Scope and Contents The writer has just received a letter from the Vicar, with the news that Father Francis intends to arrange in St. Louis, and the writer thanks Father Francis for his help and his prayers, as well as the prayers he solicited of the Fathers and Brothers. The writer's missionary labors resemble those of the Apostles, abounding in dangers and hardships on the rivers and in the forests. Six weeks are required for a journey to all the missions and stations, the fathers interchanging and...

Scope and Contents The Statistics of the diocese have been very imperfectly kept. There are more converts than is generally believed. He is opposed to publishing the popular guess-work statistics. On both sides, his family is descended from old colonial families. His father's came from Norfolkshire in England about 1690 and settled in west Chester County, New York. His mother's came from Holland in 1643 to New Amsterdam. His grandfather Dr. Richmond Bayley 's life is in Thatcher's Medical Biography with...

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He is unwell and unable to attend to any business. In order to escape the amount of labor that reading Murray's book would impose, he has refused to send any comments. :: I-1-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Certificate of marriage of Francis Stoughton, Spanish? Consul, and Georgiana Stuart de Chacon . Witnesses: Joaquin Cesar de Figanière e Morao, Minister? Plenipotentiar?y of Portugal in the United States, and Catherine Stuart de Figanière . A note on the back: Sent copy to Mr. Stoughton August 6, 1855. :: II-2-n A.D. 2pp. 4to.

Scope and Contents Carleton has just arrived from Naples where he has been for a fortnight and still he has the same answer, "nothing." He writes to remind James that he will want some money to come home with. His pocket will be empty by April 10. If he is ready on Monday, he will go into retreat and be confirmed on the 9th by Cardinal Caggiano. He is now at a hotel, having given up his rooms to Mr. Lamson . Padre? Anelli-to whom Carleton had a letter from Mr. Berrian, has written to the Archbishop ...

Scope and Contents Carleton has seen little of Rome except the churches, but expects to begin sightseeing after Easter. The week before last he was on retreat preparing for Confirmation. There are a great many Americans here. Millard Fillmore was here during the winter, but his association with Know-Nothing-ism has lowered him in Bayley's opinion. There are a large number of English Catholics here. Bayley heard the last of a series of discourses delivered at the Church of St. Louis. This morning he was...

Scope and Contents William's letter was thankfully received. On opening JohnLawrence? 's Carleton read sadly of Mr Brooks ' death; he was a friend he could ill afford to lose. William's letter came in Holy week and this week Carleton has been to Frascati and visited Tusculum. Yesterday he was in a party which visited many sights and then to the rosary store. Carleton could not find ebony in Rome, but as he supposed Julia Beers wished them to be blessed by His Holiness, he had a set made of some wood...

Scope and Contents They arrived safely on Thursday morning, sleeping at Chicago, after the dirtiest passage Carleton has ever made. He felt more fatigued than ever before but Grace Bayley did not mind it. He went to Poughkeepsie on Monday and obtained Aunt Mary Roosevelt's pardon. Time has done nothing for him in the way of forgetfulness. He has the additional sorrow of being without a director, as Father James Fitzgerald has been sent to Peoria. Unless Carleton begins lawing, he will not have his money...

Scope and Contents Carleton received James' letter on Friday and his speaking of retreats made Carleton long for a "Ritiro" at Sts. Giovanni and Paoli. Carleton will draw on James today for $600. He has hitherto had no James today for $600. He has hitherto had no mortagage from John Lawrence and it is for the purpose of consolidating that he asked this of Carleton, as now Carleton will receive $100 a year from him. John has every reason to think he will be punctual, and if not, he will give up farming...

Scope and Contents Carleton was glad to receive Bayley's letter, though cousin William Seton, who arrived last Monday, reported all well. They are still without a servant; Kate seems to have made up her mind either to have a good servant or none. James will have seen of the death of Father James Fitzgerald ; Father Kennedy said he died from consumption. From what their father said Carleton supposed Fitzgerald had money in James's hands. Cousin William was sick at Niagara but is pretty well now. He is ...

Scope and Contents James' Kind letter to Grace was a damper on their anticipated pleasure of seeing him this year. When Carleton called their new pastor, Father Michael Forde, he said Bishop Duggan had written Bayley to come out. Master William A. Bayley has served Carleton the way that many said he would. Carleton wrote will on the supposition that he had paid the $50 to Lintz. In return Will sends back the letter. Grace Bayley was much pleased with her letter, she is now writing to cousin Kate. ...

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Carleton thinks Will should pay Lintz's bill, as he has the means. Carleton wrote a few lines introducing Mr. Higgins, a druggist from Dixon. They are having a late spring, but he hopes for better luck than last year, when his wheat failed. He sends love to Julia and Rosy, Jr. P.S. Carleton encloses a letter to their father no enclosure. A.L.S. 2pp. :: II-2-n A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents If Carleton's Paris letter was unsatisfactory, James probably found Carleton's letter of the 2nd still more so, But it is over. He went to the Ritiro of Sts. John and Paul and passed a happy week. George Doane said he gave James an account of the Confirmation. Carleton received James' letter on Sunday. He gave up his rooms to an acquaintance, Mr. Lamson, who was confirmed with him, and so had to go room hunting. He is now established near the rooms he gave Lamson. They are all very...

