| Description | Correspondence from parish priest O'Riordan over 1879 to Lord Bishop, and prior to this, SMc[?]Daniel in 1877, Arnold & Co. in 1877, and Rigg in 1875.
Daniel's letter encloses another letter, in French. A letter concerning a Baalsephon Street property as having sold, 23.08.1977 from Arnold & Co.; a letter from McDaniel on 12,11,1877 passes on a Belgian address; amidst correspondence concerning the same property is a list of costs 'Paid [?] McDaniel'.; a letter in apology for a mistake from a writer in 7 Cavendish Row, 13.04.1876; a letter expressing concern over the relationship of Fr McDaniel with a girl, from George Rigg, 24.05.1874; a letter in French with 'Institution [?] Des Victoires Roubaix' impression bearing a note: 'Fr McDaniel, what do you think of these Sisters? - signed by the Bishop; letters from McDaniel on 19.11.1862 and 04.11.1863 include mention of Sacrament, Commissioners, Schoolmaster, Dr. Manning, the matter of Sr. Veronica, deemed invaluable, and Fr Wenham; Tenders for Church Melior St. Southwark, 14.11.1860 (list of persons and amounts); financial receipt, 1863; letter from Fr [?] Kelly 03.04.1860 concerning his tenant in Melior St. and passes on information on lots sold in Wandsworth; letter from Mr. O'Sullivan 09.12.1959 - discussion of Webb St. property, health, Chapel, study; letter from John [?] of Richmond 03.06.1861 regarding Webb St. and McDaniel; letters in 1861 from Kelly and McDaniel regarding Vauxhall, property, completion; letter, 1861, concerning a 'mistake about the Tabernacle', mention of the cistern and water company; letter from McDaniel in 1861 mentioning the roof over the School; gratitude expressed by the same for receipt of a windfall; listing of financial obligations; discussion of pupil uptake for the schools in 1861; letter from O'[?] [difficult to read]; mention of the loss dealt to McDaniel by the removal of Mr McGrath[?], a hard worker, good student and man of prayer, mention of the lightening of the Bishop's Episcopal burden, 1861;
Further letters from Edmund Kelly, McGrath, over 1860 regarding property, plans, costs, donations, payments, Henry Clark, Fr Maxell, including criticism of O'Sullivan with regards to the New Church in 1861; Letter from Rugby in Italian with an attached letter from Ino [?] Maxwell expressing intention to enter Religion/Religious [?], stating their being accustomed to Town Missions [?]; the issue of machinery being left in good order and difficulty as regards staircases and entrances in the schools was encountered in a letter of 29.08.1863; McDaniel in 1863 requesting dispensation to travel to America with some friends; 25.02.1860 letter regarding the preparation of a map and Webb St. Conveyance from Kelly; January 1864 discussion of town vs. country Convents from [?]Clark [?]; 28.10.1862 letter concerning children and the taking of the house at Horsell; letter of 19.08.1864 written following discussion with Fr J T[?]er, Provincial of the Augustines regarding admittance into Religious from Ino Maxwell; 11.11.1862 letter from McDaniel mentioning a notice sent to the Commissioner of Police; a call from McDaniel for special provision to be made for the Infants regarding the school plans on 03.03.1863; letter detailing a discussion of persons applying to the sender, M. McEvey[?] for a Miraculous Cure having laboured under various ailments, 07.03.1862.
15.10.1863 contract on blue paper regarding the contracting of Mr. John Dewdney Cowland to perform works in building schools at Melior St, setting out times and means of payment to be made; July 1861 Church of Our Lady of La Salette and St. Joseph, Melior St. Account of Work - E. J. Kelly as Architect; related financial documents, disbursements and charges, for 1862; Contract for Schools at Melior St., for the Rt. Rev. Dr. Grant for 19.10.1863; receipt for a sum made out by Cowland on 10.12.1861 featuring a penny stamp; 29.05.1860 letter accounting for having obtained possession of No. 17 Melior St., suggesting that an estimate will follow, from the surveyor; a letter regarding occupation of a property by a lady and her son, who agree to contribute by way of rent; a letter from an individual supplying a cheque to Lord Bishop which could be cashed immediately; letter bearing a doodle of an arched roof support; 01.04.1861 letter requesting an advertisement for the opening, in order to attract money, from McDaniel; discussion of £1000 in relation to property; letter from Clark regarding his health 30.12.1858 [?]; letters regarding payment to Lord Bishop, c.1859; Letters on Melior St. and Weston Court properties, from Kelly, mentioning a delay, with report to be made; letters from Paris regarding ordinary and extraordinary money, with the latter given out when an object is deemed as 'extraordinary'; letter from McDaniel reporting that O'Sullivan has been indefinite about a Midnight Mass; letter on 29.11 regarding the 'Churched [...] unmarried women', for which, an apology'; bill with attached letter for stacking and cleaning bricks; discussion of land, new church and completion in a letter from Kelly on 16.11.1860; Certificate and correspondence for building work signed off by Kelly, 1861; further related financial and administrative correspondence from Kelly follows. McDaniel writes in 1859 regarding the New Church and grounds. |