Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur, 19 January 1789

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Description

Tardiveau writes of religious matters among the French Catholics in the Illinois country. He mentions correspondence he has had with John Carroll in an attempt to influence the current ecclesiastical quarrels occurring in the Illinois country. At that time Carroll was the Perfect-Apostolic for the United States. He later became a bishop and archbishop.

Creator

Tardiveau, Barthelemi

Source

Filson Historical Society Manuscript Collection

Date

1789-01-19

Rights

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Relation

bmf0080

Identifier

Mss. C T

Coverage

18th century

1780s

Collection

First American West, 1750-1820

Citation

Tardiveau, Barthelemi, “Letter from Barthelemi Tardiveau to St. John de Crevecoeur, 19 January 1789,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 20, 2026, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/5187.

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