Scope and Contents The Catholic Historical Manuscripts Collection is an artificial collection containing documents generated by significant Jesuits associated with Georgetown University in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries. It includes correspondence, handwritten documents, financial account information, and bound manuscripts. Noteworthy individuals include Simon Brute, Joseph-Pierre de Cloriviere, Pierre Jean DeSmet, Alphonsus Donlon, Louis William DuBourg, Francis Dzierozynski,...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Ryder to McElroy on apptmnt of Verhaegen as Visitor and Provincial 1/3/1845; from Verhaegen to McElroy on arrangement of retreats 1/20/1845, on misc. disciplinary actions 4/15/1845; from Bp Kenrick to Steinbacher on consecration of Paradise church and misc. 2/18/1845; 5 from F. McAtee, novice to S. Barber on misc. 2/19-11/28/1845; from Clarke to S. Barber on Georgetown's receipt of pre-Reformation bible from Consul Schwartz in Vienna, expulsion of Georgetown student for...

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This series consists of the personal and professional papers of Jesuits associated with Woodstock, former Woodstock Jesuits, ex Jesuits, and Jesuits within and outside the province. The collection is made up of spiritual notes, sermons, class materials, materials for publication, correspondence between Jesuits and family, photos, scrapbooks, diaries, newspaper clippings, and menologies.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series consists of the personal and professional papers of Jesuits associated with Woodstock, former Woodstock Jesuits, ex Jesuits, and Jesuits within and outside the province. The collection is made up of spiritual notes, sermons, class materials, materials for publication, correspondence between Jesuits and family, photos, scrapbooks, diaries, newspaper clippings, and menologies.

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Verhaegen to Dzierozynski on personnel matters 9/9/1845, Carbery's illness; from Dubuisson to Dzierozynski on health, misc. 9/26/1845; from Bally to Steinbacher on receiving latter's pamphlets, near completion of church at Reading, collection for Paradise church 10/10/1845; from Clarke to S. Barber on misc. including wheat sales from Bohemia farm 10/13/1845; from McElroy to Dzierozynski on death of Wm. McSherry 10/22/1845; from Verhaegen to McElroy on latter's too-frequent...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Bp M. O'Connor of Pittsburgh to Brocard asking for assistant priest for Steinbacher's Erie Mission 1/21/1852; from N. Steinbacher to Brocard on purchase of lot for Erie Mission, difficulties with population 2/3/1852; from N. Steinbacher to Joseph Aschwanden, SJ describing Erie property 4/14/1852, jurisdiction over property (Society or See) 6/22/1852; from N. Steinbacher to Stonestreet on future of Erie property 8/23/1852, on difficulties attending purchase of lot for...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS to Stonestreet from: McElroy on plans for going South Jan 1858, on excavations for Boston College 4/20/1858; Wiget on increase in Sodality Jan 1858, on same, Feb 1858, complaints of McElroy's restrictions on Sodality Mar 1858. Also includes ALS from Janalik to McElroy on disorder in St. Mary's 2/15/1858; ALS from Stonestreet to Cattani on misc. 2/23/1858; from Stonestreet announcing B. Villiger as successor 4/25/1858; from Wiget to B. Villiger on sodality Jul & Aug 1858,...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from T. Mulledy to Ryder on general situation of Holy Cross 10/15/1844, on administrative problems 7/24/1844, on shortage of teachers and misc. 8/10/1844; from Ryder to McElroy on attempts by Bp of Charleston, SC to introduce Society into Charleston 11/8/1844, on misc. 11/25/1844, on Reynolds' request for Society 8/4/1844, recommending relocation of Holy Trinity, Georgetown 8/25/1844, with administrative advice 9/8/1844, on condition of Frederick 9/27/1844; from Bp Reynolds of...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Verhaegen to Dzierozynski on administrative misc. 1/12/1846, on misc. 1/21/1846, on reports of B. Fenwick's illness 2/2/1846, on readmission 2/13/1846, on improvement in B. Fenwick's health 6/9/1846; from John Steinbacher, SJ to N. Steinbacher on praise from German bishop 2/9/1846; from Clarke to S. Barber on misc. including ridding Georgetown of "bad boys" 2/13/1846, on state of Frederick Novitiate 4/10/1846, on misc. 6/6/1846; from S. Mulledy to G. Fenwick on bad state...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from an M. Lechleitner (?) to Dzierozynski 7/2/1830; from B. Fenwick to G. Fenwick on enlarging publication "The Jesuit", dedication of church at Lowell, MA, needs of Claremont, NH 7/6/1830, on activities of "The Jesuit" 7/8/1830, on misc. 8/26/1830; from J. Power to Dzierozynski letter of introduction 7/7/1830; from B. Fenwick to Dzierozynski on sending priest to Claremont, ownership of Claremont property 7/8/1830; from Dzierozynski to McElroy on new novice admissions,...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Finotti to Brocard on writing of Annual Letters for 1847 4/2/1848; from Bagne to Brocard on state of Frederick novices 4/2/1848; from Brocard to Barbelin on misc. including persecution of Society in Italy 4/3/1848; from Steinbacher to Brocard on Newtown farm income and farmers 4/3/1848; from Ryder to Brocard with two plans for expansion of Georgetown, accomodation of exiled Jesuits 4/3 & 5/1/1848; 3 from S. Barber to Brocard on illness at Frederick Novitiate,...

