366. Madame Antonia to Bp Patrick Lynch -- April 20, 1865

Title:

366. Madame Antonia to Bp Patrick Lynch -- April 20, 1865

Date:

1865

Creator (Personal):

Lynch, Madame Antonia

Description:

Letter from Madame Antonia in Baltimore to Bishop Patrick Lynch in Rome describing the events surrounding the destruction of the Ursuline Convent in Columbia by Sherman's troops. She also mentions the recent assassination of President Lincoln and writes "what the consequences may be no one can imagine." April 20, 1865. 4p.

Collection Title:

Lynch Family Letters, 1858-1866

Contributing Institution:

Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Lynch family
Hampton-Preston House (Columbia, S.C.)
Catholic church--Maryland--Baltimore
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination

Topical Subject:

Convents--South Carolina--Columbia, Boarding schools--South Carolina--Columbia, Ursulines--South Carolina--Columbia, Sherman's March through the Carolinas, Carmelite nuns--Maryland--Baltimore, and Convents--Maryland--Baltimore

Geographic Subject:

Columbia (S.C.)--History--Burning, 1865

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

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Date Digital:

2010-08

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2010, The Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives. All rights reserved. For more information contact The Catholic Diocese of Charleston Archives, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

25152