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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, October 23, 1757. Discusses his time in St. Omer, as well as his impending move to Maryland.

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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, February 25, 1758. Discusses his return to England after sixteen years abroad.

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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, September 8, 1758. Discusses his arrival at the Jesuit House and plantation at Newtown in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and his new duties in residence there; also mentions the “need here of Labourers.”

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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, September 1, 1759. Contains a detailed description of St. Mary’s County, Maryland (including its ecology and geography) and the scope of his duties related to the Jesuit mission.

Scope and Contents Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, October 5, 1760. Describes Mosley’s health and the challenging work and living conditions. Discusses the general state of the Jesuit mission at Newtown, and alludes to the presence of both enslaved people and indigenous people in the region. Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.The letter alludes to Jesuit slaveholding - and slaveholding...

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Letter from Mosley to his brother, Michael Mosley, SJ, July 30, 1764. Describes aspects of life in Port Tobacco, the Jesuit House and plantation in Charles County, Maryland (especially the arduous physical and environmental demands Mosley encountered). Discusses his possible transfer to the Jesuit House at Bohemia, where he expected to have a “fair plantation to manage.”

Scope and Contents Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, October 14, 1766. Describes harsh conditions at the newly established Jesuit mission at Tuckahoe in Talbot County, Maryland, which Mosley founded in 1765. He notes the presence of enslaved laborers and the poor conditions under which they were required to live. Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.This letter discusses enslaved individuals...

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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, September 8, 1770. Discusses family matters and hardships of mission and plantation life in Talbot County, Maryland.

Scope and Contents Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, June 5, 1772. Discusses the abuses of indentured servitude and the harsh treatment of an individual known by both Mosley and his sister, who came from England to Maryland under an indenture. Mosley asks his sister to discourage anyone she knows in England from signing on to an indenture in America. Mosley compares indentured servitude to slavery, and also denigrates enslaved individuals. Materials on...

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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, September 20, 1772. Mosley writes that he is en route from St. Tuckahoe to Philadelphia.

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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, July 5, 1773. Thanks his sister for sending boots, and describes his various ailments and the strenuous conditions of mission life. Mosley also notes, “I’ve lived entirely alone for these nine years past, not one white person with me,” alluding to the presence of enslaved individuals and non-white people at the Jesuit mission at Tuckahoe.

Scope and Contents Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, November 5, 1773. Discusses wildlife in Maryland, his own health, and the travails of mission work. Mentions the possibility of sending animal specimens of interest to his sister in England. Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.Mentions enslaved people at the St. Joseph’s mission: “I had begged my negroes at home and my Congregations...

Scope and Contents Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, October 3, 1774. Discusses the Suppression of the Jesuits and the possible effects of the Suppression upon him. Also provides answers to several questions seemingly posed by his sister in an earlier to him; this reply includes Mosley’s assessment of enslaved individuals. Materials on Slavery This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.In answering a question that...

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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, August 16, 1775. Discusses the approach of the Revolutionary War and the difficulties it will bring.

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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, October 4, 1784. This is his first letter to his sister after the Revolution, and he provides updates on the condition of the mission, including the construction of the St. Joseph’s chapel in Talbot County. He also comments on the Bill of Rights, which has “put us all on the same footing, and has been of great service to us,” as well as the progress made by Methodists on the Eastern Shore.

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Letter from Mosley to Mrs. Dunn, his sister, July 20, 1786. Discusses obtaining books from England, and the state of St. Joseph’s Church (it “is finished inside and out” and “is full every Sunday”).