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Scope and Contents Weikamp called on Father N. L. Sifferath with Mr. Roberts who lives in the house near the church. He asked him when he would leave the house; Sifferath asnsered "Never." Weikamp replied he would have to inform Lefevere of the fact. Sifferath however, handed over the keys to the church and sacristy. Weikamp observed some infidels, Protestants and nominal Catholics are influencing Sifferath. He asks Lefevere to take the necessary steps to save him from embarrassment. P.S. On reflection Wiekamp...

Dates: 1868 July 28

Found in: University of Notre Dame Archives / Archdiocese of Detroit Collection / Archdiocese of Detroit: Manuscripts / Calendared Documents / Levadoux, S.S., Father Michel

Weikamp, Father John B., Cross Village, Michigan, to Father Peter Hennaert, Detroit, Michigan, 1869 July 22

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Identifier: CDET III-2-i

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Father Nicholas Louis Sifferath last Sunday, by force, entered the old Mission Church locked by Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere and kept regular afternoon service of sermon and singing. What is to be done? Weikamp told the Indians not to go, but still many went. P.S. The 2000 pound church bell which he bought in Cincinnati arrived today; he asks faculty to bless it. :: III-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Dates: 1869 July 22

Found in: University of Notre Dame Archives / Archdiocese of Detroit Collection / Archdiocese of Detroit: Manuscripts / Calendared Documents / Levadoux, S.S., Father Michel

Weikamp, Father John B., Cross Village, Michigan, to Father Peter Hennaert, Detroit, Michigan, 1869 September 28

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Identifier: CDET III-2-l

Scope and Contents Hennaert's letter of August 18 was received September 14; Weikamp read it to the Indians as Hennaert advised him. On the 16th of September, a letter of Father Nicholas Louis Sifferath was received by some of his friends in Cross Village in which he said that he was saying Mass again and that he intended to come back again this fall or next spring if the Indians would like it. A petition was made to get him back. The consequences of such letters are evil — great speaking against the deceased...

Dates: 1869 September 28

Found in: University of Notre Dame Archives / Archdiocese of Detroit Collection / Archdiocese of Detroit: Manuscripts / Calendared Documents / Levadoux, S.S., Father Michel

Weikamp, Father John Bernard, Cross Village, Michigan, to Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, Detroit, Michigan, 1868 September 18

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Identifier: CDET III-2-l

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Father N. L. Sifferath is still living in the rectory and saying Mass there; he is building a house near the church. The Indians pay little attention, but Protestants, infidels and nominal Catholics are his friends. He asks permission to list those who have failed to make their Easter Duty, and to keep a record of the Indians' support of the priest. :: III-2-l A.D.S. 2pp. 8vo.

Dates: 1868 September 18

Found in: University of Notre Dame Archives / Archdiocese of Detroit Collection / Archdiocese of Detroit: Manuscripts / Calendared Documents / Levadoux, S.S., Father Michel

Weikamp, Father John Bernard, Cross Village, Michigan, to Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, Detroit, Michigan, 1869 January 9

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Identifier: CDET III-2-l

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Weikamp adds to his letter to Lefevere of ten days ago about Father Nicholas Louis Sifferath . The latter had a meeting in the schoolhouse which infidels, Protestants and many Indians attended, at which he criticized Lefevere and Weikamp, and a complaint was signed by these groups to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell of Cincinnati against Weikamp. :: III-2-l A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Dates: 1869 January 9