35. [From N. Original; endd: "Deed by IndentureIn Robert Guthrie the Younger to Charles Sewall-for a house & Lott in the Town of Carlisle " :-]

. . . in consideration of the sum of Thirty pounds Pennsylvania money... Certain Messuage & Lott of Ground situate. . . in the Town of Carlisle . . . Pomfret St. in front. . . 60 feet, in Depth to the said alley 240 feet. . . plot N° 274. . . To have & to hold . . . 5th Feb. 1779.

36. [From N. "Philadelphia City, Sst." January 7, 1817, Jeremiah Sullivan certifies in an authentic instrument, that he and his partner, James Costelloe, gave the tract of land in Rye Township towards the support of the Rev. Pastor attending the Catholic Congregation of Carlisle, "& by no means to be at the disposal of any Trustee or Layman (Laymen?) of said Congregation." Brosius, successor to Pellentz, had sold the tract. The money resulting from the sale is bound to be applied to the original purpose, in the way in which the Rev. successor of Brosius at Conewago thinks best. I page 4to.]

37. [From 42.-Original bond, endd: "Bond Robert Blaine & Andew. Carothers to Thos. Hagen."]

Know all men that we Robert Blaine & Andrew Carothers of the Borough of Carlisle are jointly & severally held. to Thomas Hagan of the same place.. [in the sum of $800. 1817 . . .]

31st March

Whereas the said Robert Blaine by an article of agreement in writing dated the 4th. day of March 1817 for the consideration therein mentioned covenanted & agreed with the said Thomas his Heirs & assigns that a deed of conveyance in fee simple, clear of all incumbrances, the quit rents due & to become due to the Proprietories (if any) only excepted, for a stone House & Lot of Ground situate in Pomfret Street in the Borough of Carlisle, bounded by Pomfret Street on the North the chapel Lot on the West, a Lot of Allen Niesinger (?) on the East & a twenty foot alley on the South, containing sixty feet front & two Hundred & forty feet in length, should be executed by the Executors of the late Col. Ephraim Blaine deca. and delivered to the said Thomas on or before the first day of July then next.-Now the condition of this obligation is such. [In presence of Jn. Anderson.

38.

[From N. :]

Signed & sealed, by BLAINE & CAROTHERS.]

Recd of the Reverent Adam Marchele Fore Hundred Dollars in part for a house & Lot of Ground on the Ec. of the Chap' Purct by Me for

the use of said Chapel & Congregation of Robert Blain for the sum of Eight Hundr Dollars and Bind myself Ext Admin' or Asines to Deliver the Deed of the said Lot to Mr Marchel for the use of the above Congregasion when the Ramning fore Hundred Dollars is Paid to me

Carlisle Ap 22. 1817. Carlisle Ap 28th. 1818 Hundred Dollars for the

THOMAS HAGAN. Tested John A. Black

Recd of the Reva Mr Marchel the sum of one
Purches of the above Menchent House & Lot
THOMAS HAGAN

39. I may close this series of extracts with three statements made to the General of the Society, between 1822 and 1830. The first is a document drawn up by the Procurator of the Mission, Father Adam Marshall, and is entitled: "Statement of the present condition of the plantations & houses of the Society in the United States." It is dated Feb. 5, 1821. The second is a Memorial, signed by Father Charles Neale, Superior of the Maryland Mission, but drawn up by Father Benedict Fenwick, and intended for the Propaganda. It is dated November 22, 1822. The third is a letter of the Superior, Father Francis Dzierozynski, containing a statement. It is dated, February 22, 1830.

40. [1821. Febr. 5. Adam Marshall to the General :-] 11. Besides the plantations & properties above-mentioned, the Soc. possesses several other parcels of land of minor importance. These are . . Several lots with a house and church in Lancaster, the largest inland town in the State of Pennsylvania, and of which the titles are supposed to be lost in the same way as those of St. Inigoes [viz. by fire].-Two lots with a house & church in the town of Cathise [Catlix? Carlisle?] a town that contains about 3,000 inhabitants in the interior of Pennsylvania, 30 miles from Cone wago.-115 acres of land, on which there is a church, situated in the mountains about 26 miles from Conewago? (Maryl. Epist. 2. ii.)

41. [1822, Nov. 22. General :-]

Fathers C. Neale & Fenwick to the

The property of the Society, in the State of Pennsylvania, is still held by a Private individual, under a confidential or implied trust (a member of the Society), there being no incorporation of the Clergy in that State, as in the State of Maryland. It consists, Ist of a Plantation at Conewago, containing about 500 acres of well improved land; on which there is a substantial Church, a convenient house for the Clergy & excellent outbuildings, 2ly. The Plantation at Goshen

hopen, containing about 490 acres of land, nearly one-half of which is still in wood; on which there is also a Church, but which is miserably out of repair, as well as all other buildings and outbuildings, from the carelessness and very great neglect of the secular Priest, who lived on this property for twenty-four years. - 3ly. The Church at Lancaster, with the lot on which it stands, together with the dwelling-house in which the Clergyman resides, that attends the adjoining congregation. -Lastly, the property in Philadelphia.

