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Scope and Contents Paper provides registration date of Will belonging to Robert Harding, John Lewis and Robert Molyneux; Will (1733) of Peter Attwood; Will (1761) of James Ashby; Will (1772) of John Ashton; Will (1728/29) of Robert Bennet; Will (1840) of John B. Cary; Will (1744) of John Digges, Jr.; Will (1744) of James Farrar; Will (1780) of Ferdinand Farmer; List of Chattels found in the presbytery upon arrival [by John McElroy, S.J.(?)]; Inventory of Goods and Chattels of Jacob Frombaugh (1796); Will...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from James Wallace, SJ to Grassi on closing of Literary Institute 12/7/1813, procurement of textbooks for Georgetown, size of enrollment of Literary Institute 12/19/1813; from Abp Carroll to Grassi on personnel assignments 12/7/1813, 12/14/1813; from Beschter to Grassi on maintaining Literary Institute 12/12/1813; from Miquel to Grassi 12/15/1813; from Abp Carroll to Cary 12/26/1813; from G. Fenwick to unknown with history of Literary Institute 1/11/1856.*Former...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Abp Carroll to Grassi on jurisdiction, clergy needs of White Marsh 12/17/1814, on Grassi's premature reorganization of Society 12/27/1814; from Kohlmann to Grassi on restoration and property claims 12/19/1814; to Cary 12/20/1814; from B. Fenwick to Grassi recommending Grassi petition Congress for power to grant degrees in name of President and Directors of Georgetown College 12/23/1814; from Simon Brute, SJ to Grassi on restoration 12/25/1814, 12/1814; AMs copy of Grassi...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Kohlmann to Grassi on call for meeting of consultors at Georgetown, recommendation of conversion of Georgetown into Novitiate 5/23/1815; to Grassi 5/29/1815; from Abp Carroll to E. Fenwick on meeting at Georgetown 6/1/1815; to Cary 6/4/1815; from Joseph Tristram, SJ to Grassi re Bull of Reestablishment, difficulties of Society in England 6/6/1815; to Grassi 6/6/1815; from Kohlmann to Grassi on closing of Literary Institute 6/9/1815; to E. Fenwick 6/19/1815; to G. Fenwick...

