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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Merton, John James".
John Merton was Thomas Merton's cousin, the son of John Llewellyn Charles Merton (Uncle Lyn). At the time of writing, he was an Anglican priest and Vicar of the Parochial District of New Brighton in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Source: The Road to Joy, pp. 86.)
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also one published letter from Thomas Merton to John James Merton in The Road to Joy, pp. 86-87.
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.
Click icons for links: ✓="Published | Library Record", ✉="Scanned" | 🗷="Scanned, Viewable Only at Merton Center"
| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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| 1. |
1968/04/no? |
HLS to Merton |
I am sorry that my first letter to you should be to give you the sad news of Aunt Kit's death. |
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1968/06/17 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for writing about Aunt Kit. I was away when your letter arrived. Though we seldom travel |
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1990/02/15 |
TALS[x] from Goodall, Maurice / to F. A. Peake |
Thank you for your letter of 24 January 1990 regarding the Reverend John James Merton. |
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undated/no/no |
TLS[x] to Peake, F. A., Rev. Dr. |
I have had your letter of March weighing on my mind for too many months. My apologies |
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