Letter from Fr. Thomas Dowling

Letter from Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap. to Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap., Provincial Secretary. He recounts a serious health scare, revealing he was hospitalized for five weeks before Christmas with ‘Congestion of Lungs & Pleurisy’. Father Thomas also mentions that he is currently working on plans for a new school and notes that while some bills haven’t been presented, the accounts for the ‘new addition’ are nearly settled, costing roughly $3,000.

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Level of description: Item
Date: 14 Mar. 1930
Reference: 37
Extent and medium: 2 pp; manuscript
Scope and content: Letter from Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap. to Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap., Provincial Secretary. He recounts a serious health scare, revealing he was hospitalized for five weeks before Christmas with ‘Congestion of Lungs & Pleurisy’. Father Thomas also mentions that he is currently working on plans for a new school and notes that while some bills haven’t been presented, the accounts for the ‘new addition’ are nearly settled, costing roughly $3,000.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Missionary Correspondence > Correspondence of Fr. Thomas Dowling

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Long(1)
Young(1)
Little(1)
Francis(1)
Fair(1)

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Catechism(1)

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have more to do than ever I had at long. Basis point
for the Catholic Young Men's Institute of Diverse. This
& Parish work leaves very little time to be assessed

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TEL. BURLINGAME 5434 OUR LADY OF ANGELS 1345 CORTEZ AVENUE BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA March 14th 1930 My obey dear Star. I enclose you beginning of account I have written about our location here. I have not written anything further but shall continue when I have time. Please let me know if this is the stuff you want. I hope you continue as well as I would findly wish. I suppose you heard I got a bad knock out before X'mes. I was 5-weeks on the flat of my back in Assessible suppering form Congestion of lump & plurisis. Thank you I am strongly thank ever now. At least I have more to do than ever I had at long. Basis point weeks work. 3 Seminars last. Sunday, feature in San Mateo on Monday night on problem of pain to answer a feature here advocating the putting to death of incurables. Seminar on Tuesday. Seminar on Friday and twice the Station of the Cors with 2 Benedictions. On tomorrow I lecture in S. Francis Hotel San Francisco for the Catholic Young Men's Institute of Diverse. This with meetings of cappuesine Club and one Lady of Angels guild together with Catechism classes in Sabbate & Parish work leaves very little time to be assessed for. I wish you could get a peep out here. I am working at present on plans for new Sabbate which I hope will go through. I have not get completed the assessments of our recent fair - some Bells have not yet been presented, but am sure we shall net over $3000or. So you see everything is going ahead. All appectative feetings and all heartiest foodwises always Mr. Den old friend Tho.