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Conewago correspondence (1844-1859) addressed to Revs. Nicholas Steinbacher and Joseph Enders, S.J.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_16_10; 55P**

Scope and Contents Land and legal records related to Goshenhoppen: Indenture (1858) between Jacob & Mary Smith and Jacob P. Smith, M.D. for four lots in Oxford; Indenture (1823) between Mathew Timmins and David O'Hara; Indenture (1785) between Wendell Keller and Jacob Pellentz and Trustees of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen; Indenture (1839) between Philip Reikard and Nicholas Steinbacher, S.J.; Draught of a tract in Richmond, Pennsylvania.**Former finding aid locations: 119_34_5.2;...

Scope and Contents Land and legal records:Indenture (1858) between Jacob & Mary Smith and Jacob P. Smith, M.D. for four lots in Oxford; Indenture (1823) between Mathew Timmins and David O'Hara; Indenture (1785) between Wendell Keller and Jacob Pellentz and Trustees of the Corporation of Roman Catholic Clergymen; Indenture (1839) between Philip Reikard and Nicholas Steinbacher, S.J.; Draught of a tract in Richmond, Pennsylvania.**Former finding aid locations: 119_34_5.1;...

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Includes receipts on rental of enslaved individuals; includes receipts on purchases in Baltimore.

**Former finding aid locations: 53_6_10**

Materials on Slavery

This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.

Fr. Thomas Lilly hires three enslaved men at Newtown Plantation, March 1849 [GSA337]

Fr. Nicholas Steinbacher hires Robert Thomas, an enslaved man at Newtown, 1847 [GSA338]

Scope and Contents Land records and other papers:Items include the following: Articles of agreement (1746) between Henry Neale and Patrick Sutton; Articles of agreement (1752) between Patrick Sutton and Ferdinand Farmer, S.J.; Account books (1743) of rent paid for church lots no. 146 and 147; Indenture (1756) between Alexander Stockslegor and Nicholas Shyor; Letter (Apr. 5, 1849) from Fr. Steinbacher to Jacob Weaver, John Schaff, David Hook and John Wayne against an article in the Philadelphia...

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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 Fragment of financial record (1846); Diary fragment (1850); Letter (May 17, 1854) from Anthony Ciampi, S.J.; Receipt (1853) from James C. Moore for Holy Cross payment by Fr. Steinbacher; Document appointing Fr. Ciampi as the attorney for Georgetown College (1853); College listing of Jesuits (c. 1854); Letter (Apr. 25, 1854) from Henry Chapin; Letter (May 11, 1854) from C. A. Hamilton, college treasurer; Letter (Apr. 5, 1865) from H. Filmer; Three letter (1865-66) from James Clark, S.J.; Two...

Scope and Contents Contains petition from Catholic Congregation of Reading to Wm. McSherry not to reassign pastor 1/2/1834; from Wm. McSherry to McElroy on arrivals of European Jesuits and misc. 1/7/1834, on masses for repose of Ferdinand VII of Spain 3/21/1834; from McElroy to Wm. McSherry on delay over deed to Goldsboro, upcoming additions to Frederick house 1/10/1834, on same 2/20/1834; from Grivel to Wm. McSherry on burning of St. Mary's Seminary, KY, reforms for Georgetown, "insurrection" at Georgetown...

Scope and Contents Contains petition from Catholic Congregation of Reading to Wm. McSherry not to reassign pastor 1/2/1834; from Wm. McSherry to McElroy on arrivals of European Jesuits and misc. 1/7/1834, on masses for repose of Ferdinand VII of Spain 3/21/1834; from McElroy to Wm. McSherry on delay over deed to Goldsboro, upcoming additions to Frederick house 1/10/1834, on same 2/20/1834; from Grivel to Wm. McSherry on burning of St. Mary's Seminary, KY, reforms for Georgetown, "insurrection" at Georgetown...