12 - Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh

12

Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh

1 p.; manuscript

Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. to Fr. Ephrem O’Sullivan OFM Cap. announcing that the official rescript (formal permission) from Rome has finally arrived, granting Father Ephrem legal clearance to leave his post at Sacred Heart and return home to Ireland. He suggests scheduling the departure around 11 December to ensure a comfortable arrival home before Christmas. The letter also includes practical instructions regarding the parish housekeeper’s travel arrangements to Watts, Los Angeles, and notes that a formal notification regarding the departure has just been sent to the bishop.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition