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This collection of letters, donated by Raymond DeSutter, contain correspondence between Merton and DeSutter while at Gethsemani and notes between Merton and a Fr. Peter of Gethsemani. There is a characteristic form of humor in some of the notes that rese
Raymond A. DeSutter, II was a novice at Gethsemani under Merton. His name in religion was Fr. Robert and was at Gethsemani Abbey from 1957-1963.
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| Series# | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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Series 1 #1.
«All Series« |
undated/no/no (#01) |
HNS from Merton |
I have Masses for you - today, tomorrow, the 26th, the 29th and Oct 4th. [-] Blessings - in Jesu. |
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Series 1 #2.
«All Series« |
undated/no/no (#02) |
TANS Peter, Fr. / from Merton |
O monoculous Rock, your epic of selectin and collectin has busted one if not two of my lungs |
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[verso: handwritten note- "PLEZ Do NOT disturb Thanx]
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Series 1 #3.
«All Series« |
undated/no/no (#03) |
TANS |
Not all the silly stuff wot breezes by in that wide open space between my ears is silly. |
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[verso: fragment of a mimeograph titled "The New Year of 1959" / recto: seems to contain notes to Fr. Robert, Fr. Mary Peter and to Merton - from Fr. M. Jos(eph?)]
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Series 1 #4.
«All Series« |
undated/no/no (#04) |
TC from Merton |
Hold over flame for ten seconds. Read between the lines. I had a very good retoin on dat endever |
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[on one side, Merton uses the name "BUTCH" as author of the letter, on the other, he addresses it from "Sam 'the File'" from "Cell #973 (-) Solitary (-) Sing Sing, Ossning, N.Y."]
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Series 1 #5.
«All Series« |
undated/no/no (#05) |
HCS from Merton |
God has been a supremely good Father to you and He will necessarily love you more and more as He can |
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