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Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion, 1941 - 1949

 File — Box 14: [Barcode: 39020031853974], Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with and materials related to the Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion, including a commentary by Simon Marcson on a paper by John LaFarge, SJ (1949), and a typescript by Van Wyck Brooks discussing the aims and purpose of the organization (undated).

Dates: 1941 - 1949
Found in Notes:  Correspondence with and materials related to the Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion, including a commentary by Simon Marcson on a paper by John LaFarge, SJ (1949), and a typescript by Van Wyck Brooks discussing the aims and purpose of the organization (undated).

Newtown, Day Book, 1807 - 1816

 File — Box 87: [Barcode: 39020030759255], Folder: 6
Identifier: 119_45_3
Scope and Contents

Maintained by Ignatius Brooks; Leonard Edelen, SJ; and Joseph Carbery, SJ

**Former finding aid locations: 119_45_3; 171E**

Dates: 1807 - 1816
Found in Notes:  Maintained by Ignatius Brooks; Leonard Edelen, SJ; and Joseph Carbery, SJ

**Former finding aid locations: 119_45_3; 171E**

Correspondence (2 of 26), 1832

 File — Box 181: [Barcode: 39020030733029], Folder: 2
Identifier: 119_64_6
Scope and Contents

Contains misc. letters of friendship, family news, etc. to George Fenwick from various senders.

**Former finding aid locations: 119_64_6; 210Extra58-210Extra63.2**



Materials on Slavery

This folder contains materials related to Jesuit slaveholding.

"She was once a slave": Sarah Brook, an enslaved person owned by the Fenwick Family, requests her freedom papers, May 29th, 1832 [GSA113]

Dates: 1832
Found in Notes:  "She was once a slave": Sarah Brook, an enslaved person owned by the Fenwick Family, requests her freedom papers, May 29th, 1832 [GSA113]

Sacramental Register (1 of 13), 1794 - 1816

 File — Box 139: [Barcode: 39020030759990], Folder: 2
Identifier: 119_45_1
Scope and Contents

House Records book. Included are a record of Newtown accounts (1805-1816) by Ignatius B. Brooke, S.J., baptismal records of J. Boarman, S.J., (1794-1796), baptismal and marriage records by A. Jenkins, S.J., (1799), baptismal and marriage records of John Ambrose Souge, S.J., (1799-1801) and burials by the same (1800-1801)

**Former finding aid locations: 119_45_1; 171D**

Dates: 1794 - 1816
Found in Notes:  Included are a record of Newtown accounts (1805-1816) by Ignatius B. Brooke, S.J., baptismal records of J. Boarman, S.J., (1794-1796), baptismal and marriage records by A.

St. Thomas Manor (33 of 39), 1885 - 1913

 File — Box 61: [Barcode: 39020030758794], Folder: 10
Identifier: 119_36_3.1
Scope and Contents Land and legal records:Deed (1869) of William J. Owen to Martin J. Spalding, Archbishop of Baltimore; Deed [copy (1904)] by John B. Bragunier to James Cardinal Gibbons for land adjoining the church near Hill Top in Charles County, Md; Will of Edward S. Welsh to the pastors of St. Ignatius Church in Hill Top; Diamond Jubilee booklet for St. Ignatius Church [Hill Top]-(1859-1959); Note (1918) from Joseph Zwinge, S.J.; Three letters (1886) from Robert Fulton, S.J.; Letter (July 5,...
Dates: 1885 - 1913
Found in Notes:  .; Letter (July 5, 1913) from F. Brooke Matthews; Deed (1908) of Francis E. Mattingly to James Cardinal Gibbons; Extract of record of deeds-Extract of first deed (including deed from Charles Pye to John Mondesir-1800) as well as deeds pertaining to Cornwallis Neck and a deed of sale for 12 enslaved individuals; Deed (1879) between Benjamin D.

St. Thomas Manor (35 of 39), 1896 - 1911

 File — Box 61: [Barcode: 39020030758794], Folder: 12
Identifier: 119_36_2
Scope and Contents Land and legal records related to Sacred Heart Church in LaPlata:Deed (1827) of Benjamin Oden to the trustees of Boone's Chapel; Two surveys of land around Boone's Chapel [Rosaryville, MD]; Deed (1896) between Amelia D. Stonestreet, Charles H. Stonestreet, Mary F. Stonestreet, Frederick Stone & Jennie Stone and Francis X. Stonestreet and Marie Stonestreet; Plat of La Plata church lot (1896); La Plata Church lot [copy of deed between Sydney E. Mudd and Mary Ida Mudd to James...
Dates: 1896 - 1911
Found in Notes:  O'Brien, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Baltimore; Deed [copy (1911) by F. Brooks Matthews to James Cardinal Gibbons pertains to the La Plata Cemetery; Postcard (1910) of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church [La Plata]; "The [Baltimore] Sun" newsclipping (1926) concerns the La Plata storm; Deed [copy, (1911)] between Lemuel B.

St. Thomas Manor (26 of 39), 1785 - 1879

 File — Box 61: [Barcode: 39020030758794], Folder: 3
Identifier: 119_36_3
Scope and Contents Land and legal records: Deed (1869) of William J. Owen to Martin J. Spalding, Archbishop of Baltimore; Deed [copy (1904)] by John B. Bragunier to James Cardinal Gibbons for land adjoining the church near Hill Top in Charles County, Md; Will of Edward S. Welsh to the pastors of St. Ignatius Church in Hill Top; Diamond Jubilee booklet for St. Ignatius Church [Hill Top]-(1859-1959); Note (1918) from Joseph Zwinge, S.J.; Three letters (1886) from Robert Fulton, S.J.; Letter (July 5,...
Dates: 1785 - 1879
Found in Notes:  .; Letter (July 5, 1913) from F. Brooke Matthews; Deed (1908) of Francis E. Mattingly to James Cardinal Gibbons; Extract of record of deeds-Extract of first deed (including deed from Charles Pye to John Mondesir-1800) as well as deeds pertaining to Cornwallis Neck and a deed of sale for 12 enslaved individuals; Deed (1879) between Benjamin D.

Sewall, Charles (3 of 5), 1790 - 1800

 File — Box 4: [Barcode: 39020030755725], Folder: 14
Scope and Contents Sermons by Charles Sewell, SJ (1744-1806). Entered 1764; served in Maryland 1774-1806. Woodstock College Archives, except when noted.(11) 1790. No title. Text: Psalms 67:36. 12 pages. Notes at head: "Novbr 1 - 1790 1791." (12) 1791. No title. Text: John 2:17. 15 pages. Note at head: "Jany 30 - 1791." (13) 1792. No title. Text: Matthew 16:26. 12 pages. Note at head: "Jan 29 - 1792 Elk Ridge N. T. Augst 19 - 1793 C....
Dates: 1790 - 1800
Found in Notes:  Note at end: "Conewago Winchester Mr. Brooks Ign. Wheelers."
(15) No date. No title.

Bequests, Legal Records (2 of 3), 1733 - 1864

 File — Box 41: [Barcode: 39020030758596], Folder: 9
Identifier: 119_35_4
Scope and Contents Legal records: Bond of conveyance by Elizabeth Clarke (1818) to Edmund Greenwell; Power of attorney of Elizabeth Clarke; Letter (Mar. 16, 1818) from Father Edelen to Enoch Millard; Note (1818) from Francis Neale, S.J.; Letter (Aug. 2, 1818) from Francis Neale, S.J., to Enoch Millard; Fr. Neale's copy of deed (1743) from William Hagan to James Ashby, S.J.; Letter (May 24, 1864) of J. Hughes to C.C. Lancaster, S.J.; Rough draft of deed (1864) from Georgetown College to William M. Jameson...
Dates: 1733 - 1864
Found in Notes:  Beall and James Beall to Van Simmons concerns Greenland [and copy of same]; Copy of grant (1733) to William Diggs; Premarital agreement (1801) between William Brooks and Dorothy Coomes; Copy of Will (1773) of Thomas Upton; Platt of Mary's Delight, Carpenter's Delight, Hurley's Lott, Fry's Friends Good Will, Bury's Chance, Brother Joint Interest Enlarged and Headach; Certificate and plat (1792) of Carpenter's Delight.

