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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

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

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

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

Letter to Mary Brackett Willcox from Alexander Frasi, C.M., November 03, 1843

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

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

Letter to Bishop Wood from Father Moriarty about his resignation of faculties of the Diocese of Philadelphia

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

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

History and membership information for the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute.

Letter to Bishop Wood from Sara Churchman, account of her conversion to Catholicism principally due to doctrine of infallibility

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

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 Bishop Wood, from P. Brady, accounts of the case received by Brady.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Mr. P. Brady, Wolcott’s Case, Towanda

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

Letter to Archbishop Spalding of Baltimore, from Patrick F. Delaney (Tamaqua), Daughter’s problem married to priest’s brother; mentions Bishop Kenrick

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

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

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, (Easton, Pennsylvania), signature for deed for Mr. Phelps, Towanda.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, land problems and timber stealing; Duchess of Leeds property

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, land of Duchess of Leeds; convent; timber lands in Lycoming County

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, land for convent in Towanda.

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Mr. P. Brady, Sale of property in Towanda,

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from P. Brady, Land Sale and mortgage transaction.

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.

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.

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

To Very reverend C.J.H. Carter, Vicar General, from Daniel Gill, Mahanoy City, a request to present a document to Bishop Wood, the document concerns money which was collected for the new church which was taken by McEvoy. A general report was made…

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.

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

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 George Miller, a note of thanks for the Archbishop’s kind reception of the Committee and a promise of a solution to the Lithuanians’ problem, there is also a copy of the letter of Father Koncz, a Lithuanian priest who was asked…

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

Letter to Archbishop Wood, from Reverend Maurus Graetzer, Easton, Pennsylvania, case with Anthony Brekman and St. Joseph’s Church, Tamaqua.

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

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

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

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 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