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...atholics in America. Kenrick, however, and encouraged the publication of a newspaper in German and a translation of the catechism into German. It was also interesting to note that two of the letters mentioned in Bishop Kenrick’s journal express his thanks for gifts from none other than Joseph Bonaparte, including

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Thomas Lloyd family papers, 1766-1867 (MC 45)

...he Debates of Congress and Now (With His Permission) Published for General Use (1793) are also included. In 1791, Lloyd returned to London with his family where he was arrested and placed in Newgate prison for two years for debt. The diary he kept while imprisoned can also be found

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Philly in Focus: Robert Halvey’s Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia

...s, while attending Roman Catholic High School taking photos for the school newspaper. He served as a U.S. Army Photographer during World War II, for which he received the Legion of Merit, a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the

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