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Introduction

© 2013, University of Washington Press

© 2013, University of Washington Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Acknowledgments xv
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Letter 1. To Charles Dufriche-Desgenettes, Pastor of Notre-Dame des Victoires, Paris, February 25, 1847 13
  7. Letter 2. To François Norbert Blanchet, Archbishop of Oregon City, December 12, 1847 16
  8. Letter 3. To Célestin Gauvreau, Vicar-General, Superior, College of Ste.-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, [January] 1848 25
  9. Letter 4. To Members of the Councils of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Lyons and Paris, [March] 1848 31
  10. Letter 5. List of Items the Bishop of Walla Walla Requested of Bishop Demers, [March 1848] 34
  11. Letter 6. To James Buchanan, Secretary of State, March 31, 1848 37
  12. Letter 7. To James Buchanan, Secretary of State, April 1, 1848 43
  13. Letter 8. To George Abernethy, Governor, Provisional Government of Oregon, April 29, 1848 45
  14. Letter 9. To Jean-Charles Prince, Bishop of Martyropolis, Coadjutor of the Diocese of Montreal, January 27, 1849 48
  15. Letter 10. To Members of the Councils of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Lyons and Paris, July 14, 1849 60
  16. Letter 11. To Pope Pius IX, November 1, 1849 67
  17. Letter 12. To Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal, February 6, 1850 72
  18. Letter 13. To J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar-General, March 9, 1850 80
  19. Letter 14. To Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal, November 22, 1850 83
  20. Illustration Gallery 1 88
  21. Letter 15. To Isaac Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, October 20, 1854 104
  22. Letter 16. To Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, Washington City, D.C., December 28, 1854 108
  23. Letter 17. To William Leclaire, Missionary, Cowlitz Mission, May 15, 1855 110
  24. Letter 18. To Marcel Bernier, Cowlitz Mission, May 15, 1855 114
  25. Letter 19. To Nicholas Congiato, Society of Jesus, April 26, 1856 117
  26. Letter 20. To the Directors of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Paris, May 15, 1857 120
  27. Letter 21. To Emilie Caron, Superior, Sisters of Providence, Montreal, June 16, 1857 124
  28. Letter 22. To William Archbold, U.S. Army Sergeant, Fort Steilacoom, W.T., July 28, 1857 130
  29. Letter 23. To Eugène-Casimir Chirouse, Oblate of Mary Immaculate, March 12, 1860 133
  30. Letter 24. To Edward R. Geary, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington Territories, October 7, 1860 138
  31. Letter 25. To Allen McLeod, March 6, 1862 143
  32. Letter 26. To the Central Council of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, April 15, 1862 146
  33. Letter 27. To Major Pinkney Lugenbeel, Commanding Officer, Fort Vancouver, May 22, 1862 149
  34. Letter 28. To Caleb Blood Smith, Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1862 151
  35. Letter 29. To Aegidius Junger, Missionary of Walla Walla, November 6, 1862 157
  36. Letter 30. To J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar-General, March 20, 1863 161
  37. Illustration Gallery 2 166
  38. Letter 31. To the Directors of the Leopoldine Society, January 25, 1864 185
  39. Letter 32. To Sister Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Superior, February 11, 1864 190
  40. Letter 33. To Charles Vary, Missionary, July 23, 1864 194
  41. Letter 34. To Francis Xavier Prefontaine, Missionary, July 24, 1864 198
  42. Letter 35. To the Secular and Regular Clergy of the Diocese, July 8, 1867 201
  43. Letter 36. To Jean-Baptiste Auguste Brondel, Missionary, August 31, 1867 203
  44. Letter 37. To Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal, October 10, 1867 206
  45. Letter 38. To Francis Xavier Prefontaine, Missionary, October 14, 1867 212
  46. Letter 39. To J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar-General, January 20, 1868 214
  47. Letter 40. To Peter De Smet, Society of Jesus, February 15, 1871 216
  48. Letter 41. To James Roosevelt Bayley, Archbishop of Baltimore, June 15, 1873 220
  49. Letter 42. To Charles Seghers, Bishop of Vancouver Island, December 30, 1873 223
  50. Letter 43. To J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar-General, November 24, 1874 226
  51. Letter 44. To Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal, June 17, 1875 230
  52. Letter 45. To His Eminence Cardinal Alessandro Franchi, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith, July 9, 1876 233
  53. General Chronology 240
  54. Selected Bibliography 247
