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The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers

The Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton Family Papers contains hundreds of letters, diaries, spiritual writings, and early documents related to the governance of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph’s and St. Joseph’s School/Academy. It also contains correspondence and writing of family members, including her children, father, husband, and sisters-in-law. The papers are in the possession of the Archives of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Province of St. Louise, in Emmitsburg, MD.

Each document here is presented as a downloadable pdf that includes a high-resolution scan of the original material followed by a typed transcription. Documents are listed on this site in a simple running timeline ordering them from oldest to newest, with undated documents at the very end. Please see the toolbar on the upper left-hand side of the screen for instructions on how best to utilize the Digital Commons search functions to find specific documents in the collection.

For a brief biography on the life of Elizabeth Seton please click here.

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Elizabeth Ann Seton to Rt. Rev. John Carroll, 1810 June 14

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Sr. Maria Bizeray, Sr. Marguerite Woirin, Sr. Augustine Chauvin, 1810 July 12

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Rev. John David S.S. to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1810 July 18

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Rt. Rev. John Carroll to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1810 Jul 18

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Elizabeth Ann Seton to Rev. John David, S.S., 1810 July 23

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Rev. John Cheverus to the Sisters of Charity, 1810 Nov 24

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Mrs. Margaret C. George to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1810 December 25

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Joanna Barry to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1810 December 29

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Rev. William DeBourg to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1811-12

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Elizabeth Ann Seton to George Weis, 1811 January 15

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Elizabeth Ann Seton to George Weise, 1811 June 24

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Rev. William DeBourg to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1811 July

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Rt. Rev. John Carroll to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1811 Sep 11

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Elizabeth Ann Seton to Mrs. Joanna Barry, 1811 September 16

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Guy Carleton Bayley to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1811 September 23

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Boutan to Rev. Simon G. Bruté, 1811 October 24

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Rev. Anthony Kohlmann, S.J. to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1811 November 14

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Elizabeth Ann Seton to George Weise, 1812 January 11

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Rev. Anthony Kohlmann, S.J. to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1812 February 11

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Rev. John Cheverus to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1812 Feb 26

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Rev. William DeBourg to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1812 April 7

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Victorie DuBourg Fournier to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1812 July 8

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Matthias James O'Conway to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1812 July 25

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Victorie DuBourg Fournier to Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1812 September 4

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Elizabeth Ann Seton to Matthias O'Conway, 1812 October 1

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