Scope and Contents Land and legal records, including several documents related to the acquisition of Cobb's Neck and Newport executed by Leonard Edelen and John Baptist CaryNote (May, 1905) from Joseph Zwinge, S.J., concerns parcels of land deeded to William McSherry; Indenture (1713) between Thomas Simpson and Richard Polon; Indenture (1730) between Thomas Simpson, Sr., & Thomas Simpson, Jr., and Ignatius Simpson; Conveyance (1730) of Thomas Simpson, Sr., to Ignatius Simpson; Conveyance...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: to Grassi from Orazio Montefisso on latter's visit to Sicily (no date, pres. 1812); from J.B. Cary, SJ to novice Simon Gartland on latter's desire to leave Society and return to France 2/5/1812; from Wm. Strickland, SJ to Grassi (?) on latter's appointment as Rector of Georgetown 2/12/1812; from Abp Carroll to Grassi on communication with Rome, General's dissatisfaction with American administration 2/22/1812; from Strickland to Grassi on latter's appointment as Rector, reform...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: to Grassi, unsigned, undated; from L. Neale to Cary, dispensation 1/29/1813; from Kohlmann to Grassi on declining enrollment of Literary Institute 2/18/1813, on former's involvement with return of stolen art 3/8/1813; from B. Fenwick to Grassi on increasing enrollment at Georgetown 2/19/1813; from Abp Carroll to Grassi 2/23/1813, on health hazards of Maryland holdings, removal of novices from St. Inigoes 3/8/1813, on war danger to novices 3/15/1813, 3/22/1813; from Beschter to...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Kohlmann to Grassi on management of Society property, importance of New York to Society 4/1/1813, on legal status of privacy of confessions, full enrollment at Literary Institute 5/18/1813, closing of Lit Inst 6/1/1813; from Grassi to Cary on state of White Marsh, St. Inigoes, upcoming Corp meeting re Novitiate 4/24/1813; from Abp Carroll to Grassi on Bitouzey's hostility to Society, incompletion of White Marsh 4/30/1813, 5/13/1813, on personnel matters 6/24/1813; from Abp...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Wallace to Grassi on closing of Literary Institute, transfer of students to Georgetown, books missing from Lit Inst library 7/1/1813, on proposal to put Lit Inst under Sulpicians in Montreal, debts of Inst 7/23/1813; from Kohlmann to Grassi on misc matters 7/2/1813; from Grassi to Maleve on misc 7/18/1813; from Grassi to Beschter on Bitouzey's sale of farm near White Marsh 7/25/1813; to Cary 7/27/1813; from Abp Carroll on Rock Creek congregation, closing of Literary...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Norbert Korsak, SJ to Grassi on Society in Russia, Sicily, and Ireland 8/1/1813 (note: front page is printed book notice); from Wallace to B. Fenwick on closing of Literary Institute 8/3/1813; from Grassi to B. Fenwick on closing of Lit Inst and lack of authority in its founding Aug 1813; from Grassi to Beschter 8/12/1813; from Grassi to Cary 8/13/1813; to Beschter on parish problems in Philadelphia 8/21/1813; from Kohlmann to Grassi on possibility of taking Lit Inst...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Grassi to Beschter on sending of novices to Frederick, call for meeting of trustees of Corp, rumored attempts of Abp Carroll to usurp Bohemia Manor 1/4/1814; from Miquel to Grassi on Richmond residence 1/4/1814, on situation at Richmond 1/14/1814, on visit to Catholics in Williamsburg 1/31/1814; from a Mr. Robt. Tate to Grassi on Tate's son's troubles at Georgetown College 1/7/1814; from Grassi to Cary on feast of Renovation 1/13/1814; from F. Neale to Conewago on title...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Plowden (pres.), to Abp Carroll with account of restoration of Society in Rome 10/8/1814; from Abp Carroll to Grassi on Plowden's letter 10/14/1814; from Kohlmann to Grassi requesting Marechal be sent to NY 10/14/1814; from McElroy to Cary on sending of wheat to mill at Georgetown 10/19/1814; to Grassi from his brother Giovanni Battista on family and local matters 10/20/1814; to Grassi on reading of papal Bull on Society, family matters 10/29/1814; from Mobberly to Grassi...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Francis Vespre, SJ to Grassi with extracts from French newspapers on the Society 8/25/1815; from Abp Carroll to Grassi on purpose of Georgetown College, loan for Deer Creek 8/25/1815; from Malou to Grassi on charges against the former 8/26/1815; from L. Donche, SJ to Grassi accompanying box of items for Visitation 8/27/1815; from Plowden to Grassi on restoration in Spain, difficulties of Society in England 9/2/1815; from Abp Carroll to E. Fenwick on incapacity of Seminary...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: decree from Luigi Fortis, SJ on conditions for ordination 5/9/1821; AMsS Grassi's draft of money for scholastics in Italy 5/12/1821; from Grassi to Marshall refuting charges of misuse of Georgetown money, mentions gift of astronomical instruments 5/12/1821; from Beschter to F. Neale on dedication of Baltimore Cathedral 5/14/1821, on same and Philadelphia property 6/5/1821; from DeBarth to Marshall on title to St. Joseph's, deeding of St. Mary's to Corp 5/17/1821, on same...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Fortis to Philip Sacchi, SJ on latter's examination 5/4/1822; from C. Neale to Marshall on debt of White Marsh, economies needed there, election of trustees 5/4/1822, on assignment 5/7/1822, on debts, need to halt book purchases for Washington Seminary 5/18/1822, debts of Washington Seminary, White Marsh 6/4/1822, ordination of V. Barber 6/11/1822; from Dzierozynski to Cary on Grassi's fortunes in Italy, Jesuits in Russia 5/21/1822; from Bp John England of Charleston to B....

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Marechal to Dzierozynski on Concordat of 1805, management of estates and Society administration of congregations 4/5/1824, on personnel for Richmond, Holy Trinity Georgetown 4/10/1824; to Baxter on controversial letter by "Democritus" in "National Intelligencer" Apr 1824; from Joseph Carbery, SJ to Dzierozynski on disposition of Lowerentown property 4/11/1824; from Thomas Levins, SJ to Carbery on "Democritus" controversy, continuing disagreements with Marechal over...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: to Lopez (undated); from Sisters of the Visitation to Lopez on latter's illness 9/17/1841; from Cary to a D. Audinghen letter of friendship 10/2/1841; from Vespre to Dzierozynski on possibility of court action re Brandt estate 10/18/1841; from Dubuisson to Dzierozynski on misc. 10/19/1841, with account of Province in 1841 10/22/1841, recommending strong action in regard to Philadelphia and Temperance movement, Fr. General's concern over amount of building 11/7/1841, on Kenney's...

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from Young to Grassi on Ashton will 4/10/1816; from Abp L. Neale to Lucas on Norfolk trustees, mission to African Americans, absolution of Free Masons 4/19/1816; from Rev. Cornelius Geerts to Grassi recommending candidates for Society 4/27/1816; from Miquel to Grassi on events in Toulouse 4/23/1816, on former's effects left at Georgetown 5/5/1816; from a Wilson to Grassi on Kentucky Mission 5/5/1816; from Plowden to Grassi on Castlereagh and Parliament 5/15/1816; from E....

Scope and Contents Contains ALS: from E. Fenwick to Cary on Cobb Neck payments to Baltimore Cathedral 3/13/1819; to G. Fenwick 3/15/1819; from B. Fenwick to G. Fenwick 5/14/1819; from Rev. James Fairclough to F. Neale on pew rent dispute in Alexandria 5/18/1819; from A.S. Divoff, SJ to G. Fenwick on latter's organ-playing 5/20/1819; from Abp Marechal to Leonard Edelin, SJ on reports of Catholic clergy burning Protestant Bibles, financing of Cathedral construction 6/8/1819, on allegations of Bible burning...