Cawley Letters and Papers
Introduction
About the creator
Contents
Arrangement

Catalogue

Reference code: GB-0298-LC/P1
Title: Cawley Letters and Papers
Dates of creation: 1877-1910
Extent: 1 file
Held by: Ushaw College Library
Origination: Lisbon College
Language: English

About the creator

Rev Thomas Aloysius Cawley (1848-1913), priest in the diocese of Beverley

Contents

Papers and correspondence between the Rev T. Cawley and Catholics in Yorkshire, including George Duthoit of Huddersfield, and R.J. Warke and T. Worthy of Halifax, as well as family members, including his nephew, Thomas Cawley, and Theresa Ryan in North Williamstown, Australia, mostly on the subject of the Yorkshire Brethren, as well as his estate and personal financial matters.

Accession details

Lisbon College closed in 1973 and this collection, along with the rest of the Lisbon Archive and Library, was transferred to Ushaw College by Mgr James Sullivan the following year.

Conditions of access

Open for consultation.

Copyright and copying

Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Lisbonian Society and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material

Arrangement

The papers follow the original arrangement of the collection which is broadly chronological.

Finding aids

Calendared card catalogue

Catalogue

LC/P1/1   30 July 1877
Cawley's passport, signed by the British ambassador to Italy, Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget
1f 
LC/P1/2   10 August 1881
Letter from George Duthoit (Huddersfield) to T. Cawley: enclosing a cheque; thanking him for the wine; his shock at the failure to protect the remains of Pope Pius IX
2f 
LC/P1/3   10 August 1882
Letter from George Duthoit (Huddersfield) to T. Cawley: enclosing a half-yearly cheque; the debts of Cawley's brother
2f 
LC/P1/4   25 August 1882
Letter from George Duthoit (Huddersfield) to T. Cawley: asking Cawley not to tell his brother that Duthoit informed on him
2f 
LC/P1/5   16 January 1886
Letter from R.J. Warke (Halifax) to T. Cawley: informing Cawley that he is not eligible for the Yorkshire Brethren in his current post unless he becomes a priest in the diocese
2f 
LC/P1/6   22 April 1894
Letter from T. Worthy (Halifax) to T. Cawley: asking him to sign the enclosed rules of the Yorkshire Brethren (not extant) and return them
2f 
LC/P1/7   16 December 1894
Letter from T. Worthy (Halifax) to T. Cawley: asking him to send sample cases of port and claret
2f 
LC/P1/8   1 May 1895
Letter from Bishop William Gordon (Leeds) to T. Cawley: there is no need for Cawley's incorporation as he already belongs to the Leeds diocese; wishing to receive news on the progress of his student at Lisbon College
2f 
LC/P1/9   15 May 1895
Letter from T. Worthy (Halifax) to T. Cawley: Cawley has been unanimously elected to the Yorkshire Brethren; sending a form and rules for entering fund masses
2f 
LC/P1/10   17 July 1895
Letter from T. Worthy (Halifax) to T. Cawley: thanking him for his gift of the wine; suggesting that Cawley's age should not affect Cawley's benefits from the Brethren Fund
2f 
LC/P1/11   20 July 1895
Letter from T. Worthy (Halifax) to T. Cawley: a £10 cheque sent to the treasurer; his entitlement to full benefits
2f 
LC/P1/12   11 April 1896
Letter from T. Worthy (Halifax) to T. Cawley: Glover's omission of Cawley's Christian name on the register; rules relating to prayers for benefactors' souls
2f 
LC/P1/13   23 April 1896
Letter from J. Glover to T. Cawley: the recording of Cawley's name in the minutes; rules on the Pact Masses
2f 
LC/P1/14   17 May 1896
Letter from J. Glover (Pontefract) to T. Cawley: enclosing a cheque for a dividend from the Brethren Fund
1f 
LC/P1/15   7 May 1901
Letter from Thomas Cawley (nephew at Manchester) to T. Cawley: family news
2f 
LC/P1/16   3 December 1901
Letter from Theresa Ryan (North Williamstown, Australia) to T. Cawley: wishing to borrow money to help with her dairy business
3f 
LC/P1/17   1 May 1906
Letter from Theresa Ryan (North Williamstown, Australia) to T. Cawley: her health; family news
3f 
LC/P1/18   26 July 1906
Letter from Theresa Ryan (North Williamstown, Australia) to T. Cawley: Duthoit's death; family finances
2f 
LC/P1/19   28 August 1906
Letter from Theresa [Cawley] to T. Cawley: the death of cousin Tom; and seeking Duthoit's rental income
2f 
LC/P1/20   18 September 1906
Letter from Theresa [Cawley] to T. Cawley: Piercy's clerk cannot be a trustee on a mortgage
2f 
LC/P1/21   25 July - 9 October 1906
Letter from Theresa Ryan (North Williamstown, Australia) to T. Cawley: asked Davies whether Duthoit appointed another trustee; hoping that Oweh Avison's money has not been lost
Enclosures: a copy of Avison's letter (25 July 1906) and a copy of Ryan's letter to Davies (4 September 1906)
3 letters 
LC/P1/22   13 November 1906
Letter from Theresa Ryan (North Williamstown, Australia) to T. Cawley: Piercy confirming that Mrs Duthoit is still a trustee for the Manchester Road property so she will reply to ask him to appoint Barlow and Emerson instead
1f 
LC/P1/23   6 September - 5 November 1906
Letter from Theresa Ryan (Tasmania) to T. Cawley: the death of her father causing her to sell the dairy and leave the Melbourne Mission to Seamen
Enclosures: letter from Haire, acting chaplain, to Ryan, with condolences and asking her to reconsider her resignation; letter from Mollison, secretary to the Mission, to Ryan, accepting her resignation and thanking her; and Quarterly Jottings (Victoria Missions to Seamen, Michaelmas, 1910)
3 letter/1 item