- MENC : Venerable English College (Rome, Italy): Microfilm
- MENC Series : Philadelphia Documents
- MENC PHI 1 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1829/0327
re: Letter of Attorney; Conwell in Rome; Branchini
- MENC PHI 2 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1829/03-07?
Letter of thanks: Staying on in Rome awhile; Bishop Kelly
- MENC PHI 3 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1829/0710
Acknowledges letter: In Paris many details of dispute with Propaganda, Opinion in America; Cappellari, McGuigan, Kohlmann
- MENC PHI 4 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1829/0729
Has had two letters from Cappellari offering terms, Conwell's own terms, Propaganda led astray, Jesuits unpopular in America; Still in Paris; Cappellari, Kohlmann, Jesuits
- MENC PHI 5 Document : Curtis to Conwell 1829/0806
Acknowledges letter: Conwell's grand-nephew and Paris College, C's troubles, Outrages in Ireland; Curtis-Primate of Ireland 1819-1832; Henry McKeon, McSweeney
- MENC PHI 6 Document : Propaganda to Wiseman 1829/0815
Invitation to see Cappellari re: Conwell
- MENC PHI 7 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1830/0119
Acknowledges letter: Reasons for his return to Philadelphia, Encloses letter PHI 5, Please see Cappellari, Views of President Jackson; Back to Philadelphia; Cappellari, Matthews, President Jackson
- MENC PHI 8 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1830/0131
Cappellari threatened suspension, Matthews as Administrator, Conwell's £52 p.a. under indult of Pius VII, Not exercising functions; Newspaper cutting re: letters between Jackson and Conwell, Copy of Indult; Cappellari, Matthews, Pius VII
- MENC PHI 9 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1830/0220
American Bishops support him, Coad. wanted Grandnephews marriage dispensation, Students for Propaganda; Cappellari, Matthews, Gallitzen, Kendrick
- MENC PHI 10 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1830/0410
Living privately, Cappellari pleased with his letters, Longs for letter from Wiseman, Jackson correspondence, Request for privileges; Cappellari, Matthews, Jackson
- MENC PHI 11 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1830/05
Gallizani's praise of Conwell; Kenrick's premature action in saying Conwell is quasi-nullified; Written on back of Gallizani's letter to Conwell dated 1830/0511 in which he asks for true position in Philadelphia; Gallizani, Kendrick
- MENC PHI 12 Document : Rooney to Wiseman 1830/1206
Encloses letter from Conwell PHI 12a, Commends him; James Rooney writes from St. Nicholas du Chardonnet, Paris, His diocese is Philadelphia
- MENC PHI 12a Document : Conwell to Rooney 1830
Thinks his letters are not reaching Rome, Asks Rooney to be his agent; Wiseman, Matthews, Indult of Pius VII
- MENC PHI 13 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1831/0101
Please write: Coadjutor troubles, details, Solution make Conwell Papal diplomatic agent to United States of America; Kendrick, Cappellari
- MENC PHI 14 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1831/0401
His grivances against Coadjutor, Never agreed to Abdicate; Mentions letter to Wiseman in February, We don't seem to have it; Kendrick, Matthews, Cappellari
- MENC PHI 15 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1831/0420
Frederick causing trouble, Interdict. Reputation of Holy See suffering, Points for a memo for Wiseman to prepare for presentation to the Pope; Kendrick, Gregory XVI
- MENC PHI 16 Document : Rooney to Wiseman 1831/0629
Conwell wrote on 11th May says financial position critical, Please act; Matthews
- MENC PHI 17 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1831/1001
Acknowledges letter, Glad Cappellari is Pope, Gallicanism in United States of America, Tricked out of him jurisdiction, London fund, Help; Cappellari, Kendrick, Matthews, Tuite
- MENC PHI 18 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1831/1009
Acknowledges letter, Does not agree his case is hopeless, London mensal., Please help; Tuite
- MENC PHI 19 Document : Rooney to Wiseman 1831/11
Please help Conwell, Has advised him to retire to Paris; Conwell, Pise
- MENC PHI 20 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1832/0410
London fund taken from him, Seeks remedy for his financial wrongs, Wants his parish to be exempt from Coad's jurisdiction and SJs put under his protection; Kendrick, Jesuits, Matthews
- MENC PHI 21 Document : Conwell to Wiseman 1835/0331
Wrelan owes him money but denies it, Sartori family, His coadjutor should be translated to New Orleans; Wrelan, Sartori, Gallittzen, Kendrick
- MENC PHI 22 Document : Wiseman to Jesuits 1835/0508
re: Baltimore pension; Eccleston
- MENC PHI 23 Document : Jesuits to Wiseman 1935/0509
re: Baltimore pension; Eccleston
- MENC Series : Baltimore Documents
- MENC BAL 1 Document : Gradwell to Ambrose Marechal, Archbishop of Baltimore 1821/0209
Doubts his qualifications for agent. Fontana urges his to accept. Fontana appreciates the difficulties of Marechal, the disobedient priests, the Jesuits, the new suffragans in Virginia and Carolina; Draft of a letter, not completed or signed; Taylor, Grassi Kenny, Cardinal Fontana, Sig. Galiassi
- MENC BAL 2-I Document : Mar to Poynter 1821/0330 or 1821/0602(?)
