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Letters of Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap. (1898-1953) relating to his experiences as a missionary in Barotseland. The correspondents include Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap.; Fr. Kieran O’Callaghan OFM Cap.; Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister. Reference is made to the work of Fr. Killian Flynn OFM Cap. who is in ‘some God-forsaken native village about 9 days from here building a school [and to] Fr. Phelim [O’Shea OFM Cap.] and Fr. Seraphin [Nesdale OFM Cap.] in Loanja’. (11 Dec. 1933). Later, Fr. Fintan refers to the establishment of further mission stations around Mongu and ‘other remote centres … where we won’t conflict with already established Protestant missions’. He also affirmed that ‘Barotseland is not “virgin soil”, it is chuck full of Protestant Missions, some of them 30 days by river from Livingstone’ (20 June 1934).

Assignment from Alicia Louisa Seward, 27 Merton Road, Bootle, Lancaster, to Fr. Justin William Hyland OFM Cap., Fr. Michael John O’Shea OFM Cap., Fr. Mel Peter Farrell OFM Cap., Fr. Matthew Donal Flynn OFM Cap., and Fr. Seraphin Thomas Nesdale OFM Cap., Father Mathew Quay, Cork, of the residue of leases dated 4 Dec. 1844 (see CA HT/2/1/1/4) and 1 Mar. 1845 (see CA HT/2/1/1/6) in consideration of £1,000. 20 Mar. 1951. With declarations, searches, solicitors’ correspondence and related records re the claims of the Capuchin friars to title on Seward properties on Charlotte Quay (later Father Mathew Quay) and on Queen Street (later Father Mathew Street). The file includes the correspondence of M.J. Hogan & Sons, solicitors, 50 South Mall, Cork, regarding efforts to trace Alicia Louisa Seward’s title to the aforementioned properties. Enclosures include schedules, marriage and death certificates and other original documents. See also CA HT/2/3/10.