Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan

Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap. to Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, regarding his plans to build a school in Bend, Oregon. He writes ‘If everything goes alright I hope to start the school about the end of April. When I spoke to the Bishop about the school he stressed the importance of securing the right class of sisters and told me that I ought to go to Ireland myself and see that the proper sisters will be sent. I will go if your Reverence will give me the permission.

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Level of description: Item
Date: 3 Mar. 1926
Reference: 10
Extent and medium: 3 pp; manuscript
Scope and content: Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap. to Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, regarding his plans to build a school in Bend, Oregon. He writes ‘If everything goes alright I hope to start the school about the end of April. When I spoke to the Bishop about the school he stressed the importance of securing the right class of sisters and told me that I ought to go to Ireland myself and see that the proper sisters will be sent. I will go if your Reverence will give me the permission. A suitable time would be in June. I could take in the Eucharistic Congress’.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Missionary Correspondence > Correspondence of Fr. Luke Sheehan

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Bishop(1)
Little(1)

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Bishop about the school
little or shop to get a

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FRANCISCAN CAPUCHIN FRIARY Box 477, BEND, OREGON U. S. A P 3-3-26 U. Rev. J. Sylvester. O. N. Bog Provincial Indeland Dear Father To uncert an myself that you for you bend thought I as at the time season. I regret my delay in answering your festive greetings. I am enclosing cheque $100.00 for moss interest If everything goes alright shop to start the school about the end of April when I spoke to the Bishop about the school he stressed the importance I securing the right close of sisters and told me that I ought to go to Indeland myself. and so that the proper sisters will be sent. I will go if your Reverent will give me the permission a suitable time would be in June. I could take in the Euchoristic Coupe. The expense will be very little or shop to get a pass if I know in plenty of time. 3 FRANCISCAN CAPUCHIN FRIARY Box 477, BEND, OREGON I am asking you personally for permission. I did intend to ask Joseph but shop that my correspondence with Joseph is finished for all time. I am very sorry it is but the letter which will probably go in the mail will tell you the reason with best wishes for the new fear Predictedly yours Father