Correspondence (2 of 2), 1802 - 1811

 File — Box 188: [Barcode: 39020030733094], Folder: 4
Identifier: 119_39_10
Scope and Contents Correspondence to George Fenwick, including papers related to the 1808 sale of George by the estate of Margaret Fenwick to Ann Fenwick and other members of the family (facilitated by Francis Neale, S.J.) and a January 1811 letter by Mary Gardiner seeking someone to hire out the man enslaved by her, Frank. Letter (Jan. 23, 1802) from Edward Camille; Two letters (1804-1805) from John Stephen; Letter (May 28, 1804) from George P. Greenfield; Two letters (1805-1806) from William...
Dates: 1802 - 1811
Found in Notes:  Butler; Letter (No date) from Walter Brooke to John L. Millard; Two letters (1810) from M.

Wills, Surnames A-C, 1900-1938

 File — Box 207: [Barcode: 39020030754736], Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Jesuit wills: Michael J. Ahern (1916), Charles Mary Joseph Abram (1915), Herman J. Adleman (1915), Adolphus Alekszunas (1917), Eduardo V. Aniceto (1932), Francis L. Archdeacon (1926), Charles F. Arnold (1916), Thomas J. Barret (1910), Frederick W. Boehm (1920), John James Bolster (1916), Ludwig Bonvin (1922), John M. Boughlan (1902), Francis Augustine Breen (1921), Patrick H. Brennan (1905), James J. Bric (1905), Edward S. Brock (1905), Henry M. Brock (1917), William J. Brooks (1909),...
Dates: 1900-1938
Found in Notes:  Brock (1917), William J. Brooks (1909), Aloysius P. Brosnan (1905), William J.

Neale, Francis, 1803 - 1832

 File — Box 217: [Barcode: 39020031854519], Folder: 3
Scope and Contents Francis Neale (1756-1837) was born in Port Tobacco and attended the Colleges of Bruges and Liège, where he was ordained a priest. Neale returned to the US in 1788 and became pastor at St. Thomas Manor, after which he oversaw the establishment of Holy Trinity in Washington, DC (1790). Neale entered the reorganized Society in 1806 and became acting president of Georgetown College in 1808 and later its president (1809-1812). He was then rector at Holy Trinity (1810-1815); Master of Novices...
Dates: 1803 - 1832
Found in Notes:  This folder includes:

a) ALS Sam Bishop to Francis Neale containing accounts for purchase of writing material (3-14-1803)
b) ALS Robert Brooke Taney to Francis Neale re: concerning the settlement of will and the transfer of property to Holy Trinity (5-25-1814)
c) ALS Francis Neale to Erastus Loomis re: a Mr.

Indentures and Land Records, 1787 - 1824

 File — Box 188: [Barcode: 39020030733094], Folder: 13
Identifier: 119_40_2
Scope and Contents Real estate records: Warrant of resurvey [William Bagley v. John Addison (1802)] for land tract called Addition; Warrant of resurvey [William Pancoast v. Fench Ringold et al. (1824)]; Warrant of resurvey [William Pancoast v. John Walker (1804)]; Warrant of resurvey [William Pancoast v. Thomas Talbutt (1804)]; Warrant of resurvey [William Pancoast v. Lewis Talbot (1804)]; Warrant of resurvey [William Pancoast v. Marbury et al.]; Memo (1824) concerns Pancoast's relocation to...
Dates: 1787 - 1824
Found in Notes:  Brackenridge; Indenture (1817) between James Hollingshead and James Melvin; Indenture (1818) between William Brooks and Isaac Wilson; Indenture (1818) between John Threlkeld and Charles Wise; Agreement (1820) between Richard Bland Lee and Lloyd Pomphrey; Memorandum of Agreement (1821) between Judge B.

Letterbook (1 of 2), 1833 - 1843

 File — Box 68: [Barcode: 39020030758893], Folder: 1
Identifier: 119.1_77
Scope and Contents Letterbooks: Copy book of letters sent. 1833-1836, 1839-1843: letters concern the sale of land, standards set for hired help, relations with tenants, interest payments; and attempts to secure payments from Jesse Batey and Henry Johnson, who purchased enslaved people from the Province in 1838. Includes a transcript of a letter written by John McElroy on Eliza who was withheld from the sale and others who ran away before it was completed. A letter dated October 16, 1834 written to John McElroy...
Dates: 1833 - 1843
Found in Notes:  Procurator to Robert C. Brooke and Joseph J. Jones, October 23, 1840. p. 281 [GSA354]

Fr.

