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Fr. Augustine Chlest was writing from St. Joseph Church in Carpinteria, California.
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1967/02/15 |
TLS to Merton |
profugus sum e Czechoslovakia et laboravi sicut missionarius in Africa et etiam in Brasil. Nunc |
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Chlest's background of fleeing from concentration camps in Czechoslovakia and doing missionary work in Africa and Brazil before coming to California / wants to obtain discounted copies of The Living Bread to send back to Czechoslovakia - the priests cannot openly perform their duties
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1967/02/28 |
HLS to Merton |
cum magno gaudio et gratitudine accepi hodie libros Tuos. Semper |
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thanks for receiving books
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1967/10/04 |
TLS to Merton |
hisce diebus accepi cum gratitudine magna decem copias libri Tui "Bread in the Wilderness". |
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received confirmation of Merton's The Living Bread arriving in Czechoslovakia - the 10 copies of Bread in the Wilderness en route
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