Pastoral letter of the most reverend, the Archbishop of Baltimore, and the other right reverend and very reverend prelates of the Roman Catholic Church of the United States
By: in council assembled at Baltimore, in October, 1829, to the Roman Catholic laity of the United States of America
Contributors: Georgetown College; Whitfield, James, 1770-1834; Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Baltimore (Md.). Archbishop (1828-1834 : Whitfield)
Publisher: James Myers, near the Cathedral
Published: 1829
Place of publication: Baltimore [Md.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
Subjects: Pastoral letters and charges; Catholic Church. Province of Baltimore (Md.). Provincial Council 1829); Catholic Church
Description: The Archbishop speaks of the need for more Catholic clergymen from within his flock, for education of children, for defense of Catholicism in a hostile environment, for use of approved Catholic Bible translations (such as Douay and Rheims), and for retention of the right to appoint clergy in keeping with papal traditions.
Notes: James Whitefield, Archbishop of Baltimore, presided over the first Provincial Council, held in Baltimore in October, 1829.

Burke Library copy: With the ownership stamp of Georgetown College, superimposed by a withdrawal stamp.

Burke Library copy: Closely trimmed at bottom of text, with loss of signature marks.