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Mother Catherine Letters
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Date

To

Concerning

05/19/1821

Fr. Rosati, St. Louis, MO

The plight of Mary Rollin, Mother Catherine’s Godchild

05/22/1828

Copy of agreement between Catherine Spalding and Elizabeth Wescott

05/09/1829

Bishop Flaget

Adoption or rejection of the white collar

10/28/1830

Bill of credit to Ann Bamber

02/10/1834

The Mayor of Louisville and his Council

Misunderstanding and return of money paid for Sisters who worked with Cholera patients

08/31/1839

Sister Louisa Dorsey

Mother’s love and concern for the orphans

08/15/1840

Manumission of Luke, a slave at Nazareth

04/17/1841

Bishop Flaget

The cap

07/06/1841

Bishop Flaget

Plea for SCN Community to remain a distinct body with their Constitutions, rules, dress, etc., unchanged

02/??/1843

Agreement between SCN Community and Catharine Smyth of Louisville

08/01/1843

S. Claudia Elliot

Friendly information

11/15/1843?

S. Claudia Elliot

Friendly information

02/23/1844

S. Claudia Elliot

S. Claudia’s bother - James; death of the slave Aunt Winny

05/20/1844

S. Claudia Elliot

Mother’s missing S. Claudia who had gone from Nazareth to Nashville in early 1844; gift of old organ to Sister’s brother, James, for his church in Taylorsville; news of Sister’s relatives and of the slaves.

07/??/1844

Request made by M. Catherine that a picture be kept in the room of other Mothers

08/10/1844

S. Claudia Elliot

Mother’s happiness at receiving Sister’s letter and seeing how much S. Claudia had improved in her writing and spelling

11/21/1844

Rev. M. J. Spalding

Mother’s willingness to take a Bardstown orphan

12/12/1844?

S. Vincentia and S. Claudia

Mother’s being with the orphans again

02/25/1845

Mrs. Maria Crozier

Friendly letter

07/24/1846

Rev. B. J. Spalding

Health condition of Father’s brother

11/02/1846

S. Claudia Elliot

Death of Frances Hanly; change of residences among the Sisters

12/12/1847

S. Claudia Elliot

Friendly comments

?/?/1847

S. Claudia Elliot

Mother’s love for S. Claudia; additions to orphanage; news of Sisters

05/24/1848

Juliann (thought to be Juliann Pierce Skinner, a niece of M. Catherine and S. Ann)

Stern remarks from Mother to Juliann

09/13/1848

Acknowledgment of a bequest of Margaret Wickham

09/20/1848

S. Claudia Elliot

Appreciation for S. Claudia’s letters; Orphanage news

09/22/1848

Rev. B. J. Spalding

Critical condition of Mr. John A. M’Atee

01/08/1849

Rev. B. J. Spalding

Reasons for not accepting an infant

04/30/1849 – 05/12/1849

S. Claudia Elliot

Friendly comments; sick Sisters; death of Mrs. James Tarleton and Eliza Breckenridge’s father

08/29/1850

S. Claudia Elliot

Mother’s grief at leaving orphans

11/18/1850

Mr. William Keely

Isaac Bell who goes to live with Keely

03/08/1851

Mr. William Keely

Erection of church at Nazareth

06/17/1851

S. Claudia Elliot

Mother’s physical condition; information about persons working at Nazareth and about the school

05/20/1852

Rev. M. J. Spalding

S. Gabriella visiting her father; school situation

05/22/1852

S. Genevieve McGinnis

Many different current items

06/03/1852

S. Julia and all the Sisters at the Infirmary and Orphan Asylum in Louisville

Building construction at Nazareth; desire to begin a hospital; necessity of spiritual growth

06/29/1852

Rev. M. Quinn

Invitation to attend examination at Nazareth

11/13/1852

S. Genevieve McGinnis

Spiritual advice

04/01/1853

S. Genevieve McGinnis

Renewal of Vows on Good Friday

06/08/1853

Miss Eliza S. Cook

Welcoming Eliza’s sister to Nazareth

12/29/1853

Willingness to receive Miss Brooks as a postulant (Probably S. Angela Brooks, who entered 1/4/1854)

01/15/1854

Mr. Webb

Wagon going to Louisville to pick up statues, trunks, boxes and guitars

02/08/1854

Miss Eliza Cook

Cases of typhoid among girls at Nazareth

03/06/1854

Miss Eliza Cook

Eliza’s sister, Medora; sickness and death of Lelia Campbell

04/30/1854

S. Genevieve McGinnis

Progress on church building

09/12/1854

Kate? (Mother’s Godchild)

Regret that Kate cannot return to school; friendly comments

10/20/1854

Rev. M. J. Spalding

Mother’s response to some things that had been reported to the Bishop about her

11/11/1854

S. Louisa Dorsey?

Managing the work while Mother is away

01/09/1855

S. Vincent, KY

Friendly letter

01/15/1855

S. Baptista Walls

Spiritual advice

01/04/1856

S. Genevieve McGinnis

Friendly information; death of S. Pulcharia

08/18/1856

S. Baptista Walls

Advice regarding S. Baptista’s resumption of duties at St. Patrick

09/22/1856

S. Cleophas Mills

Friendly letter

10/19/1856

S. Claudia Elliot

Friendly letter

__/__/1856?

S. Claudia Elliot

Sending gloves and soap

__/__/1856?

S. Claudia Elliot

Concern about gloves sent

01/14/1857

S. Claudia Elliot

Disappointment at not hearing from Sister

03/18/1857

Mrs. Harbison

Conditions in which Mrs. Harbison’s children are received and kept in St. Vincent Orphanage

05/25/1857

Friendly letter

06/13/1857

S. Baptista Walls

Desire to see Mrs. Dillon

10/30/1857

Mother Josephine

Loretto, KY

Request for aid for the orphanage

10/__/1857

S. Baptista Walls

Comments about several Sisters

01/11/1858

S. Cleophas Mills

Health of Sisters and children at orphanage; comments about several Sisters

01/23/1858

S. Baptista Walls

Friendly letter

11/04/[after 1854]

Kate (Mother’s Godchild)

Sympathy at death of Kate’s niece

12/09/[between 1851 and 1856]

Sister ?

Friendly letter