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A drawing of Villanova University as it would have appeared in 1849. From left to right, the chapel/oratory, Belle-Air Mansion, the College Building, and the old Rudolph barn.

A sketch of the Belle-Air estate, the home of John Rudolph, as it appeared in 1842

A portrait of Reverend Patrick E. Moriarty, OSA, founder of Villanova University

List of names of people who contributed to building of Church in Girardville, their occupation and place of residence; no date.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Citizens of Towanda, PA, church in Towanda, PA, and Father Toner.

Questions concerning the state of the Diocesan Church in Philadelphia; St. Joseph’s church in Tamaqua; Holy Family Church in Shenandoah; Spiritual and Temporal matters

Hand-painted photograph portrait of Francis A. Drexel. Oval shape. Note on back reads "Presented by Walter G. [i.e., George] Smith". Title taken from verso.

Letter to Father Moriarty from Bishop Wood, the suspension of his faculties, if he delivered the speech at the Academy of Music

Letter to Basil Duke from Bishop Wood, discusses the Mission book given to Duke and his hopes for being exchanged.

Letter to Basil Duke from Bishop Wood, during Duke's imprisonment in a Union POW camp. Letter references a coat and book on Catholic missions given to Duke by Wood.

Letter to Archbishop Martin J. Spalding, from Bishop James F. Wood, the Fort Delaware Prisoners – Basil Duke’s stay at the prison; clergy passes

Letter to Edward Brady, Sr., from Archbishop Wood, reply to Mr. Brady’s letter of November 18, about his son’s conversion from Protestantism to Catholicism assuring him his son is not obligated to believe his father is doomed to perdition.

To Monsignor l’Abbe Nicolaus Mauron, Gen., C.SS.R., on financial trouble at St. Boniface Church.

Letter to Bishop Wood, from P. Joseph Wissel, C.SS.R., St. Theresa, a letter of introduction for Elizabeth Dickey, whose husband cannot be found. She is pregnant by another man.

Letter to Wood, from Martin P. Walsh, there is mentioned the following: the first masses celebrated at Lost Creek; the number of people attending the Masses; the number of confessions heard (in Gaelic and in English); and the first steps toward the…

To Archbishop Wood, from D. Wagoner, Port Carbon, debt of $1,600.00 owed to Wagoner by the Church in Port Carbon (St. Stephen) – request that Archbishop Wood pay it.

Letter to Mary Brackett Willcox from Edward J. Sourin, S.J., March 4, 1843.

Letter to Mr. Healy, from Reverend James J. Smith, stating when Reverend McDermott’s burial would be.

Letter to Bishop Wood, from P.W. Sheafer, Pottsville, mix-up in deeds and lots for a Church in Gilberton.

Letter to Archbishop Wood from J.F. Shanahan about the Molly Maguires.

Letter to Mary Brackett Willcox from Bartholomew Rollando, C.M., November 18, 1845

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Stephen S. Remak, attorney, case of Commonwealth v. Blasius Pistorius.

Letter to Wood, from Officers of the Polish National Guard of Warsaw, a letter of support for Father Lenarkiewicz which presents the Polish side of the story.

Letter to Wood, from Daniel O’Connor. Father O’Connor’s objection to Father Walsh having established a new parish and collecting money from the people, etc., without his knowledge. There is also a request for the redistribution of families for the…

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel O’Connor, about a Father Walsh, who states he is pastor of a new parish in Lost Creek, This is also a letter of protest on the split of the parish in Shenandoah.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel O’Connor, Girardville, account of pew collections.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel O’Connor, Girardville, financial matters of St. Mary’s Church, Mahanoy City.

To Archbishop Wood, from Patrick O’Connell, Towanda, PA, Molly Maguires and Towanda, PA.

Letter to Wood, from H. O’Reilly of Annunciation Church, Shenandoah, arguments against the establishment of Lost Creek Parish

Address of John O'Neill's to the Irish American.

Letter to Mary Brackett Willcox from Patrick E. Moriarty, O.S.A., June 25, 1842

Letter to Archbishop Ryan, from Aloysius Misteli, Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Churchville, PA, assignment to St. Clair, Pennsylvania.

Letter to Archbishop Ryan, from Reverend H.J. McManus, McManus requests a change from Lost Creek parish; describes the winter conditions in general.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Hugh McKenney (Barclay), Molly Maguires and Towanda, PA

Letter to Bishop Wood, from Father Charles A. McFadden. Difficulties McFadden is encountering building a new Church in Mahanoy City, a report of McEvoy and Julia Purcell, who lives in his rectory in Coarteville.

Letter to Bishop Wood, from Father Charles A. McFadden (St. Canicus), the acquisition of property sold by Father McEvoy to a Protestant near church owned-lots.

To Bishop Wood, from Father Charles A. McFadden, reporting to Wood about money problems, the people, and the dishonesty of Father McEvoy

To Archbishop Wood, from D.I. McDermott, will wait for Wood’s return to Philadelphia to take action.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from D.I. McDermott, financial status – St. Patrick’s, Pottsville; more accusations.

Letter to Bishop Wood, from McDermott, McDermott is “superceded” as pastor of Centralia.

To Bishop Wood, from Nick Mauron, C.SS.R. St. Boniface Church – debt of $175,000.

Letter to Mary Brackett Willcox from Mariano Maller, C.M., June 3, 1844

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Father Daniel Magorien. Informing Wood that he is not in the best of health and sometimes has people in the room with him in order to help him while he says Mass

Letter to Father McFadden, from M.G., Father McEvoy; the scandal connected with him.

From Little Sisters of the Poor, list of persons with their birth date, place of birth, year of immigration and parish of residence that the sisters cared for.

Letter to F. Walsh, from Father H. Lane, (St. Teresa’s). McEvoy Case, Father Lane advised him to drop all lawsuits against his calumniators in Mahanoy City.

Letter to Bishop Wood, from Reverend Julius Kuenzer, request for his brother, Reverend Rudolph Kuenzer to come to Philadelphia

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Richard Kinahan, et al., report to Archbishop Wood from the investigative committee concerning Father Barry. This item is the testimony of Mary Donohue.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Richard Kinahan, et al., report to Archbishop Wood, from the investigative committee concerning Father Barry. This item is the testimony of Father Kennedy.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Daniel Kennedy, report that he has seen Father Barry being overly friendly with another woman of the parish, Mrs. Passmore