Disturbances in America caused by scandalous priests, abuse of appeals to Rome. Propaganda misled. Appointment of Irishmen as Bishops, who have no American experience. Confusion in Philadelphia under Conwell. Asks Poynter to get his agent in Rome to deal with these matters; This is an Italian translation of Mar's letter in Gradwell's hand; Litta, Conwell, Hogan
- MENC BAL 2-II Document : Poynter to Gradwell 1821/0525
Mar's letter to be shown to Fontana. Hogan-Conwell conflict. The abuse of power by the trustees in America. Irish influence in Rome; Italian copy made by Gradwell; Marechal, Fontana, Hogan Conwell Warburton Touy, Plessis Cabdolphy, Litta Hayes OFlynn
- MENC BAL 2-III Document : Poynter to Gradwell 1821/0525
Plan for the Irish to control the appointment to American of Sees. Recommendations of Mar are ignored of. Connolly in New York, Conwell at Philadelphia. Irish priests a danger in England. Asks Fontana to help Mar; Further extracts in Italian from Poynter's letter; Bourke Bishop of Halifax, Mar Conolly, New York, Plessis, Hayes, Conwell, Fontana
- MENC BAL 3a Document : Mar to Granwell (original) 1821/0607
Gradwell as agent. Names letters in Propaganda to give him necessary information i.e. about Jesuits, See in Virginia, Kelly of Richmond. Hogan gains possession of the Cathedral. Opposition to Kelly at Norfolk. Harold O.P. intrigueing at Rome. Bad Appointments, no need of a seat Richmond. Baltimore not rich enough to be divided. Dubourg wants St. Louis to be a Metropolitan. New Sees proposed at Cincinnati and Detroit, Ben Fenwick recommended for one of them, but better if kept for New York or Philadelphia. Archbishop of Baltimore should present to Bprics. May come to Rome; Fontana, Litta, Kelly, Hogan, Conwell, Carroll Leon. Neale, Fernandes, Carbery, Dubourg, Flaget, Ben. Fenwick
- MENC BAL 3b Document : Italian translation of 3a 1821/0607
- MENC BAL 4 Document : Poynter to Gradwell 1821/0615
No news from Slater. Kelly restores Carbery who had been suspended by Archbishop of Baltimore. L'Artigue wants to become Bishop not V.A. at Montreal. It would cause difficulties with Lord Bathurst and Dr. Mountain, Protestants Bishop of Quebec, They would be satisfied if only a V.A. at Montreal and a Bishop at Quebec. Death of Bishop Gibson; Extract in Italian; Plessis, Slater, Kelly, Carbery Fontana, L'ArtigueSomaglia, Lord Bathurst, Dr. Mountain, Goulburn Gibson
- MENC BAL 5 Document : Gradwell to Marechal 1821/1005
Efforts to convince Propaganda of difficulties in Baltimore. Cardinals admit mistakes. Impression increased by reports of the Abbe Inglesi, pamphlets from Philadelphia and letters. Kelly to be translated and Virginia put under Archbishop of Baltimore. Retirement of Connolly in New York and Coadjutor appointed. Similar solution in Philadelphia possible; Draft of a letter; Fontana, Pedicini Somaglis, Inglesi, Poynter, Consalvi, Kelly, Conolly
- MENC BAL 6 Document : Marechal to Gradwell 1821/1121
Coming to Rome; Draft of a letter; Fontana
- MENC BAL 7a Document : P. Malou to Granwell 1822/0414
Encloses letter for Archbishop or Propaganda. Riots in Philadelphia; Malou, Hogan, Conwell
- MENC BAL 7b Document : P. Malou to Marchal 1822/0414
Scandal at Philadelphia over election of trustees. Trouble also at New York. Incitements of French. The Bishop has few supporters. Financial difficulties of the Church in New York. Hogan vs Harold at Philadelphia. Harold causing divisions in New York also and has support of trustees against the Bishop; P.S. (1822/0420) Description of fights in Philadelphia. Hogan involved in a case at law with a women. French left New York, said to have gone to Boston. Connolly visited D'Espainville a loyal trustee to thank him, but no mention of Malou or declaration of his innocence. Proof of his innocence; Hogan, Duponceau, Fontana, Carbery, Goorman, Franch, Comte d'Espainville, Harmonie, Lynch, Harold, Egan, Connolly Power Consalvi, Taylor Conwell
