This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Kelly, Patricia".
At the time of writing, Patricia Kelly was a woman in her twenties from Chicago, Illinois. She asks Merton for some advice on some very personal matters of religion.
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# | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1. |
1966/12/29 (#01) |
HLS to Merton |
My name is not familiar to you, and my face even less familiar, but I write to you out of a need, |
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[conscience matter]
«detailed view» |
2. |
1966/12/29 (#02) |
other |
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[sends black and white photograph of herself]
«detailed view» |
3. |
1967/01/09 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your confidence. I wish I had some clear, sure answer that would give you the key |
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[conscience matter]
«detailed view» |
4. |
1967/01/31 |
HLS to Merton |
I'm afraid this note of thanks is long overdue, yet I wanted you to know that I am not without |
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[writing from Las Vegas, Nevada - includes envelope with Merton's handwritten notes on topics unrelated to this letter: Rosemary Radford Ruether, etc. / conscience matter]
«detailed view» |
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