A HISTORY

OF THE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

WITHIN THE

LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES,

FROM THE FIRST ATTEMPTED COLONIZATION TO THE
PRESENT TIME.

WITH PORTRAITS, VIEWS, MAPS, AND FAC-SIMILES.

BY

JOHN GILMARY SHEA.

NEW YORK:

JOHN G. SHEA.

COPYRIGHT, 1888, BY

JOHN GILMARY SHEA.

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LIFE AND TIMES

OF THE

MOST REV. JOHN CARROLL,

BISHOP AND FIRST ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE.

EMBRACING THE

HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

IN THE

UNITED STATES.

1763-1815.

WITH PORTRAITS, VIEWS, AND FAC-SIMILES.

BY

JOHN GILMARY SHEA.

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NEW YORK:

JOHN G. SHEA.