Scope and Contents He thanks Bayley for his faith-strengthening letter. On his return he cried to God to have mercy on him and he felt rested and resigned. Lilla Bayley 's spirit must be close to him. He is satisfied that the Roman Catholic Church is the Catholic church and he would now be ready to make that profession, excepting his unworthiness. Where would he, in his prayers, place the soul of his wife? The country is gorgeous and the crops promise well. He expects Miss Slosson, who had charge of...

Scope and Contents Many thanks for James's kind letter. It would give Carleton much happiness to be near James and he would go if he had the idea that James would remain stationary, especially as it would aid him in his heavenward journey. Last Monday Carleton went to Milwaukee with W.G. to see Mr. Ryan. Carleton had to return to obtain transcript of the mortgage as it cannot be found among Mr. Meeker's papers and Mr. High, the executor, declines to refund Carleton the $50 which he paid for the ...

Scope and Contents Carleton has been hoping to hear that the Bleeker Street house was sold and that he might come on to look for a mother for Grace Bayley and a wife for himself. Now that Willy Seton has settled here, the great objection to a lady coming West is in a fair way of being removed as Willy's father comes in the Spring. If Mr. Lamson does not enter the Church Carleton hopes he will settle here. Their father's $400 make a hole in Carleton's income. Master Willy instead of sending money sent a ...

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He is to announce to his congregation that the collection which Bishop John Hughes had directed to be made on the 3rd Sunday of Lent for the diocesan seminary is postponed and the collection will be taken up for the starving poor of Ireland. :: I-1-a Printed Circular S. 1p. 8vo.

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The enclosed circular was prepared before the division of the diocese and is now sent with the approbation of Bishop John McCloskey of Albany. McFarland is to send, when he has time, a short account of the church, mission and any circumstances connected with the planting and growth of Catholicism in his part of the country. This is on a printed circular:

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Bishop John Hughes desires to preserve the history of the Church in the State and diocese. He has asked Bayley to send this circular to each clergyman on a mission and ask him to transmit information on these points: On the first Mass, first stations, first clergyman, benefactors, facts about the present clergyman, the present church, and traditions. :: I-1-a Printed circular with note A.S. 2pp. 8vo.

Scope and Contents They are safely arrived after a tedious journey of over three days arriving on Saturday evening. Carleton Bayley has borne up well during the journey, but his arrival at the scene of his former joys has renewed his sense of irreparable loss. If time does not heal his woulds Bayley will find it necessary to send him on a foreign tour. If funds were not rather deficient he would send him now. Things here look much as usual and were it not for the absence of the dear one he would look...

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A printed receipt form for Bayley and Nicholson, new trustees appointed by the Supreme Court, assignees of St. Peter's Church in New York City :: II-2-n Printed Receipt Form 1p. 32mo.

Scope and Contents Bayley would gladly give the required information, but the statistics of the Archdiocese of Baltimore have been badly kept. He is endeavoring to collect information on the subject, and arrange the archives they have, but his health is poor, and his time is occupied. He is unwilling to request the help of a priest. In his diocese, the Catholic Church is making very little progress. The war had a disastrous effect upon the Maryland Catholic families and the immigration to the state is...

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Bayley asks McFarland if from what he knows of Father William Lambert he may safely employ him. When in Philadelphia he had trouble with the "nimiumest?" but seems to have been careful while in McFarland's diocese. :: I-1-b A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Bayley has been much surprised at the large sum McFarland raises each year for the seminary. McFarland's diocese is more Populous but he gets three times as much as Bayley. He asks how McFarland works. He also wants to know McFarland's regulations about priests' salaries. Because of the fluctuating currencies he has not changed since the war but has been allowing the priests to take the Easter and Christmas collections with bad effects. He has thought of fixing the salary of parish priests...

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Father F. Bellinger having left the Jesuits, Bayley received him for a time and assigned him to act as chaplain to the Sisters of Charity. They were not pleased with him because he was not neat but imprudent. Since Bayley had nothing further for him he went away and he has never heard from him since. He heard nothing against his morals. :: I-1-c A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents He thinks it right to inform him that the Franciscan Sisters of Winstead have been collecting in the diocese without permission and that he caught them telling lies. Although he knew they had collected in Paterson they denied it. He does not wish to make a formal complaint but McFarland will have to keep an eye on them and their superiors. These friars have a bad morality about begging and set at naught diocesan and parochial regulations. The Sisters have given scandal by begging on...

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He thanks McMaster for his note and would have answered sooner if he had been home. McMaster was right, but Bayley did not care to speak about it. He is not fitted for so exalted a position and intends to make another attempt to get rid of it, but he does not want McMaster to speak of this. He had been wanting to see McMaster for a long time and will call at his office as soon as it is cooler. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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He sent McMaster a copy of his Pastoral Letter last Thursday, and does not know how the Herald got it, as Bayley had given orders that no copy should be given to any secular newspapers until it had been read in the churches. He sends McMaster another copy today by which he will see the Herald left out the word "without" in the sentence; "A Parish without such schools does not deserve the name, etc." :: I-1-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Notes from readings. In the notebook is a sheet headed In Homer's Iliad, Week ending January 28, 1839; Sophomore Class--a list of names and grades. :: I-1-g Notebook 8vo.

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William received James's check for $200. He agrees the bill is enormous, but it is difficult to object to any one item. William is sorry James cannot dine with them on Thursday. Carly Carleton Bayley has sent a basket of wild ducks. William regrets the letter for their father Guy Carlton Bayley was behind time, but it was Ceballo's fault. The steamer, De Soto, leaves here on the 1st; William supposed he was going in her. :: II-2-n A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.