(Maryl. Epist. 6. ii.)

42. [1830, Febr. 22. Father Dzierozynski to the General :-] Lancaster in Pennsylvania. This is one of the largest cities in this State; and we have here a house of ours & a fine church; which are at present occupied by a secular Priest, because we have no one of our own to place there, especially one who knows German, since it is chiefly inhabited by Germans. This would be an excellent place as well for a public school as for a missionary.

Paradise, in Pennsylvania. This is a house and little farm not far from Conewago, left originally by will to the Society by Mr. Brandt, and now lately delivered to us, to take possession, by Mrs. Brandt. Iu the house there is a sufficiently suitable chapel, and the Congregation meets there once a month, to hear Mass & a sermon. It is one of our Fathers resident at Conewago who attends to this, making an excursion thither. Mrs. Brandt desires very much to see one of our Fathers resident there, one who knows German. It is nine miles from Conewago. It has about 250 acres of land.

(Maryl. Epist. 3. i.)

The length to which this article has run prevents me from adding anything further, either on the documents regarding the succession of wills and deeds, though they contain distinct items of information, or on other pieces of property, besides the above, offered to the Society, or owned by it, or lost. There was also to be noted the relationship between the Trustees of the Maryland Corporation, to which Fathers Neale & Fenwick refer in the document just quoted (N° 41 supra); as well as that fund for the personal support of the missioners, called the Sir John James' Fund. But, for the present, I think I have inserted in the foregoing pages what will answer the needs of certain actual investigations, as far as matters of mere history may serve the discussion of live business issues.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 1899.

THE HISTORY OF ST. ANNE'S CHURCH,

OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.*

The building of a church in Richmond became a necessity after the completion of the Richmond branch of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad company, which led to the shifting of the coal trade from the Schuylkill to the Delaware, and with it the migration of the handlers of the coal from St. Patrick's parish.

It was then that the pastor of St. Patrick's, the Rev. D. F. X. Devitt, ever solicitous for the welfare of the members of his flock, whom changed conditions of labor had obliged to leave him, held a consultation with Bishop Kenrick, when it was decided to provide a church for them in their new homes. George W. Edwards, Esq., a Catholic attorney, connected with the railroad company, secured a part of the "Hunt Estate," which was enlarged by subsequent purchases, so that at present it includes all the property bounded by Lehigh avenue, Tucker, Memphis and Cedar streets. The first purchase was made through the instrumentality of M. A. Frenaye, then financial manager of the affairs of the diocese. The deed was not signed nor the $5000 consideration paid until September 26, 1845, but St. Anne's church was begun June, 1845.

There was litigation between Father McLaughlin and Mr. Edwards concerning this purchase, but it was amicably adjusted. On Friday, July 4, 1845, the corner stone of the new Roman Catholic church was laid, with appropriate ceremonies, the Rev. F. X. Gartland officiating, assisted by the Rev. Daniel Devitt of St. Patrick's church. The venerable Father Rafferty of St. Francis', Fairmount, was present, most fittingly, as he had been pastor of many of the new settlers in Port Richmond, the terminus of the Schuylkill canal being in his parish.

*This paper won the prize offered last winter by this Society, to pupils of Parish Schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.-COM. ON PUBLICATION.

The plan of the church as originally made by the architect, N. LeBrun, Esq., contemplated a Gothic edifice 112 feet in length by 55 feet in width, to be built of stone.

After the laying of the corner stone of the church of St. Anne's, Miss Mary Kelly, now M. Borgia of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Overbrook, assisted by several other ladies of the parish, began a Sunday-school in the house of her brother-inlaw, John W. Ennis, situated on William street near Richmond. The children flocked to the Sunday-school in such numbers that in a few weeks their accommodations proved entirely inadequate. Captain Mather, a Protestant gentleman, and a member of the school board residing in the neighborhood, favorably impressed with the good being accomplished, tendered the use of the public school-house, situated on William street below Richmond, for the Sunday-school. Such a generous offer was gladly accepted, and two daughters of the benefactor assisted their Catholic neighbors in teaching Catechism to the little ones of the parish.

Father Devitt superintended the organization of the new parish, (which then extended from Kensington to Frankford and indefinitely westward), using the public school-house for the celebration of divine worship.

He was succeeded by the Rev. Father Forrestal, who continued the good work until September, 1846, when the Rev. Hugh McLaughlin was appointed, the first resident pastor. Sixteen months had elapsed since the laying of the corner stone, when it was decided that sufficient work had been done to enable a part of the new church to be used for divine service, and to warrant the dedication. Accordingly on Sunday, November 15, 1846, Rev. F. X. Gartland again officiating, St. Anne's church was dedicated.

The sermon was delivered by Right Rev. John Hughes, Bishop of New York. The collection amounted to $330. In the evening Bishop Hughes preached at St. John's church, when $200 additional was secured for the new church.

Father McLaughlin resided at St. Michael's until the pastoral residence at the corner of Memphis and Lehigh avenues,