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She is very sorry that they were not at home when Edwards called. They will be happy to see him in Chicago. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He thought he was his best friend at Notre Dame, still he has not received a line from him. His friends are very attentive to him in Paris. He saw Arthur Stace and he is looking well but tired of Paris. Stace cannot enjoy life on account of that dreadful disease. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He asks him to send the catalogue and the 100 marks immediately. :: XI-1-g Postcard,signed 10

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If any foreign letters come for the library, the postmaster is to give them to Father Morrissay if they are bills of lading so that free entry may be secured for the goods. :: XI-1-g Postcard, unsigned 10

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He invites Edwards and George Rhodius to dine with them. :: XI-1-g Name card

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This letter introduces Prof. James F. Edwards of the University of Notre Dame, an old friend of her father John Gilmary Shea and a great lover of antiquities. If Mother Agnese can facilitate his seeing the most interesting parts of the Palace, she will consider it a personal favor. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Edwards should try to be home by the 13th of October. Prof. Joseph J. Gallagher has two of Edwards' classes, and Prof. John F. Fearnley has one. Mr. Maurice F. Egan's house will be on the road to town. No one knows who the new General will be. Ten sisters are going to Bengal, India in October, the priest there wrote for them and more priests and brothers. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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She hopes Edwards will manage to make out a pleasant time. Sister Felicia, C.S.C. showed her the rules confidentially; the Bishop has nothing to do as Edwards stated — the Mother General and Ecclesiastical Superior apply to the Propaganda in all cases. Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C. is solid for life. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Edwards' letter from London reached her yesterday. She will never see dear old Ireland; that was one enjoyment near Rebecca's heart, to see the land of their ancestors. She describes the spot there and the crowds. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She hopes Edwards' health will be completely restored by his visit to Europe. He has so much to do that life with him is a continual rush. Has he forgotten to send the enlarged photo of their late Mother M. Baptista Lynch? She asks at what price would he send Christian Reid's works. She would not be surprised to hear of Edwards' starting some of these days in one of the aerial navigators. What a wonderful power electricity is ! But of all inventions that of walking on water is the useless....

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By all means have Luigi Gregori paint Archbishop John Carroll and George Washington for the parlor of the University Catholic University of America . They are to be companion pictures, full length. The Pope's picture must be in the center. Kean agrees to the price proposed, $500, for eac picture. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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He has seen in the "Ave Maria" that contributions to the College library would be welcome. He sends a catalogue of the larger portion of his library, many scarce precious old volumes of 1st class Catholic writers. He has several times enjoyed the hospitality of Notre Dame, especially in the passion-week of 1874, when he was treated the way Sorin knows by ex-Bishop Caspar H. Borgess of Detroit. He suggests that his library be put alone in some remote corner. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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All the Sisters of Providence wish Edwards a happy New Year. She hopes his visit to France will fully recuperate all his wasted energies. Edwards does toc much work. She supposes Edwards will visit Le Mans. If so he will find plenty of Sisters of Providence there. They would be pleased to see Edwards. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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At last he has time to wish all his friends at Notre Dame a happy New Year. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He sends a Ledger Almanac for Edwards' set. He list some changes in his list of wants. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He would like to have Luigi Gregori paint a panel for his house and asks Edwards advice about the matter. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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She thanks Edwards for his lovely remembrance. Her mother joins with her in sending many thanks. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. lp. 12mo.

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Clarke was struck down by illness. He thanks Edwards for the medal. He was pleased that Edwards received James Alphonsus McMaster's books and his set of Neumann's Journal. He rejoices at the honor conferred on Father Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., by the French government. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents She never supposed for a moment that Edwards slighted her; she knows too well how valuable his time is. She had a mild attack of the grippe. She was invited to the Catholic University to attend a course of lectures but it was too deep for her. She thinks Miss Mary Gwendolin Caldwell's picture is out of place in Divinity Hall. Miss Carroll has a home with her niece Mrs. Burritt and her family. The new St. Peter's will be a beautiful place, built upon ground donated by her father. She will...

Scope and Contents He now has a comfortable house where he hopes to see Edwards staying a month or so. A room is already prepared for him. If Edwards sees Mr. Herman Ridder at New York, he is to tell that Straniero wishes to be paid every month instead of every six months. He is to keep his name as correspondent of the Catholic News a secret. In Rome there is a great fight in the offices against the correspondents of papers. Cardinal Mazzelli refused to say anything more about the Sisters of Holy Cross nuns;...

Scope and Contents She mails a small package for Bishops' Memorial Hall. She delayed hoping to secure from Victoria something of Archbishop Charles John Seghers of Oregon City. Mother Mary Ann of Jesus, the Provincial Superior of the Sisters of St. Ann at Victoria named Sister M. Loretto, the sister of Father Thomas E. Walsh, C.S.C. president of Notre Dame, to attend to the matter. Sister Patrick sends Segher's last European letter to them thinking it might be of some use by throwing light on his motive for...

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Over a week ago he sent two boxes of books as he has proposed to Father Edward Sorin C.S.C.. He thanks Sorin and Edwards for the letter of acceptance of his poor donation. He suggests an inscription to place near his library. Many of the books are old and scarce. His poor library has probably travelled more thousands of miles than any other. He lists the trips it made. :: XI-1-f A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

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He can't say that he will go to Evansville in the near future for the rate to New Orleans is so low that he fears he will not be able to resist the temptation. Just think to New Orleans and return for $12.00. His mother continues to enjoy good health. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. lp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents He takes advantage of a little spare time to tell Edwards what he is doing. After his father's death it was decided that he should continue the affairs, but he decided he was too young. His father's oldest clerk assumed the liabilities. Gilbert is cashier for the cotton-sugar firm of Maxwell, Peale and Allen. He hopes Edwards' trip to Europe will prove beneficial. Gilbert spent 18 months in Paris. He invited Edwards to visit him; he could hear his sister's voice, pronounced the most...

Scope and Contents He is sorry to hear that Edwards' health is not of the best. Shea is laid up with a fractured knee cap, but is trying to carry on his work. The agreement Edwards sent, Shea had a copy in Archbishop Ambrose Marechal's hand, but the original in Archbishop John Carroll's hand with erasures is extremely curious and important. Most written about Bishop Patrick Kelly's career at Norfold Virginia is incorrect. Shea feels that the publication of his life of Carroll will bring out material that will...

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He was more than pleased when he received Edwards' letter. McMaster in Watertown writes that his money is all invested. It seems that he does not want to go on the range. Amortetti would be very glad to see Edwards in Omaha. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

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He was mistaken when he told Edwards that it cost about $5. His mother is troubled with a cold. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He has searched in vain for a purple biretta and cassock of Bishop Mathias Loras of Dubuque, Iowa. He will write to Newark where he must have left it in packing. All he has of any value of the Bishop is a fine gold watch which De Cailly has been using for the last 29 years. He sends his faculties signes by Loras. P.S. These faculties were printed by Bishop Joseph Cretin's press. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He takes pleasure in informing Egan that at an extraordinary session of Faculty of the College, Egan has been unanimously chosen as one to receive the degree of Doctor of Laws. It is their desire to honor Egan thus on the occasion of their Centenary. They are moved to this step by his brilliant career in the field of letters and the lustre he has shed upon Georgetown since he set forth as a Master of Arts. Note: Found among James F. Edwards' papers. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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She begs him not to forget the donation he promised for their library. If he tries, he could secure a nice number of volumes. She will look forward to a nice box of books. :: XI-1-g A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.