Mary Brackett Willcox papers, 1807-1864 (MC 10)
...ecial interest to Mary. From an old established Puritan family from Massachusetts, she converted to Catholicism after marrying into the Willcox family. The correspondence also documents the Vincentians’ work in the Philadelphia diocese and in other parts of the country; and relates to the Willcox family. Besides correspondence, the collection
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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
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