Correspondence, 1942-08-24 - 1944-09-16

Letters to and from Leo's parents, Lilian and Patrick, while he was under house arrest at the Ateneo de Manila and interned at Santo Tomas and Los Baños:

(1) Letter to Lilian from the Office of the Provost Marshal General indicating that the list of civilians in the hands of the enemy are incomplete and Leo's location is unknown, plus a typed letter with information on American nationals in enemy hands (August 24, 1942)
(2) Letter to Lillian from the Rochester chapter of the American Red Cross communicating that they have no specific information to provide about her son, but that reports from Manila indicate persons engaged in religious activities are safe (May 3, 1943)
(3) Letter to Lillian from the Jesuit Seminary Fund/Jesuit Philippine Bureau with enclosed instructions from the Provost Marshal General concerning mail to civilian internees (September 13, 1943)
(4) Letter from Lillian and Patrick addressed to Leo providing updates on the family; the letter, however, was marked as "returned to sender by [Japanese] censor" and was never delivered. Includes a note indicating that future communication must include the name of the internment camp, be less than 25 words, be typewritten/block printed, and contain only personal subject matter (September 16, 1943)
(5) Letter, and drafts of letter, from Lillian and Patrick addressed to Leo also returned by censor (September 22, 1943)
(6) Letter to Lillian from the War Department confirming that Leo was being held at the Ateneo de Manila and that personal packages to internees may no longer be sent (September 28, 1943)
(7) Letter to Patrick from the Department of the Interior once more reporting that Leo was interned at the Ateneo de Manila and providing instructions on how to send letters there (October 25, 1943)
(8) Letter to Lillian from the Provost Marshal General indicating that Leo was now interned at Santo Tomas (January 27, 1944)
(9) Letter to Lillian from the Jesuit Seminary Fund/Jesuit Philippine Bureau re: a Jesuit Philippine Relief fundraiser that took place December 7, 1943, with enclosed program (February 1, 1944)
(10) Letter to Lillian from the Rochester chapter of the American Red Cross thanking her for a copy of a circular (October 4, 1943) from the Provost Marshal General for their files, also included, which provides information on internee treatment and communication (February 17, 1944)
(11) Letter to Lillian from Fr. Stephen L. J. O'Beirne regarding her subscription to The Messenger of the Sacred Heart and offering hopes and prayers for Leo's safety (September 15, 1944)
(12) Letter to the next of kin of all American prisoners of war from the Office of the Provost Marshall General regarding correspondence with those in Japanese custody (May 1, 1944)

Further information on Jesuit internees in the Philippines throughout this period--including circulars printed by the Jesuit Seminary Fund/Jesuit Philippine Bureau--can be found in box 7 folder 3.