Letter from Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. to Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap.
Letter from Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. to Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap., referring to his poor health and his imminent departure for Santa Inés, ‘one of the old Franciscan missions in Los Angeles – somewhere about 40 miles from Santa Barbara'. Bibby adds 'The Bishop, Dr. [John Joseph] Cantwell, is giving it to our people, and I’m to run it …’. He also refers to prominent members of the Irish American community and to his meeting with Seán T. O’Kelly, Sinn Féin envoy to the United States. Bibby
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- 1 Oct. 1924
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- 21
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- 6 pp; Manuscript
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- Letter from Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. to Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap., referring to his poor health and his imminent departure for Santa Inés, ‘one of the old Franciscan missions in Los Angeles – somewhere about 40 miles from Santa Barbara'. Bibby adds 'The Bishop, Dr. [John Joseph] Cantwell, is giving it to our people, and I’m to run it …’. He also refers to prominent members of the Irish American community and to his meeting with Seán T. O’Kelly, Sinn Féin envoy to the United States. Bibby writes ‘He [O'Kelly] has a tough job before him, as hard as ever a man faced. Even had our people played the game – it would be difficult owing to [the] sinister influence of [Daniel Florence] Cohalan and [John] Devoy’.
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- Irish Capuchin Archives > Capuchin Papers relating to the Irish Revolution > The Papers of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. > Correspondence > Correspondence with other Capuchins
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ST. BENEDICT'S RECTORY 550 WEST SOU STREET NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. 1. X. 24 d. dizig, a cara it. This morning I came to alone address a what should I find awaiting me her but your most welcome with a closed cattle. Both I have just not - almost denounced - as they both said what I had hangong to hear for a long time. Thank both each a change has come about in a way that can leave me doubt as its ratify. & its significance. So glad P.C. had as you part it such a "magic effect" I have herself tried to have look no one & I should be graced to be even seeming undifferent to any others whose kindness & loyalty I appraise so deep. Saw I must kill you some thing about myself. Well I haven't been love well - & for a time I thought I thought never seen the green isle again. but thank God. I am ever so much better now. I was aft to conceal a good Co. Dr. & thought internal trouble. own half I had to somewhat agreem Dr. who sent me on to the Roosevelt Hospital what I have been attending the Pathological & X-Ray departments up to Greenday. She Dos these bar mats kind. box I paging $10000 a visit they could have taken a deeper interest in me. Yesterday the Principal noted for me the reforts of their most important which they were to send on to my Dr. thank God there is no serious trouble - nothing that will not yield to inalmonity - that that inalmonity is bet - I shall know this every as I have an apprentice in aptonomy. And they I know is that I have to build up - as there is a nemic trouble to be covered about ford when I posit the Dis hands I have for A town - about 220 miles West gold got pack up on belonging & death for the West. She Dos say that Alamote will death me. but the decession to send me there was come to before Drs spoke - but that does not matter. I am going to Santa Ines one other old Francoiscan invisions in Los Angeles - selective about 400 miles from Santa Bartara. She Dr. Dr Cambrell is going to come to our people & I am to run it. ST. BENEDICT'S RECTORY 550 WEST SOU STREET NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. with the assistance of others Dr Dedacas with Colum. By the way his interesting tokens that Dr Cambrell gone two hours a cheque of $10000 recently for his School. so the informed last sunday evening when I had the phrasare of meeting mos wheelers with Di is nothing - & herself as an institution. Since then I have had the thrawere to have had expert since with more th. a moth leveated & drop mother woman - little broader bo two sons are send magnificent character. She has a dear girl of both Hosting from the Senior Stage to the present of time. & can perfect herself as deep as read friend miss A. mal. 2nd Pholis revealed. I am to see him again on 4th. I shall perglad to mi of hands of the Dr.S. this getting role & the praying brown west will be a phrasari charge. I expect to see Dom. also marked. It is an 18 hrs run to chicago & a 3 days untoken run from later to San Francisco. I can't go hard heard about College at mendecino. sender dee with his Bli…
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