- MENC BAL 7c D : Giving proof that Malou was ordained after his wife's death; Vermeersch, Demeulenaere
- MENC BAL 7d Document : Malou to Thauenet 1822/0427
Sending a packet, letter to be sent to Gradwell if Archbishop of Baltimore had already left Rome. Miserable state of the Bishop at New York; Thauenet, Connolly
- MENC BAL 7e D : Newspaper cuttings describing the case against Hogan, and the riots at Philadelphia; Hogan, Mary Connel, O'Hannan; 7a-7e are letters in French sent from New York by the Rev. P. Malou
- MENC BAL 8 Document : Marechal to Consalvi 1822/0604
A copy of replies sent to the questions proposed by Consalvi. Trustees. Bad Irish priests. The Hogan situation. Disapproves of the plan to divide the diocese of New Orleans. Too soon to make Detroit a Bpric. Bishops should be appointed only with the advise of Archbishop of Baltimore, Diocesan seminaries. Provincial Council impossible with the present Bishops. Diocesan Synods also inadvisable, Visitations completed; Hogan, Conwell, Dubourg, Sibourg, Rosetti, Rosati, Fesch, Ben. Fenwick, Kelly, Consalvi
- MENC BAL 9 Document : Consalvi to Marechal 1822/0722
Copy in the writing of Marechal, and addressed to Gradwell. Appointment of Bishops, terna from Archbishop of Baltimore and suffragans. Irish Bishops not to give dimissorials unless priest previosly accepted by an American Bishop; Consalvi
- MENC BAL 10 Document : Copy of Encyclical Letter to the Irish. Bishop laying down regulations for priest going to America
- MENC BAL 11 Document : Copy of Brief of Pius VII signed by Consalvi, "concordat cum originali" signed by Pedicini. Settlement in Archbishop of Baltimore favour of the controversy between him and the Jesuits with regard to the property of White Marsh; Consalvi, Pedicini, Fesch, Castiglione, De la Genga, Fortis, Jesuits, White Marsh 1822/0723
- MENC BAL 12 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1822/0724
Pedicini has sent him copies of his poems. Asks Gradwell to send them on; Pedicini, Poynter
- MENC BAL 13 Document : Marechal 1822/0728
Signed, formal declaration appointing Gradwell his agent
- MENC BAL 14 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1822/0819
Personal. All well in Baltimore. Philadelphia confused. Expects rescript from Pedicini against Hogan. Wants a copy of the letter of Fortis to the American Jesuits. Asks for privilege for all his priests to anticipate Matins from 2:00 pm; Poynter, Hogan, Pedicini, Fortis, Flaget, Dubourg
- MENC BAL 15 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1822/0909
Propaganda worried about Dr. England's plan to print a Roman Missal in English. No need for a new translation of the N.T. Dubourg sending an Italian priest as agent to Rome. Gradwell to resist any attempts he makes to alter dioceses. Dubourg imprudent and influences Flaget. Financial. Literature against Harold enclosed. Philadelphia; Poynter, England, Dubourg, Valesano, Flaget, Harold, Hottinger, Torlonia, Thauenet
- MENC BAL 16a Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1822/0925
Brief of Pius VII received. Passage home fixed. Wants dispensation to ordain without domicile or dimissorials of Poynter has such a faculty. Valesano not an agent; Poynter, Pedicini, Galleassi, Hyde of Neuville, Valesano, Dubourg
- MENC BAL 16b Document : Copied extracts from this letter, that of Sept. 9th and that of Oct. 1st
- MENC BAL 17 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1822/1001
England's Missal unobjectionable. Also merely wants to reproduce Challoner; Poynter, England, Keating
