Ann Mattingly’s Miracle Cure
...Mattingly, whose story has recently become popular with the release of the book Mrs. Mattingly’s Miracle, by Nancy Schultz. The two pamphlets examine Ann’s extraordinary cure and give evidence that a miracle saved Mrs. Mattingly’s life. The first pamphlet was published in 1824, the same year as her recovery. 1824
The Bishop’s Bank
...or conducting business are written in the front of the bank's first ledger book in Frenaye's own hand. They illustrate that the Diocese ran that bank according to sound business practices. Customer relations and secure investments were the guiding principles of the Bishop's bank. According to Frenaye's rules office hours
John Gilmary Shea Correspondence, 1836-1891 (MC 51)
...olades and accomplishments of publishing nearly three hundred articles and books. The John Gilmary Shea Correspondence preserved in the Philadelphia Archdiocese Historical Research Center primarily consists of correspondences received by Shea throughout the 19th century. Some of the larger files of correspondence are from Oscar W. Collet, Archbishop Michael Augustine
Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly: a rare find
...outh, social activist and entertainment mogul. Redpath had sold his Lyceum booking agency several years earlier and was recuperating from an accident. He proposed to The New York Tribune that they send him to Ireland where he could regain his health while reporting on social conditions in that country. Though