Series 10 - Irish Catholic clergy's letters in North America

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P/P155/68/10

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Irish Catholic clergy's letters in North America

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  • 1832-1854 (Creation)

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44pp

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Kerby A. Miller created his transcripts of these letters from copies held in the University of Notre Dame Archives [catalogue numbers I-1, II-4, V-5, and VI-1].

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Kerby A. Miller's transcripts and extracts (including two photocopied reproductions) of letters written in the United States and in Ireland to American Catholic bishops in the dioceses of Cincinnati, New Orleans, and Hartford dring the mid-19th century. Topics include adherence to Catholicism, Irish emigration, Irish poverty relief, conditions in various American parishes, and personal/family news.

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