Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh

Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. to Fr. Ephrem O’Sullivan OFM Cap. announcing that the official rescript (formal permission) from Rome has finally arrived, granting Father Ephrem legal clearance to leave his post at Sacred Heart and return home to Ireland. He suggests scheduling the departure around 11 December to ensure a comfortable arrival home before Christmas. The letter also includes practical instructions regarding the parish housekeeper’s travel arrangements to Watts, Los Angeles

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Level of description: Item
Date: 27 Nov. 1937
Reference: 12
Extent and medium: 1 p.; manuscript
Scope and content: Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. to Fr. Ephrem O’Sullivan OFM Cap. announcing that the official rescript (formal permission) from Rome has finally arrived, granting Father Ephrem legal clearance to leave his post at Sacred Heart and return home to Ireland. He suggests scheduling the departure around 11 December to ensure a comfortable arrival home before Christmas. The letter also includes practical instructions regarding the parish housekeeper’s travel arrangements to Watts, Los Angeles, and notes that a formal notification regarding the departure has just been sent to the bishop.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Irish Capuchin Foundations in the United States > Lincoln, Nebraska

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Bishop(1)
Golden(1)

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I shall write to the bishop.
1541 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE

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Capuchin Franciscan Fathers 1541 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE LOS ANGELES, CALIF. TELEPHONE OLYMPIA 1305 Nov. 27th 1937 my dear Ephraem. The rescript has at last arrived. So that leaves you free to follow. You can make your own arrangements. and send on or about Dec. 11th. That will give you a simple time to be home at Christmas. you could tell the mackerper to send word re: the time of her arrival to father George at Walts. — 18114 Complex Park, K. A. The macker arrives ok. Many thanks. Nichols is at present visiting in Chicago. Say hells to Verigilia when you see her. The best of luck. V track — Stephen. I shall write to the bishop.