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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Reese, Samuel Norbert".
At the time of writing, Sammy Reese was in prison and had been on death row in Missouri (he was later re-sentenced to life in prison). Merton notes: "a prisoner [-] electric chair!" Reese was baptised in prison through contact with Merton, some nuns, and Fr. Charles Dismas Clark, known as "the Hoodlum Priest." Reese became an acomplished cartoonist and artist in prison and was at times allowed to teach other prisoners art. He was released on parole in 1976 and died in 1990.
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If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1953/07/25 |
TALS[x] from Merton |
Your letter was very good. I was especially glad to hear you were reading St. Thomas. |
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1962/12/09 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
It was good to hear from you, after all these years. I have not been worrying too much about you, |
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