St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: MS letter from Fr SYLVIUS Rudden. CP, The Graan, Enniskillen to Fr Provincial, MT Argus, Dublin. Silvius explains that the £160 is only for drilling; pump, engine, piping will also have to be paid for. Tanks on hill will have to be retained. It is useless to think of 'softening' present water. The Debt: Silvius thinks a £ 1,000 a year paying-off is possible, but not if the Well runs into hundreds. Silvius thinks drilling should be done; if the water is satisfactory, go ahead; if not, write it off. Silvius would like two Missioners more for Graan staff.
St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: Single writing-pad sheet typed: NOTE by Provincial: extract from letter to Rector Graan. Authorisation to borrow more money cannot be given - Curia decision. List of Debts submitted to Chapter must be stood by. General worried. Will Rector furnish full details?
St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: 3 leaves, the 1st embossed-address. MS. Fr SYLVIUS, Rector, The Graan, Enniskillen to Pr. Provincial, CP. Mount Argus. Sylvius comments on health of Fr Paschal and Fr. Camillus. Money business: Prov's suggestion impracticable (made in a letter of previous day - nort extant). Money is need NOW: Powell wants his this month. Also Donnelly is overdrawn at his Bank. Sylvius makes a suggestion how to raise cash.
St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: Draft: Fr. Provincial, Mt. Argus, to Rector, The Graan, inreply to letter of 14th., (vide serial number 3270). Nothing can be done from Provincial's end. The Graan will have to solve its own problem.
St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: Printed letterhead draft: Fr Provincial, Mt Argus, Dublin, to Fr Rector, the Graan, Enniskillen. He still holds £700 for 23 acres is a fair price. There are actually 26 acres, so £50 more. The Auctioneer's puff is an auctioneer's puff. A stranger is not the type to send, but a well-known solid character that would keep his being our agent to himself. So essential is it that no word leaks out we after the farm, he would dispense with the necessity of holding a local chapter on the matter. Details how auction bids would go and says a certain measure of judgement re price be left to him. If a relative is bidding (honestly), not to bid. If the purchase is successful, the deeds are to be in names of Curia, Rector & Vicar.
St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: letter from Fr. Alexix Boyd, C.P., Vicar. the Graan, to the Provincial, Mt.. Argus. He makes a strong case, giving many reasons why the Donnelly farm should be bought. Thinks the Provincial's price is unrealistic. In an atached typed note of his answer, Provincial states that in his calculations he was going on normal prices. While quoting norman values, he has left the final decision to the Rector. Confident that he will buy the place at its real value.
St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Eniskillen: letter from the Rector, The Graan, to the Provincial enclosing press cutting which isan advertisment for the fortccoming auction of the Donnelyy farm. He points out that the sale of the farm to another will cause great inconvenience to the community and asks what he is to do concerning the matter. He also includes some trenchant criticism of the conduct of Coernelius.
St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Enniskillen: Malachy Gavin, Provincial, to all members of the Province: Opposition to foundation persists: an appeal to Rome is being made. Prayers are to be offered until the Roman decision is known.
St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan: Eniskillen: 2 sheets. Two letters (10th and 11th Jan). Fr ALEX BOYD,CP, Rector, The Graan, Enniskillen to Fr. Provincial. 1: (the l0th): Should the debt (about £12,000) for the building-work be included in the Annual Return to Rome? 2) (the 11th): Mr Donnelly wants the £2,000 (as certified by Architect): M & L Bank Loan of £5.000 is exhausted -- Manger is willing if he gets a letter from Prov. to allow another £2,000, or could Prov. send £2,000 instead?
St. Gabriel's Retreat: The Graan; Eniskillen: letter from the Rector, The Graan, to the Provincial. Rumour has it private bids are being ofered. If this proves correct, may he make another and higher offer?
