Neale, Francis, 1803 - 1832

File — Box: 217, Folder: 3

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Francis Neale (1756-1837) was born in Port Tobacco and attended the Colleges of Bruges and Liège, where he was ordained a priest. Neale returned to the US in 1788 and became pastor at St. Thomas Manor, after which he oversaw the establishment of Holy Trinity in Washington, DC (1790). Neale entered the reorganized Society in 1806 and became acting president of Georgetown College in 1808 and later its president (1809-1812). He was then rector at Holy Trinity (1810-1815); Master of Novices (1808-1810); Procurator of the Maryland Mission (1809-1812); and Minister, Georgetown College (1813-1817) before being stationed at St. Thomas Manor where he was in part Provincial (1820-1821) and Procurator (1822-1823). His brother, Leonard Neale, was also a Jesuit priest. This folder includes:

a) ALS Sam Bishop to Francis Neale containing accounts for purchase of writing material (3-14-1803)
b) ALS Robert Brooke Taney to Francis Neale re: concerning the settlement of will and the transfer of property to Holy Trinity (5-25-1814)
c) ALS Francis Neale to Erastus Loomis re: a Mr. Thompson, who was formerly employed at Georgetown College (3-28-1817)
d) Circular from Archbishop James Whitfield addressed to Francis Neale re: cholera as opportunity to evangelize (6-29-1832)

Dates

Creation: 1803 - 1832

Creator

From the Collection: Jesuits. Maryland Province (Organization)

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