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Catholic Church -- Maryland -- Emmitsburg -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Elizabeth Ann Seton letters

 Collection
Identifier: MC 44
Abstract This small collection includes letters from Elizabeth Ann Seton to Matthias and Joseph O’Conway. Matthias, a prominent Philadelphian especially within the Catholic community, was the father of Cecilia O’Conway, Philadelphia’s first nun and the first women to join Seton’s order, the Sisters of Charity. The correspondence is personal in nature and relates to several members of the O’Conway family, particularly Cecilia. Also included is a letter from Elizabeth to her sister-in-law Rebecca Seton...
Dates: 1799 - 1818