Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church

...tings and protests, including occupying buildings to stop demolitions, the State of Pennsylvania was eager to resolve the problem.[8] Officials offered the Archdiocese one million dollars to move the church and also tried to redesign the project to spare the church but such a plan would have left Holy Redeemer

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Other resources/repositories

...the Philadelphia area Archdiocese of Philadelphia St. John Neumann Shrine American Catholic Historical Society LaSalle University Archives Old St. Joseph's Church St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Ryan Memorial Library at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Villanova University Digital Library Philadelphia City Archives Marriage Record Office Free Library of Philadelphia National Archives Mid-Atlantic

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David Lynch papers, 1830-1875 (MC 13)

...itically well-connected, Lynch was granted an auctioneer’s license for the state of Pennsylvania by then Governor George Wolf. Lynch was also appointed Post Master of Pittsburgh. He held this position from 1833-1840. The bulk of this small collection is comprised of Lynch’s correspondence with other politically active Pennsylvanians and includes

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“An Appeal to Truth”

...nd the national interest of Germany to confute us.” (9) Additionally, this statement places the German Bishops in a precarious position because if they do not accept the public trial then it could be argued that they did not rise to defend the honor of Germany and its soldiers. The

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