Box 1

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Seven letters to Fr. Duncan predominantly regarding visitors to St. Mary's (Boston). Senders include Frs. James A. Healy (Bishop of Portland), John Moore (Bishop of St. Augustine), Denis M. Bradley (Bishop of Manchester), Bernard A. Maguire, and William O' Mahoney. Arranged chronologically.

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A notebook that includes prayers and quotations from scripture. Perhaps originally intended for diary-type entries, as indicated on its cover; created when Fr. Duncan entered the novitiate at Frederick.

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A journal written by Fr. Duncan that includes topics such as house visitors, the weather, his travels, and generally ministering to the parishioners of St. Mary's. He writes in detail of the construction of the new St. Mary's church in 1877 as well as contemporary politics, such as the 1876 US presidential election, the Serbian-Ottoman Wars, the Russo-Turkish War, and the railroad strike of 1877.

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A journal written by Fr. Duncan that contains discussion of varied topics such as house visitors, the weather, his travels, and generally ministering to the parishioners of St. Mary's. He includes details on church debt payments but also continues to mention contemporary events, such as the death of General Sherman, the silver jubilee of Archbishop Williams, and the 400-year anniversary of the "discovery" of America in 1892.

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Fr. Duncan was assigned guardianship of his sister Margaret's children--Katherine (c. 1849-?), Richard Duncan (1848-1903), and Charles N. (1851-1929) Harris--following her death in 1863. This ledger includes financial accounts regarding their care beginning shortly after the death of Margaret's husband, Nathaniel Harris, in 1855.

Scope and Contents A financial ledger for the settlement of the estate of John Duncan (d. 1849) with entries for each of his seven children (Catherine R., Eliza E., Charles K., Margaret, Mary, James, and Fr. William H.). Includes records related to the sale of land, livestock, and enslaved persons in 1860 and the distribution of the proceeds to said children (see p. 105-117). Receipts note "the sale of negroes and stock in Lowndes to P. Fitzpatrick"; the "sale of negroes to Given and Elsberry in Autauga"; the...

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A journal written by Fr. Duncan that includes discussion of varied topics such as house visitors, the weather, his travels, and generally ministering to the parishioners of St. Mary's. While he writes in detail of paying off debt surrounding the construction of the new church in 1877, he also continues to include contemporary politics such as the death of Louis-Napoléon in 1879, the assassination of President Garfield in 1881, and the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.

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A journal written by Fr. Duncan that includes discussion of varied topics such as house visitors, the weather, his travels, and generally ministering to the parishioners of St. Mary's. He writes of the death of his brother Charles and continues to talk of contemporary political events, such as the conviction of Ferdinand de Lesseps and the trial of Lizzie Borden. The journal ends with his transfer to Georgetown University as procurator in July 1893 with a final entry in January 1894.

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A financial ledger regarding the settlement of Margaret Duncan Harris' estate after her death in 1863.

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Three letters from the probate court of Montgomery County, Alabama, assigning guardianship of Katherine (c. 1849-?), Richard Duncan (1848-1903), and Charles N. (1851-1929) Harris to Fr. Duncan following the death of his sister Margaret Harris in January, 1863. Also includes a record of funds spent on the three children by their aunt Catherine R. Duncan Emmet and a letter discussing the possibility of taking over the dependents from Fr. Duncan (sender illegible).

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Receipts and promissory notes for money owed to Fr. Duncan as well as a deed for the sale of land in Autauga by two of his siblings--Richard and Catherine, date unknown.