- MENC BAL 18 Document : Brief replies to objections against remedies proposed by Marechal (agency) 1. Irish priests, 2. Lay administrators of Church goods in America, 3. Controversy with the Jesuits; Carroll, Antonelli, Molineaux, White Marsh, Bohemia, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 19 Document : Propaganda (agency) to Marechal
Proposing remedies for the tumults caused by the power of laymen over Church goods
- MENC BAL 20 Document : Marechal to Propaganda (agency) Joy at return. Jesuits reject the authority of the Bull of Pius VI and the Brief of Pius VII. Enclosures. Letter to Consalvi with Neale's letters (of No. 21). Letters sent to Neale by Marechal (of No. 20). Notes of Whitfield on Neale's letters for Gradwell alone (of No. 25). Letters for Consalvi and Rivarola. Compliments to many in Rome; Baron de Treceyl?, Whitfield, Jesuits, Neale, Consalvi, Rivarola, Capacini, Fesch 1823/0104
- MENC BAL 21a Document : Marechal to Consalvi (agency) 1822/1227
Welcome at Baltimore. Pope's chalice used at Christmas. Sent brief against Hogan to Conwell, and brief to Neale. Hogan submitted. Neale replied rejecting. (Neale's letter given as in No. 22 but in Latin, in the right hand column, in the left had column notes added by Marechal.), Marechal then wrote to Neale as in No. 24c, and received a reply as given in No. 23, here with Marechal's observations in the left column. Marechal advises not censures but that the Jesuits should be secularised and put under obedience to the Bishop; Hogan, Conwell, Grassi, Kenny, Francis, Neale, Ben Fenwick, Carbery, Matthews, Harper, Ashton, Carroll, Arabia Petra, Molineaux, Leo Neale, Fortis, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 21b Document : Copy of 21a 1822/1227
- MENC BAL 22 Document : Neale to Marechal (copy in bad English) 1822/1209
Objects to the handling over of White Marsh. The Jesuits are in debt already. Does not belong to them but to a corporation of seculars and religious. Pope and General have no power in the matter. Carroll resigned all rights. Trustees not had time to discuss the question; Chas. Neale, White Marsh, Carroll, Jesuits, Fortis
- MENC BAL 23 Document : C. Neale to Marechal (copy in bad English) 1822/1223
Appeal against the Brief. Chief points of protest given. Arguments much the same as those in No. 22; Chas. Neale, Fortis, White Marsh, Jesuits, Carroll, L. Neale
- MENC BAL 24a Document : Copies of various letters in the Jesuit controversy; Jesuits
- MENC BAL 24-1 Document : Fortis to C. Neale 1822/0726
Marechal will communicate the Brief to him, settling the controversy; Fortis, C. Neale
- MENC BAL 24-2 Document : Marechal to C. Neale 1822/1127
After failure to reach friendly solution case put before a committee of Cardinals. Cardinals unanim in Archbishop of Baltimore's favour. Pope approved, Brief sent. Asks for a delegate to arrange practical matters of transfer; Fortis, C. Neale, Somaglia, Pacca, Fesch, Castiglioni, Rivarola, Della Genga, Ercolani De Gregorio
- MENC BAL 24-3 Document : Marechal to C. Neale (in answer to his letter of the 9th) His arguments could be interpreted as an attack on the Holy See. Fortis argued the case with the advice of Grassi and Kenny. No longer a matter for discussion, a solemn judgement has been given, and ordered to be enforced. Given to the 27th to submit, Neale replied on the 23rd with an appeal against the Judgement; C. Neale, Fortis, Grassi, Kenny 1822/1214
- MENC BAL 24 Document : B.C.D. further copies of 24a; Whitfield, C. Neale
- MENC BAL 25 Document : Notes of Whitfield on the letter of Neale of Dec. 23rd (in Whitfield's hand, and marked "for you only".) A point to point answer to Neale's arguments. No law against giving up White Marsh and the corporation adequately provided for without it; Carroll, L. Neale, F. Nelae, Besther, Matthews, B. Fenwick, E. Fenwick, Carbery, De Vergne, De Barthe, Stonyhurst, Smith (V.A.)
