Koopmans, Father Peter, Marshall, Michigan, to Bishop Peter Paul Lefevere, Detroit, Michigan, 1864 August 16
Scope and Contents
Father Koopmans encloses the deed of the lot purchased for the Sisters Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The house is not quite finished. The school will open September 2. He hopes Lefevere will provide special jurisdiction to absolve "those creatures." Koopmans writes Father John DeNeve to admit John McManus to the American College at Louvain. Among testimonials, etc. one from Lefevere is necessary as the bishop of origin. For company, Koopmans asks the address and sailing date of a theologian of Detroit who is also going to the American College. Koopmans asks Lefevere's prayers for Koopmans' brother, Charles Koopmans, 26 years old, who died from over-exertion from caring for an extensive and barren land. He was buried in Scott, Kentucky, July 29. :: III-2-k A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.
Dates
- Creation: 1864 August 16
Language of Materials
English.
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