29 - Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan

29

Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan

2 pp; manuscript

Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap., Bend, Oregon, to Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, urging him to act quickly on purchasing land in Roseburg before the opportunity—and the Archbishop’s favour—is lost. Father Luke argues that a debt of $50,000 or $60,000 ‘ought not to frighten the Provincial in the slightest’ because ‘it will all come back’. He cites the Franciscan Provincial, who reportedly spent $20,000 on missions in the area last year alone. He also notes that properties in Burns ($5,000) and Portland ($9,000) were purchased recently, suggesting that their own proposed ‘little mite’ should not deter them.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition