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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Clark, C. Dismas, Fr., S.J.".
The letterhead of his letter states that Fr. Clark was of the "Jesuit Mission Band" from St. Louis, Missouri. His ministry was working with those in prison on death row.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1953/08/01 |
TALS to Merton |
I would like to say beginning this letter, that I was deeply flattered to received a personal letter |
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discusses the plight of some of the prisoners on death row he is ministering to - what they are reading - one young man who likes Merton's books / asks Merton to write a letter to the prisoner and to the governor for a pardon from the death penalty / Missouri Governor Philip Donnelly - "cold-hearted creature with ice water in his blood
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