- MENC BAL 26 Document : Reply to the Trustee of the Church of St. Mary of Philadelphia. From Propaganda (agency), Rebuked for asking for Conwell to be removed and Hogan made their Pastor. Hogan's impiety and sacrileges. That are making themselves his accomplices; Hogan, Conwell
- MENC BAL 27 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1823/0117
Sends further copy of the Latin translation of Neale's letter in case the first lost. Neale's disloyalty. Instructions for the Cardinals. Jesuit subtility. Compliments; C. Neale, Consalvi, Rivarola, Ponente, Pedicini, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 28 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1823/0128
Refers to former letters. Sends copies of Neale's letters in English. Jesuits control the property and even sell it. Property for the good of the Church in Maryland. Carroll demanded that his successors should receive the same revenues as he. Asks for secularisation of recalcitrant Jesuits; C. Neale, Matthews, Arabia Petra, Lord Baltimore, Carroll, Ponente, Fortis, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 29 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1823/0218
Three petitions enclosed for the Holy See. Jesuits reject temporal power of the Pope. Arabia Petra sold; Arabia Petra, Ponente, Nicolai, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 30 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1823/0409
Gradwell in London. Money. Letters for Propaganda and Fesch. Propaganda still interfering in the nominations of Bishops, eg. Enock Fenwick for Florida. Archbishop of Baltimore had sent in a terna including B. Fenwick from his own diocese. Hopes for prompt solution of the Jesuit problem, and also ipso facto censures for those selling Church property. Also forbidding them to send out the diocese priests trained in the diocese. Scandels continue at Philadelphia but Hogan losing power. Intrigues of Dubourg. A privilege wrongly made out; This letter refers to a letter from Gradwell of April 24th and one from Propaganda of June 20th. These dates could not be 1822 when Marechal was in Rome. The only postmark on the letter is November. It seems therefore to have been misdated; Thauenet, Poynter, Fesch, Consalvi, E. Fenwick, Ben Fenwick, Jesuits, Arabia Petra, Hogan, Inglesi, Dubourg, Caprano
- MENC BAL 31 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1823/0409
Letters for Consalvi and (?) Fesch. Enock Fenwick and Florida. Dubourg's intrigues, enticing away his priests. Jesuit quarrel. Censure for alienation of Church Land. Philadelphia scandals; This letter more or less repeats No. 30. It has the same date but was sent to London instead of Rome. Postmarks are September, October and November, so the date here may also be wrong; Consalvi, Caprano, E. Fenwick, Dubourg, Jesuits, Poynter
- MENC BAL 32 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1823/0420
Bishop of Boston nominated to the See of Moutauban. Appeals against the move. Dubourg has taken seven young novices from White Marsh for his diocese. Jesuits hopeful of an annulment of the brief; Cheverus ?, Dubourg, C. Neale, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 33 Document : Gradwell to Marechal (draft of a letter, incomplete and without signature) 1923/0424
Disgust at Nele's conduct amonst the Cardinals. List of the new Cardinals. Isoalo Dean if the Rota. Caprano Sec. of Propaganda. Rosati's brief recalled when Dubourg threatened to resign, and now he has been made coadjutor at New Orleans. Fenwick now thought of for Mississippi. Chevreux of Boston translated to France. Dr. Englands missal has been given to Propaganda to be examined. Jerome Bonaparte in Rome. Mgr. Muzzi to Chile. Finance; Grandi, Menochio, Rosati, Fenwick, Chevreux, Muzzi, Hottinger, Thauenet, Torlonia
