Box 1

Scope and Contents Handwritten volume of transcripts of letters, likely written down in 1844 (pages 1-132, 1779-1806). Some of the original letters are within this collection, while some–especially correspondence with Fr. Charles Plowden–are in the Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus (box 171 folders 14-20). Others are held at unknown repositories. See typed index at beginning of this...

Scope and Contents Handwritten volume of transcripts of letters, likely written down in 1844 (pages 133-268. 1781-1820). Some of the original letters are within this collection, while some–especially correspondence with Fr. Charles Plowden–are in the Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus (box 171 folders 14-20). Others are held at unknown repositories. See typed index at beginning of...

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Two letters from Carroll to Thomas Sim Lee (1781, 1787), the latter of which discusses a proposal for a new Jesuit academy in Georgetown. Also includes a typed transcript of a letter from Carroll to “a priest in St. Mary’s County” (1787) regarding the founding of a school with discussion of soliciting subscriptions; unexpected opposition to the institution; the subject matter of the proposed school; and obtaining property for it.

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Two letters from Carroll in response to a petition from the “Indians of Maine” for a priest (1791); likely drafts, as noted in a further letter from donor Richard H. Clarke to Georgetown president J. Havens Richards (1892).

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Letter from Carroll to the editor of the Carlisle Weekly Gazette discussing freedom of the press and the criticism of Catholics; likely a draft (1795).

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Typed transcriptions of Carroll letters (1800-1815), predominantly to Fr. Charles Plowden, created by university archivists from materials held at other repositories. See the Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus (box 171 folders 14-20) for earlier original letters between Carroll and Plowden.

Scope and Contents Three letters. Letter from Carroll to the French Catholic inhabitants of Vincennes, Indiana (in French, 1806). Discusses how Fr. Charles Nerinckx was sent to Kentucky to assist Fr. Stephen Badin with performing sacraments to the population there. Letter from Carroll to Fr. Louis de Barth requesting that de Barth pay some of the salary of Fr. Nicholas Zocchi–a priest serving Carlisle, Pennsylvania–out of his funds (1807). Letter from Carroll to Louis de Barth at Conewago (1808). Discusses a...

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Letter from Carroll to John Vaughan regarding a payment; also references Fr. Paquet, professor of natural philosophy at St. Mary’s College, as well as a philosophical society, perhaps the American Philosophical Society (1812). Further includes a letter from Fr. Robert Fulton discussing how the aforementioned letter was to be donated in his name to Georgetown by William T. Connolly (1889).

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Letter from Carroll to Richard Caton regarding the possible reunion of Charles Carroll, Jr. and his wife Harriet Chew after a period of separation (1815).

Scope and Contents A reproduction of an 1884 watercolor by W. Seymour of Carroll’s birthplace (1946); a copy of Archbishop John Carroll: Priest and Patriot (Melville, 1953); two biographical sketches; and an image of his historical marker in Upper Marlborough, Maryland. Also includes a 7 December 1815 notarized copy of Carroll’s 22 November 1815 will from the Baltimore County register of wills (photocopy). See the ...

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Newspaper articles and other printed documents regarding the bicentennial celebration of Carroll’s birth (1935); the restoration and reopening of the Lulworth Chapel in Dorset, England, where he was consecrated (1953); and the dedication of the Carroll replica chapel in Forest Glen, Maryland (1956). Also contains other miscellaneous clippings on Carroll and the Carroll family.

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Manuscript treatise on the sacraments: “de sacramentis n. legis in genre et aliquibus in specie.” Undated, but perhaps written by Carroll while teaching at the scholasticate in Liege (modern day Belgium) circa 1770.

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Manuscript entitled “Spiritual dialogues: In which the principle points of Christian perfection are explained. Second tome”: chapter 1: “Of the bywaies which we take in the course of a spiritual life”; chapter 2: “Of the marks, which denote a superficial conduct in the waies of God”; chapter 3: “Of true abnegation”; chapter 4: “Of the fruits of penance”; and chapter 5: “Of the fear of God.” Undated, but likely written by Carroll circa 1800.

Scope and Contents A resolution (1810) with five ordinances: (1) that unknown priests should not exercise priestly functions with church chalices or sacred vestments; (2) that priests should not baptize outside of the church; (3) that marriages should be performed in the church; (4) that priests should discourage an “attachment to entertainments”; and (5) that priests should not administer the sacraments to Freemasons. The stipulations were adopted by Frs. John Carroll (Archbishop of Baltimore), Michael Egan...