Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 2 December 1915 Letters 1916-1923 Fr. Martin Mahoney

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Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman. The letter refers to debt collection to meet parish outlays.Mahoney, a parish priest in Minnesota, edited the Catholic weekly 'Manifestos'. John Sweetman (1844-1936) was a member of Sinn Féin and patron to Arthur Griffith. Sweetman was a founding member of the Sinn Féin party in 1904, its first vice-president (1906–7), and second president (1908–10). Sweetman's clericalist Catholicism and his political and social conservatism led him to denounce any form of ‘class politics’, for him nationalism would make Ireland prosperous, by cultivating ‘national feeling’. This line of thought left him open to criticism from the more left-wing and republican members of the Sinn Féin movement.

 National Library of Ireland Sweetman Collection, Collection List 154, MS. 47,604/8 https://letters1916.ie/item/1309 English Fr. Martin Mahoney 1915-12-02 Mendota, Minnesota, US John Sweetman Male Industry and Public Administration

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 Mendota Minn Dec 2nd, 1915 Dear Sir: With the report of last Easter collection, I am enclos— ing the little envelope for the Fall collection which ought to come in next Sunday. This Fall collection serves to meet two of the largest Parish outlays, the Seminary assessment and the Fuel, both of which used to be, and are yet in many places two distinct coll— ections, sometimes kept up for several Sundays. What an awful punishment it would be of my desire to spare people that unpleasant music, if one were to confine himself for this one Fall collect— ion to only such an offering as he felt bound to make for each of these old style levies. This is a good occasion for a worthy thanksoffering to the Lord for the bounties of this year. Sincerely, Martin Mahoney. Easter 1915 Collection $5.00 James Scott 3.00 D. Tousignant. 2.00 J.J Beaudette, Arhtur Bernier, Ed Dupuis, Jos Fee, Mrs Pat Fee, James McCarthy & Family, Wm Perron. 1.50 Nick Welch, J & Mrs Shields. 1.00 Alex , Fred , M. Barry, L. P. caudet, einier, Frank Bouthilet, Fred. Bouthilet, Mrs Anne Burns, Chas Burns Geo Burns, Hugh Burns, James Burns, M. Burns, Wm Callahan Alex Chandelain. Desire Chaudelain, Louis Chaudelain, D. Coffee, Thos. Connolly, Jno Cunningham, N. Cunningham, Jas Fee, Wm Fee, Mrs T. Fisher L. Gosselin, M. Haggerty, Jno Kearns, . Kester, Jos, Labbey, Thos Labbey, J.H. Liebel Eug Lemay, J. Lemay, J. . Lemay, J.J. Lemay, Rbr Levendre, J. . Levendre, F. McCarthy, M. O'Connor, W.W. O'Neill, Adolard Perron, Perron, Jos Quigley, N. Ried, H. Shields, Lillian Shields, M/ Shields, Jas Slator Chas Small, Small, Mrs L. St Chas Sodersrom, Felix , Matt Walsh, T. Walsh, Gus Weber, L. Weber, Mrs Weber. .75 T.F. Eagan, Mrs Fred Leclure .50 Matt D , James Burns, Julia , E. Clemens, Felix Deslandier, M. Downin, Ed Dunns Jr., Stet Dunuis F. Fournier, Louis Fisher, P. Hurley, Mrs F Kaufhold, M. Leuer, Emmanuel Letencre, K. Lonendre, Mrs. Miller, P. Mooney, O'Neill, Xy Perron, Omar Perron, R. Reid, ,Mrs Thos Ryan, (R.I.P.), Shields, J.J. Slater, Thomas Slater, V. Tousinant, Vainencourt, Emily Weber, Mary Weber, J. Williams P. Williams. .25 Jos. , Paul , Francis Dean, Carroll Callahan, Hugh Callahan, Omar Desleurier, Joe Fec , . Leahey, Chas , Jno Slater. Plate $4.02 Total $120.27 John Sweetman Telegram to John F. Sweetman, 28 July 1916Postcard from Herbert Pim to John Sweetman, 1 October 1916Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 2 December 1915Letter from John Sweetman to Sir John Griffith, 23 October 1916Letter from Herbert Pim To John Sweetman, 16 September 1916Letter from John Sweetman to Herbert Pim, 21 September 1916Letter from Herbert Pim to John Sweetman, 28 September 1916Letter from Herbert Pim to John Sweetman, 30 September 1916Letter from Herbert Pim to John Sweetman, 12 October 1916Letter from John Sweetman to Herbert Pim, 15 September 1916Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 12 November 1915.Letter from John Sweetman to Piaras Béaslaí, 10 March 1916Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 18 January 1916.Letter from Herbert Pim to John Sweetman, 21 October 1916 Fr. Martin Mahoney Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 2 December 1915Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 12 November 1915.Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 18 January 1916. Mendota, Minnesota, US Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 2 December 1915Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 12 November 1915.Letter from Fr. Martin Mahoney to John Sweetman, 18 January 1916.