy] on account of his being too lenient with the blacks." Kenney goes on to approve of Mulledy's "advice to F. Neale persuading him not to sell the unhappy persons, who have given rise to the rumour, at least not for the present." The rumor in question is unknown from the letter; however, in another letter from Kenney (15 November 1832), Hardy has since been removed from his position.

Materials on Slavery

This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.

Dates

1832 - 1833

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