| Series | Date | Type | To/From | First Lines | Pub | Full Text | Notes |
| | 1967/04/18 | TL[c] | from Merton | I was touched by your letter and by your painful difficulty. Wish there were something I can do, | |
| [conscience matter] |
| | 1967/04/22 | HLS | to Merton | Thank you very much for your very understanding letter. It was a <u>big</u> help and I do | |
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| | 1967/04/25 | HLS | to Merton | This is an afterthought that came to me after rereading your Easter letter. I don't know but | |
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| | 1967/05/12 | TL[c] | from Merton | It is really most kind of you. Here then is a book of "poetry". Or non-poetry. I need four | |
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| | 1967/05/15 | TALS | to Merton | I've had a chance to look over the manuscript somewhat now and since I do want to be careful | |
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| | 1967/05/18 | TL[c] | from Merton | I am sorry I forgot to tell you about my habit of making inserts on the back of the previous page | |
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| | 1967/05/30 | TLS | to Merton | With a hope and a prayer I am sending back your manuscript (in the brown envelope) and an original | |
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| | 1967/06/03 | TL[c] | from Merton | The typed copies of <u>Edifying Cables</u> reached me safely yesterday. Beautifully typed, | |
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| | 1967/07/06 | TL[c] | from Merton | Hello: game for some more typing? I hope this does not find you on vacation or something. | |
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| | 1967/07/21 | HLS | to Merton | I thought that I'd better tell you that this past week has been really taken up with one thing after | |
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| | 1967/07/26 | TALS | to Merton | Last week was just one of "those weeks". Thank goodness they don't happen very often. | |
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| | 1967/08/05 | HLS | to Merton | I am a little bit worried as to whether or not you have received all of the typing which has been | |
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| | 1967/08/11 | HLS | to Merton | When I finished reading your letter, I thought how true a virtue patience really is and if I only | |
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| | 1967/08/19 (#01) | HLS | to Merton | Everything arrived fine. Thanks again <u>very</u> much. I read "Dom Vital at Gethsemani" first. | |
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| | 1967/08/19 (#02) | HN | to Merton | Here is the trip we took. It was <u>most</u> enjoyable from start to finish. Don't know why my | |
| [handwritten note on printed brochure for Smith Island, Maryland, and Tangier, Virginia] |
| | 1967/09/12 | TALS | to Merton | It seemed the best way to let you know how I'm doing was to go ahead and do the two letters first | |
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| | 1967/09/15 | TL[c] | from Merton | As I am no longer quite sure when you move, I'll send this to Nichols Ave, although I did send | |
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| | 1967/09/26 | HLS | to Merton | <u>I never want to move again</u>! Just <u>NEVER</u>!!! Don't worry now, all of your typing | |
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| | 1967/09/30 | TLS | to Merton | I am letting this come to you without one word proof-read. I did say an extra prayer that it's | |
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| | 1967/10/06 | TL[c] | from Merton | I have promised the enclosed and am late in delivering, so could you please interrupt work | |
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| | 1967/10/07 | TALS | to Merton | Well, here it is and I'm sure glad you said you just wanted the raw material and that it would have | |
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| | 1967/10/09 | TALS | to Merton | To hasten delivery of this to you, I am guessing at the postage so I can put it in out local mail | |
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| | 1967/10/23 | TL[c] | from Merton | The new transcript arrived this morning and is splendid. Much thanks. You have done verywell [sic] | |
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| | 1967/11/16 | TL[c] | from Merton | Well, I certainly enjoyed the letter, the pictures and the tape! The latter-- tape-- was a pleasant | |
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| | 1967/11/29 | TL[c] | from Merton | I meant to write this and send it before the tape, then with the tape. But probably by now you have | |
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| | 1967/12/05 (#01) | TL[c] | from Merton | Yes, Dick did write to me. He is suffering very much from the situation and does not understand | |
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| | 1967/12/05 (#02) | TL[c] | from Schmidt, Richard / to Merton | Your letter came to me as pretty much of a surprise, but certainly I think you were right to inform | |
| [from Mary Ann Schmidt's husband, Dick Schmidt] |
| | 1967/12/17 | TL[c] | from Merton | I want to write this now as I am going to town tomorrow on business and after that I will be pretty | |
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| | 1968/01/11 (#01) | TALS | to Merton | I just got your letter and I was thinking about you this morning--- wondering if you were wondering | |
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| | 1968/01/11 (#02) | TALS[x] | to Schmidt, Mrs. (mother of Richard) | I hardly know how to write you this letter after all that has happened recently between us. | |
| [originally dated 1968/01/06 - to Mary Ann Schmidt's mother-in-law, her husband Richard's mother] |
| | 1968/01/11 (#03) | TL[c] | from Merton to Richard Schmidt | Thanks for your letter. The fact that Mary Ann made | |
| [to Mary Ann's husband, Dick Smith] |
| | 1968/01/14 | TL[c] | from Merton | I have read your letter to Mrs S. and it strikes me as a very honest and a sincere attempt to do | |
| [2 copies] |
| | 1968/01/19 | TL[c] | from Merton | The transcript of the Cargo tape arrived safely yesterday. I have not been able to go through it | |
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| | 1968/02/17 (#01) | TALS | to Merton | Just a note now before I get started on the typing for the Carmelites. Your letters came yesterday | |
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| | 1968/02/17 (#02) | HALS | from mother of Mary Ann Schmidt | Just writing a little note to thank you for the little cross-box of Bible Scripture which you sent | |
| [letter from Mary Ann Schmidt's mother to Mary Ann Schmidt - originally dated 1968/02/06 - forwarded to Merton on 1968/02/17] |
| | 1968/02/21 | TL[c] | from Merton | I am really sorry to hear that things have become so difficult at home, but I am really not | |
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| | 1968/03/05 | TL[c] | from Merton | Will you please send me the following books of Rene Char and charge to my royalty account at New | |
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| | 1968/03/18 | TLS | to Merton | I'm sure by now that you have the little tape that I sent on to you Saturday. I never got a chance | |
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| | 1968/03/20 | TL[c] | from Merton | Everything arrived safely: the transcript, the letter and the tape. Thanks for all of it. | |
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| | 1968/04/10 | TL[c] | from Merton | Thanks for your letters and for the typescript which arrived safely this morning. I haven't been | |
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| | 1968/04/17 | TLS | to Merton | With utmost confidence I was sure that I would get this in the mail to you this morning while typing | |
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| | 1968/04/24 | TL[c] | from Merton | The typescript of the Blake review arrived in good order yesterday. Everything fine: many thanks. | |
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| | 1968/06/05 | TL[c] | from Merton | I still don't have much work for you, only this small piece which I promised to write | |
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| | 1968/08/01 | TALS | to Merton | If I hurry now, my father will be able to mail this as he goes out this morning. As you see, | |
| [contains a handwritten note by Merton (writes down an address)] |
| | 1968/08/05 (#01) | TL[c] | from Merton | The typescript came in this morning. I was surprised to get it so fast. And more surprised that | |
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| | 1968/08/05 (#02) | other | | Send mimeo letters to: [-] Prof Jack Ford [-] Bellarmine College [-] 2000 Norris Place | |
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