Wills, Surnames A-D, 1853 - 1908

 File — Box 98: [Barcode: 39020030759388], Folder: 2
Identifier: 119_79_3
Scope and Contents Will of John F.X. Aiken (1857); Joseph M. Ardia (1853); (Missing: Francis X. Aigner, 1899); Augustus Abram (1901); John B. Archambault (1905); John Bapst (1853); John E. Blox (1853); James Barnett (1858); Augustin Bally (1860); Thaddeus Begley (1860); Philip Bahan (1872); Robert W. Brady (1887); Francis X. Brady (1889 and 1895); Francis Barnum (1897); (Missing: Timothy Barrett 1897, John A. Brosman 1899, Thomas A. Becker 1900, Charles F. Bridges 1901); David H. Buel (1901); (Missing: Wm. J....
Dates: 1853 - 1908
Found in Notes:  Becker (1906); (Missing: John D. Butler 1907, Wm. J. Brooks 1909); Patrick Carroll (1854); Alphonse Charlier (1855); James Clark (1855); Maurice Cavanaugh (1857); John Cunningham ((1857); James Cotting (1858); Michael Cassian (1859); (Missing: James Curley 1868, Wm.

Correspondence, Gaynor - Hayes., 11/18/1881-04/20/1915

 File — Box 1: Series 935; Series 936, Folder: 5
Identifier: 62924
Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

This series contain the correspondence sent to and collected by Thomas F. Meehan between the years 1859-1920. The correspondence has been arranged chronologically.

Dates: 11/18/1881-04/20/1915
Found in Notes:  Gaynor (1851-1913), announcing the appointment of TFM as a director of the Brookly Public Library for a term ending Feb. 1, 1915, dated Aug. 30, 1911.@ @ Whelan, John J.

4.4 White Marsh and Bowie (Prince George's County, Md.), 1818 - 1969

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents This subseries contains records pertaining to the Jesuit Houses at White Marsh and Bowie in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Materials include diaries, announcement books, financial records, visitation memorials, correspondence, parishioner papers, photographs, manuscripts, and newsclippings. Of particular interest are White Marsh sacramental registers covering the years 1818 to 1897, which included bapitsmal, marriage, and burial records. Researchers should also note that 89 of the 272...
Dates: 1818 - 1969
Found in Notes:  .), 1890-1933 (Successor to Brooke’s Chapel)

If these churches are active, sacramental records may be available to genealogists by consulting the churches or their successors directly.

4.3 Frederick (Frederick County, Md.), 1806 - 1964

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents This subseries contains the records of the Jesuit House and Novitiate in Frederick, Maryland. Among the Records of the Houses, the Frederick subseries is distinctive, documenting both parish life and the considerable activities of the Novitiate. House materials include Litterae Annuae, Historia Domus, diaries, financial records, and correspondence. Novitiate records include announcement books, rule books, financial records,...
Dates: 1806 - 1964
Found in Notes:  .), 1895-1902

- Sacred Heart Mission (Brook Hill, Frederick County, Md.), 1889-1902

If a church is still active, sacramental records may be available to genealogists by consulting the churches or their successors directly.

Correspondence: Misc. Individuals to Charles Quest, 1948-1949., 01/01/1948-12/06/1949

 File — Box 1: Series 1026; Series 1027, Folder: 1.1
Identifier: 66884
Series-level Scope and Content Note From the Series:

This series is comprised of the correspondence relating to Charles Quest's career.

Dates: 01/01/1948-12/06/1949
Found in Notes:  TO QUEST, CHARLES. 1949: Typed Letter Signed

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ARTS - POPE-QUEST CORRESP. 1949: Typed Letter Signed

"BROOKLY MUSEUM PRINT ANNUAL" - POPE-QUEST CORRESP. 1949: Typed Letter Signed

POPE, MRS.

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