Box 172

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England

A Narrative of the Proceedings in the Suppression of the two English Colleges at Bruges in Flanders...by John Carroll; Lettre de Mgr. l'Archeveque de Paris en response a un Bref de sa Saintete le Pape Clement XIV par lequel il l'exhortoit a recevoir le Bref de Suppression de la Companie de Jesus.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_2_7; 2R0-2**

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France

correspondence (c. 1833-1837) pertaining to the history of France. Items of interest include: letter copy [1R4] contains material concerning la Societe Biblique. Also included is biographical material on Augustino Barruel, S.J. [d. 1820] and Bernardo Prevost, S.J. [d. 1833] as well as material pertaining to the Jews, Jacobins and Freemasons [Franche-macon].

**Former finding aid locations: 119_1_6; 1R1-4**

Scope and Contents France historical accounts (1787-1817) pertaining to France. Items of interest include: Account of the visions of Thomas Martin, a peasant from the parish of Gaillardon near Chartres witnessing the apparition of the Archangel Raphael who made predictions concerning King Louis XVIII and the future of France; Notice sur l'Etablissement de l'Institut de la foi de Jesus par le Pere Halnat, un des premieres compagnons du Pere [Nicola] Paccanari; Excerpta literarum P. Mozzi, S.J....

Scope and Contents France, Portugal, and SpainConsists of Maryland Province varia (1753-1839) pertaining to the Society of Jesus. Items of interest include: Material on Portugal [Extracts of letters in French concerning the events preparatory to the suppression in Portugal in 1759]; "De Rebus Sociorum Provincia Aragonia S.J. Ab indicto ipsis ex Hispania exilis..." [Concerns events in the Province of Aragon from 1767-1784]; letter (Dec. 12, 1766) contains detailed description of life in the prison...

Scope and Contents France and Spainconsists of Maryland Province documents (1713-1816) pertaining to the Society of Jesus. Items of interest include: "Memoire lu au Conclave de l'an 1769...de la Destruction des Jesuits par...Bourbon" [Memoire of the Conclave of 1769 in which ministers of the Bourbons pressed for a pope who would suppress the Jesuits]; "Authentic copy of the Protestation made by the [Father] general Laur. Ricci, S.J., before his death" [Three items stiched together-Protestation...

Scope and Contents Items of interest include: Transcript of letter of George Fenwick to Fr. Ward (1856) regarding 1783 election of superior; Proposals for management and perpetuation of Jesuit estates in Maryland and Pennsylvania/problems which might arise; Proceedings (Sept. 23, 1783) of a meeting of the South District of the Clergy in Maryland [Amendments proposed to Proceedings held at White March (June 27, 1783). Rules for clergy, amendments, plantation amendments]; Proceedings (Nov. 6, 1783) of a meeting...

Scope and Contents Items of interest include: Proceedings of the General Chapter for 1786 [proceedings re: procedure, particular resolves, debts, general resolves, institution of a school, etc., (synopsis provided)]; Circular letter (Mar. 25, 1789) concerns a memorial to be sent to the Pope representing the Church in the United States and petitions that a diocesan bishop be selected by the American clergy; Letter (1786-1787) pertains to the last Chapter and discusses the form of government, bishop, relation of...

Scope and Contents Items of interest include: letter (Apr. 25, 1788) from 13 former Jesuits who find form of government after suppression unsatisfactory and plan to adopt new measures; Account of Francois M. Halnat, S.J., regarding the Institute of The Faith of Jesus. Last two pages contain letter signed by seven Jesuits regarding their joining the institute; letter [perhaps draft, dated June 21, 1805] from Archbishop John Carroll appointing Robert Molyneux, S.J., as Superior of the Society of Jesus in the...

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handwritten transcripts of key documents including the Proceedings of the General Chapter, 1783, and Hunter diary

bound volume in which there appear to have been copied sometime in the mid-nineteenth century earlier MS, minutes, and misc notes from 1790-1815, some by Abp John Carroll.

**Former finding aid location: 53_19_8**

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Articles of Agreement and Concordat related to the Restoration

Articles of Agreement between John Carroll, Archbishop of Baltimore and Robert Moylneux, S.J., 1805] pertaining to the reappointment on estates, annuity to Bishop, students of divinity. (Facsimile with handwritten transcript)

**Former finding aid locations:119_2_3; 2A1-G2**

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On the General Chapter meeting of November 13, 1786 by John Gilmary Shea, S.J., and J. Havens Richards, S.J.

**Former finding aid location: 53_19_1**

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Artifacts

This folder [1S7] consists of a Maryland Province history of the discovery of artifacts found in a log of wood, located in the front of an old professed house [Vienna, 1780].

**Former finding aid locations: 119_1_9; 1S7**

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Carroll, John: Homilies (typewritten description and notes included)

**Former finding aid locations: 119_5_17; 9 Carroll**

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Italy

Items of interest include: letter (no date/Cajetan Angiolum) which describes efforts of Father General to receive permission from the Russian emperor to return to Rome; one copy- "Lapidariae Inscriptiones in Laudem Reverendissimi Patris Cajetani Angiolini."

**Former finding aid locations: 119_1_3; 1M1-4**

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Prophetio by Bernardina Renzi

consists of Maryland Province material (c. 1764-1778) consisting of a narrative account of the Prophetio [predictions] of Bernardina Renzi, better known as Valentana, a young girl who, in 1768, predicted the persecution and ensuing dissolution of the Society. Narrative is authored by F. A. Pannizoni, S.J. Also included are Papal briefs of Clement XIII and Pius VII.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_1_7; 1S1**

Scope and Contents Paraguay and PortugalConsists of Maryland Province varia (1746-1785) pertaining to the Society of Jesus in Paraguary and Portugal. Items of interest include: "An Account of all the public writers, native of Portugal, Members of the Venerable Society of Jesus and of their respective Literary Works" [a Detailed catalog of mostly 16th and 17th Century authors, listed alphabetically by first name, and their works]; "Extract from Diary of P. Pedro de Parras in Paraguay (1746-1759)"...