Panzen, Father H., New Albany, Indiana, to James Alphonsus McMaster, New York, New York, 1870 July 29
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Father Panzen has just returned and finds a copy of a communication sent to McMaster and signed by 8 priests who sent the telegram to Rome last month, expressing their wish for the definition of the dogma of the infallibility of the Pope. Panzen explains that he was not present at the time the dispatch was sent, but his neighbors very well knew his opinion, and signed his name for which he was very glad. He met some old fellow students, now priests,... and they rebuked him for signing his name. His jovial manner and answers may have been the cause of the scandalous article in the Telegraph some time ago. Panzen was never compelled to pay his share, which was given with the greatest pleasure. The last part of the communication sent to McMaster states that the priests were mistaken in one of their number. Father Panzen finds this astonishing, and fears that they mistook his jovial manner for his real feelings in the matter. He asks that this letter be kept private, and that it is merely for McMaster's information. He encloses a money order for $15 for the infallible pope. P.S. He asks that McMaster excuse his poor English, for he is not an English scholar. :: I-1-n A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.
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- Creation: 1870 July 29
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