  55. Patrons 257
  56. Index 258
Selected Letters of A. M. A. Blanchet
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Acknowledgments xv
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Letter 1. To Charles Dufriche-Desgenettes, Pastor of Notre-Dame des Victoires, Paris, February 25, 1847 13
  7. Letter 2. To François Norbert Blanchet, Archbishop of Oregon City, December 12, 1847 16
  8. Letter 3. To Célestin Gauvreau, Vicar-General, Superior, College of Ste.-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, [January] 1848 25
  9. Letter 4. To Members of the Councils of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Lyons and Paris, [March] 1848 31
  10. Letter 5. List of Items the Bishop of Walla Walla Requested of Bishop Demers, [March 1848] 34
  11. Letter 6. To James Buchanan, Secretary of State, March 31, 1848 37
  12. Letter 7. To James Buchanan, Secretary of State, April 1, 1848 43
  13. Letter 8. To George Abernethy, Governor, Provisional Government of Oregon, April 29, 1848 45
  14. Letter 9. To Jean-Charles Prince, Bishop of Martyropolis, Coadjutor of the Diocese of Montreal, January 27, 1849 48
  15. Letter 10. To Members of the Councils of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Lyons and Paris, July 14, 1849 60
  16. Letter 11. To Pope Pius IX, November 1, 1849 67
  17. Letter 12. To Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal, February 6, 1850 72
  18. Letter 13. To J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar-General, March 9, 1850 80
  19. Letter 14. To Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal, November 22, 1850 83
  20. Illustration Gallery 1 88
  21. Letter 15. To Isaac Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory, October 20, 1854 104
  22. Letter 16. To Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, Washington City, D.C., December 28, 1854 108
  23. Letter 17. To William Leclaire, Missionary, Cowlitz Mission, May 15, 1855 110
  24. Letter 18. To Marcel Bernier, Cowlitz Mission, May 15, 1855 114
  25. Letter 19. To Nicholas Congiato, Society of Jesus, April 26, 1856 117
  26. Letter 20. To the Directors of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Paris, May 15, 1857 120
  27. Letter 21. To Emilie Caron, Superior, Sisters of Providence, Montreal, June 16, 1857 124
  28. Letter 22. To William Archbold, U.S. Army Sergeant, Fort Steilacoom, W.T., July 28, 1857 130
  29. Letter 23. To Eugène-Casimir Chirouse, Oblate of Mary Immaculate, March 12, 1860 133
  30. Letter 24. To Edward R. Geary, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington Territories, October 7, 1860 138
  31. Letter 25. To Allen McLeod, March 6, 1862 143
  32. Letter 26. To the Central Council of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, April 15, 1862 146
  33. Letter 27. To Major Pinkney Lugenbeel, Commanding Officer, Fort Vancouver, May 22, 1862 149
  34. Letter 28. To Caleb Blood Smith, Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D.C., June 16, 1862 151
  35. Letter 29. To Aegidius Junger, Missionary of Walla Walla, November 6, 1862 157
  36. Letter 30. To J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar-General, March 20, 1863 161
  37. Illustration Gallery 2 166
  38. Letter 31. To the Directors of the Leopoldine Society, January 25, 1864 185
  39. Letter 32. To Sister Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Superior, February 11, 1864 190
  40. Letter 33. To Charles Vary, Missionary, July 23, 1864 194
  41. Letter 34. To Francis Xavier Prefontaine, Missionary, July 24, 1864 198
  42. Letter 35. To the Secular and Regular Clergy of the Diocese, July 8, 1867 201
  43. Letter 36. To Jean-Baptiste Auguste Brondel, Missionary, August 31, 1867 203
  44. Letter 37. To Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal, October 10, 1867 206
  45. Letter 38. To Francis Xavier Prefontaine, Missionary, October 14, 1867 212
  46. Letter 39. To J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar-General, January 20, 1868 214
  47. Letter 40. To Peter De Smet, Society of Jesus, February 15, 1871 216
  48. Letter 41. To James Roosevelt Bayley, Archbishop of Baltimore, June 15, 1873 220
  49. Letter 42. To Charles Seghers, Bishop of Vancouver Island, December 30, 1873 223
  50. Letter 43. To J. B. A. Brouillet, Vicar-General, November 24, 1874 226
  51. Letter 44. To Ignace Bourget, Bishop of Montreal, June 17, 1875 230
  52. Letter 45. To His Eminence Cardinal Alessandro Franchi, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith, July 9, 1876 233
  53. General Chronology 240
  54. Selected Bibliography 247
  55. Patrons 257
  56. Index 258
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