- MENC BAL 34 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1823/0624
Jesuits and the Brief. Dubourg's unbecoming conduct. He has obtained a grant from Goverment for an impossible mission to the Indians. Enticing of priests from Baltimore. C. Neale has died. Dubourg should be reprimanded by Propaganda and priests leaving the diocese without permission censured. Dubourg also trying to get some of Baltimore's priests nominated to Bprics; Fillicchi, Dubourg, Inglesi, C. Neale, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 35 Document : Marechal to Fesch (agency) 1823/0711
Intrigues and enticements of Dubourg. An Italian sent to Rome as his agent. His schemes for the Indians a plan to raise money in Europe. Rosati recommende as conadjutor for Dubourg wanted in New Orleans rather than St. Louis. New See needed in Florida which is now no longer under Bishop of Havannah. Ohio wants new Bpric at Detroit with Chabrat as Bishop. Lack of Priests; Fesch, Dubourg, Rosati, Chabrat, Ed. Fenwick
- MENC BAL 36 Document : Marechal to Consalvi (agency) 1823/0907
Thanks Propaganda for referring to him names of people suggested for new Sees. Enock Fenwick unsuitable also Simeon Brute. Ben. Fenwick for Florida or Potier or Chabrat. Whose suffragan would the new Bishop be? Who recommended Fenwick? Beware of Dubourg's agents; Consalvi, Enock Fenwick, Brute, Ben Fenwick, Potier, Chabrat, Inglesi, Hogan, Dubourg
- MENC BAL 37 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1823/0910
Letter introducing Dr. J. Hobart, Protestant Bishop of New York; Hobrat
- MENC BAL 38 Document : Marechal to Leo XII (agency) 1823/1122
Greetings and fidelity to the new Pope; Leo XII
- MENC BAL 39 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1823/1123
Letter for the Pope enclosed. Renews petitions re: appointment of Bishops and Jesuit dispute. Inglesi in Philadelphia with Hogan. Loaded with spoils from Europe of which Dubourg will get nothing, he plans to settle in New York. Hogan leaving for England. Permission for lay sisters of the Visitation to teach outside their Convent. Requiem for Pius VII and Te Deum for Leo XII. Thanks to Princess Corsini for her picture. Fears Dubourg will try to get Baltimore's subjects made Bishop. Questions Corona in Rome about Inglesi. Compliments; Jesuits, Inglesi, Hogan, Conwell, Corona, Dubourg, Plessis, Whitfield, Princess Corsini, Fesch, Father Francis de Sales, White, Nicholai
- MENC BAL 40 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1824/0207
Rosati V. A. of Alabama and Missouri and also coadjutor to Dubourg. The former did not lapse with his new appointment. Archbishop of Baltimore can not look after these territories and new Sees must be erected. Hogan has fled, but another vagabond Irish priest has taken his place, all good Catholics have joined the Bishop. Priest forced to leave Richmond as nothing to live on. Awaits solution of the Jesuit case; Rosati, Dubourg, Hogan, Conwell, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 41 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1824/0718
No letter from Gradwell! How does the Jesuit case stand. Letter for Fesch. Does not know Taylor but supports Chevereux's choice for Boston. Alabama and Mississippi restored to his jurisdiction, transferred his powers to Dubourg. Threat to resign if Propaganda does not settle the Jesuit case soon; Fesch, Taylor, Chevereux, Dubourg, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 42 Document : Marechal to Somaglia (agency) 1824/0720
Wants decisions on 1. American Jesuits claim all the privileges of the old Society as never disolved, 2. Jesuits claim right of patronage from civil title to Bona Sacra in America. If not settled satisfactorily will ask to resign; Somaglia, Jesuits, Dzierozivsky, Fortis, Brozowsky
- MENC BAL 43 Document : Marechal to Somaglia (agency) 1824/0918
