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Roberts, Wm. B., Salt Creek, Virginia, to James Alphonsus McMaster, New York, New York, 1875 November 24

 Item
Identifier: CMMA I-2-a

Scope and Contents

Dr. Roberts informs McMaster of the death of his old friend Father Cornelius M. Sheehan, professor of languages and theology in Pio Nona College near Macon, Georgia. He died Nov. 18, 1875 in Amherst County, Virginia. He was visiting relatives in Virginia to build up his health. He remained intelligent, cheerful, and conversational almost to the last moment and died peacefully. Holy Communion was given him frequently during his illness by a priest from Lynchburg, Virginia in which city he was buried. Father Donahue gave the sermon. Through the courtesy of Father James McGuirk, pastor of St. Francis Xavier's, he was intended in a grave in the clergymen's lot of the new Catholic cemetery. :: I-2-a A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1875 November 24

Language of Materials

English.

Repository Details

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