To the Roman Catholics of Norfolk[.]
Subtitle: The present trustees ... beg leave to offer to your prudent and calm reflections the following observations ...
Contributors: Fernandez, J. A. Oliveira.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 45875.
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1818
Place of publication: [Norfolk, Va
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Lucas, James.; Catholic Church -- Virginia -- Norfolk.; Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Appointment, call, and election.; Catholic Church -- Government.; Catholic Church -- Controversial literature.; Church trustees.
Notes: Concerning a controversy over the right of the congregation to choose its own pastor, Rev. James Lucas. For further information on what became known as the "Norfolk schism," see Guilday, Peter. The Catholic Church in Virginia (1815-1822), New York, 1924, p. 63-123.

Signed: By order of the trustees, A. Oliveira [i.e., J.A. Oliveira Fernandez], sec'y. Norfolk, Thursday, 25th June, 1818.

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