Names for appointment to Boston, Florida and Michigan. Also for Illinois, if it is made a diocese. Asks for end of Jesuit Conroversy; Somaglia, Ed Fenwick, Chevereux, Richard Taylor, Conwell, Connolly, Ben Fenwick, Niel, Chabrat, Young, Portier
- MENC BAL 44 Document : Marechal to "Monseigneur" (agency) 1824/0920
This may be to Fesch to whom he writes in French, or possibly to Strada Julia to whom he writes later as his Protector. A decision in his favour against the Jesuits, asks for it to be executed. Pacca and Fortis denied the Jesuits had recovered former privileges. Jesuit encroachments on parishes in Maryland. Dangers of trustees. Names for Bprics, Enick Fenwick, Badin and Brute unsuitable; Jesuits, Pacca, Fortis, Dzierozivsky, C. Neale, Caprano, Enock Fenwick, Badin, Brute, Richard Taylor, Ben Fenwick, Niel, Chabrat, Young, Portier, Fesch
- MENC BAL 45 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1824/0922
Wants the new decision against the Jesuits enforced. New appointments. Jesuit privileges and patronage. Hogan fled Carolina and married. Compliments; Jesuits, Dzierozuisky, Hogan, White, Caprano
- MENC BAL 46 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1824/1012
Jesuit plot to get the Government to write to the Pope to prevent the enforcement of the sentence. Kolhmann sent to Rome possibly with the letter signed by Adams and a presentation for Leo XII. However as Kolhmann is a good religious the agent is more likely to be Marshall. Adams is writing in a private capacity. He is a well known anti-Catholic. Danger of scandal if the letter becomes public. Denies Jesuit privileges and refuses to recognise their right of patronage; Quincy Adams, Jesuits, Kolhmann, Marshall, Dzierozuisky
- MENC BAL 47 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1824/1017
Letter to Propaganda enclosed. Bishop of New York seems to be acting very foolishly. Compliments to Caprano; Connolly, Caprano
- MENC BAL 48 Document : Daniel Brent to Marechal (copy) 1824/1020
Jesuit attempt to persuade Adams to write to the Holy See. He agreed to write if President gave permission. Circumestances prevented him. He has been asked again. Promises Marechal a copy of the letter if he does write. Offers to help bring about an agreement. The Government is opposed to interference and appeals to outside States; Daniel Brent, Adams, Consalvi
- MENC BAL 49a Document : Marechel to ? (agency) 1824/1104
The letter is in French, and may be for Fesch who is also called Strada Julia, (No. 61, 60, 65) Replying to a letter of 1823/0803. Hasn't received the Ponenza yet. Wrote to Brent and encloses his letter. Shows the lengths the Jesuits go to. Willing to give up the Brief of Pius VII for the good of the Church, if given a pension and a hypotheque of the goods of the Jesuits. Willing to give up more but may ask to resign as a result. Jesuit wealth and secular poverty. Awaits a decision on their privileges. They should be forbidden to receive trusteeship. Bad Jesuits should be removed from Maryland and replaced by others. Marshall expelled from the Soceity, F. Neale sent into retirement, Ben Fenwick made Bishop of Florida or Boston. Young, Vespres and Mylady sent from Rome to replace them. Personal; Brent, Adams, Jesuits, White Marsh, Dzierozuisky, Fortis, Marshall, F. Neale, Ben Fenwick, Young, Vespres, Mylady, Fesch
- MENC BAL 49b Document : Second Copy 1824/1104
- MENC BAL 50 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1824/1106
Marshall reported to be carrying letter from Adams. Advises Propaganda to reply that the matter was decided in Rome as a case of conscience. Ask Gradwell to see the reply before it is sent off. Letters enclosed; Caprano, Brent, Marshall, Adams, Thauenet
- MENC BAL 51 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) Repeats re: Jesuits methods. Willing to renounce White Marsh for an annuity of 1000 dollars and a hypotheque on their goods. Willing to do without this if the Pope wishes it, but will probably have to resign. Jesuits are rich. Their privileges. Bishop of Quebec's troubles with the Seminary(?) at Montreal. Personal. Hogan married to widow. O'Meily his successor lacks adherents. Cheverus still wants Taylor as his successor; Fesch, Brent, White Marsh, Fortis, Jesuits, Plessis (Quebec), Wiseman, White, Penswick, Guillot, Whitfield, Hogan, O'Meily, Taylor, Cheverus 1824/1112
- MENC BAL 52 Document : Printed report of the Ohio Mission 1824/1115
Mainly about Ed Fenwick, Bishop. His begging tour in Europe; Ed Fenwick
- MENC BAL 53 Document : Brent to Marechal (copy) 1824/1220
Jesuit conroversy. Adams has not written and probably will not. Papal intervention, (enclosed in No. 54); Ed Fenwick, Brent, Taney, Adams, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 54a Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1824/1228
Intrigues of his adversaries. Received the Ponenza. Connolly of New York is ill and will soon need a successor. John Gillow, President of Ushaw proposed for New York. Schism in Philadelphia is dieing. Boston hopes for Taylor. Is the devotion "Bona mors" approved by Rome. Claims in justice 1300 rather then 1000 from the Jesuits; Fesch, Caprano, C. Neale, Ed Fenwick, Connolly, John Gillow, Taylor, Mietz, Brent, Jesuits
- MENC BAL 54b Document : Gradwell to Gillow (original) 1825/0131
Written on the back of A., Tells him to take copies of the enclosed and pass on to Caprano. Personal. Butlers answer to Southeys "Book of the Church". Cobbett's History of the Reformation. Worried about American affairs; Somaglio, Gillow, Caprano, James Talbet, Dr. Archer, Fryer, Poynter, Butler, Cobbett, Southey, Wiseman, etc. students and priests
- MENC BAL 55 Document : Marechal to Somaglis (agency) 1824/1221
Jesuit intrigues with the Government. Brief of Pius VII printed publicly, to raise feeling against the Holy See. Wrote to Brent after getting an opinion on the matter from a Maryland Senator. Brent's reply enclosed. Better not to insist on the Brief now but compel the Jesuits to pay an annuity - under obedience. Three Jesuit trouble makers leaving for Europe. F. Neale their leader too ill. Send 5 young American Jesuits back. Gorman, the Coadjutor asked for by Connolly has died. Rumour of Bishop England's democratic constitution; Somaglia, Fesch, Adams, Fortis, Brent, Taney, Jesuits, F. Neale, Connolly, Gorman, England
- MENC BAL 56 Document : Marechal to Gradwell (original) 1825/0209
Death of Connolly. No suitable successor in America. Asks for one from England; Connolly
- MENC BAL 57 Document : Marechal to Cardinal (?) Somaglia (agency) 1825/0309
In answer to letters of Propaganda of December 10th. 1. Church of St. Augustine at Philadelphia, 2. Schism at Philadelphia is over, Hogan married, O'Meilly deserted. Inglesi in prison. Trustees still a problem, therefore foolish to start negotiations with them. Must support Conwell. The schism has shown up the trustees system. England's democratic ideas and his support of O'Meilly. Refuses to send Archbishop of Baltimore a copy of his democratic constitution - asks that he should be ordered to do so. No suitable successor for Connolly. Power is administrator. Neruiks a Belgian living in London suggested, or Gillow of Ushaw. The person appointed should bring an Irish and an English priest with him. Adams elected President. Scheme to withdraw funds from the Roman College for the sum due to Archbishop of Baltimore and let Fortis recover it from his American subjects; Carr O.S.A., Hurly O.S.A., Hogan, O'Meilly, Inglesi, Conwell, England, Connolly, Power, Neruiks, Poynter, J. Gillow, Adams, Fortis, Despuon O.S.F.