Box 16

Scope and Contents Contains ALS to Stonestreet from: Cattani on purchase of part of Brookline Catholic graveyard 1/7/1857, auction of new church 1/16/1857, 3 on misc. Feb-Jun 1857, on direction of "Lewis Society" 5/27/1857, 2 on collections for church Jun, Aug 1857, on collections from Leopold Verein 10/29/1857; Lachat on departure for Europe 6/27/1857. Also contains ALS from Stonestreet to Cattani on retreats, misc. 2/16/1857, asking account of Sodalities for Ludwig Verein 4/25/1857, on misc. personnel...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS to Stonestreet from: McElroy fructus spiritualis and misc. 1/8, 11, 21/1857, on meeting with Bp 2/24/1857, on closing sale of Leverett St. property 4/19 & 5/2/1857, on city deliberation over sale, contact with architect 5/27/1857; Wiget on parish difficulties, McElroy's austerity 1/10 & 19/1857, on reception of men into Sodality 2/23/1857, on McElroy's purchase of Harrison Ave. lot, Sodality 5/7 & 27/1857, on McElroy's strictness May-Jun 1857; Vigilante on catechism...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS to Stonestreet from: McElroy on prospects for lot purchases, request to leave St. Mary's 7/1/1857, short autobiography, Harrison Ave. property 7/21/1857, on remaining as Superior at St. Mary's during construction of church and college 8/13/1857, restrictions on deed Aug 1857, with name for Boston College, opposition of Bp and clergy Sept 1857, on retreats in NY, answering charges of harshness, estimates of carpentry on College construction, Wiget's expenses 10/18, 11/4, &...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS to Stonestreet from: Cattani asking to stay at Paradise church 3/2/1853, on staying at Paradise 8/31/1853; Enders on misc., offer of Strasburg, PA congregation 4/27/1853, on lack of ready buildings at Gettysburg and Mountain mission 6/3/1853, on Cattani's staying at Paradise 8/31/1853, on construction of outbuildings at Conewago, preparation of Gettysburg deed 11/8/1853, Millerstown and Littlestown missions, on negative answers of Sisters of Mercy and Sisters of Loretto (on...

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Contains ALS from Enders to Stonestreet on misc. at Conewago, including reports of death threats against F. De Neckere 10/22/1854. Also includes ALS from Lancaster to Stonestreet on Conewago misc.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_74_23; 222J**

Scope and Contents Contains ALS to Stonestreet from: Enders on Jubilees in Millerstown and Mountain missions 1/25/1855, on Society lot at Hanover 2/27/1855, on Fr. General's orders to dismiss female servants, language difficulties at Littlestown mission 3/23/1855, on misc., Littlestown mission 8/24/1855, on Littlestown mission 9/12/1855; G. Villiger on wish to remain at Conewago rather than go to Alexandria 5/9/1855, on trip to Alexandria, state of Alexandria (for Blox's reply see 223 G5) 8/29/1855, on state...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS to Stonestreet from: Enders on need for German priests in Littlestown, beginning of daily mail to McSherrystown 1/10/1856, church arrangements for Millerstown and Paradise, Gettysburg and Littlestown 2/4 & 23/1856, on misc. 7/13 & 8/20/1856, sale of Mountain mission property, payment of annuity to unspecified woman 9/2 & 18/1856, shortage of cooks, housekeepers 11/29/1856; G. Villiger on events at Paradise, including church robbery (Our Lady of Sacred Heart),...

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Contains various ALS to Stonestreet from Reiter, Enders, F. de Neckere, Michael Dougherty, SJ on excesses of Fr. Creighton, Georgetown boys vacationing at Conewago, sale of Hanover lot. Also includes ALS circular from Stonestreet on poverty; ALS from Louis Miller to Stonestreet on entering Society.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_76_8; 225P1-225P12**

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Contains misc. uncoded ALS from Wiget to Stonestreet on Frederick Novitiate matters.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_74_4; 221K**

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Contains a number of ALS to Stonestreet from Paresce and Cicaterri on Frederick Novitiate. Also includes ALS from Clarke to Stonestreet on personnel matters at St. Joseph's, Baltimore 11/8/1854.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_74_26; 222N**

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Contains 14 ALS to Stonestreet from Paresce on misc. at Frederick Novitiate.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_75_11; 223N1-223N13**

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Contains 15 ALS to Stonestreet from Paresce on misc. at Frederick Novitiate.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_75_12; 223N14-223N27**

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Contains 12 ALS to Stonestreet from Paresce and Cicaterri on misc. at Frederick Novitiate.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_75_13; 223N28-223N39**

Scope and Contents Contains ALS to Stonestreet from: Paresce on misc. 1/7/1856, on production of and errors in Province catalogue 1/20/1856, on food relief for poor 1/21/1856, on conversions 1/23/1856, on retreat, Fr. Sourin's translation of Fr. General's circular 2/12/1856, on damage claims of Bro. Nipper 2/18/1856, Sourin called to Baltimore to testify in suit 2/28/1856, Sourin to give retreat 3/17/1856, on novices sent from colleges 4/17/1856, on misc. 6/11/1856, sending beads 6/18/1856, on misc. 6/28/1856,...

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Contains ALS from H. de Neckere to Stonestreet on: communions and collections 1/5/1858; enrollment at St. John's Inst 1/15/1858; misc. 1/26/1858; small pox epidemic and vaccinations 2/18/1858; status of woodland 3/6/1858; misc. 4/7 & 19/1858.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_76_2; 225G1-225G8**

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Contains ALS from Bally to Stonestreet on events at and by Goshenhoppen, including proposed sale of woodland and swamp acreage, projected college at Reading, early history of Reading congregation.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_74_22; 222H**

Scope and Contents Contains ALS to Stonestreet from Bally: on payment for sale of woodland 3/17/1855; on Fr. General's order to dismiss female servants 3/19/1855; on wish to sell Nippenoe Valley land 4/5/1855; on replacement for female servant 3/27/1855; requesting copy of F. Neale's will 4/12/1855; on sale of further 8 or 10 acres of land 6/12/1855; on plans to sell Nippenose Valley land 8/13/1855; on replacement for Bro. Brenbacken 9/5/1855; on state of Goshenhoppen school and farm, worth of Nippenoe Valley...

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Contains ALS to Stonestreet from Bally on: two men unsuited to Society 1/6 & 3/13/1856, pew rents at Goshenhoppen 5/16 & 6/9/1856, on collections 7/8/1856, retreats and confirmations 9/17/1856, on confirmations, beginning of school, misc. 11/11/1856, on Nippenoe property 12/28/1856. Includes ALS from Stonestreet answering postulates of Maryland 10/30/1856.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_75_32; 224Q1-224Q10**

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Contains various ALS to Stonestreet from Bally including account of history of Goshenhoppen land acquisition and sales 3/12/1857. Also includes ALS to Stonestreet from Rev. F.X. Wenniger on German congregation at Goshenhoppen 9/16/1857; ALS from N. Steinbacher to Stonestreet on sale of Erie land rights, sale of land at Nippenoe 8/6/1857.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_76_9; 225Q1-225Q13**

Scope and Contents Contains ALS from Stonestreet to Bp of Boston on extent of rebuilding of Holy Cross College (undated). Also includes ALS to Stonestreet from: Bp of Boston in praise of rebuilding of Holy Cross, work of Society in Boston 4/9/1853; Blenkinsop on water rights by Holy Cross 4/12/1853; Ciampi on progress of collections for rebuilding 6/3/1853, urging commencement of work on rebuilding 6/20/1853, on funding rivalry with Loyola and McElroy 7/11/1853, complaining of Moore's tying up construction...