Identity area
Reference code
IE CA WA/1/6/40
Title
Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh
Date(s)
- 7 Apr. 1950 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 p.; typescript
Context area
Name of creator
(16 March 1894-4 March 1980)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. to Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, explaining that his delay in writing was due to traveling to Oregon for the funeral of Bishop Fahey, the Co-adjutor Bishop of Baker. He reports that the Father General was disappointed by the lack of staff in Wilmington. A letter from the Guardian there describes the community as being in ‘dire financial straits’ due to the shortage of personnel. He also refers to the declining health of Fr. Benignus Brennan OFM Cap.