Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1959/December/17 (#02)

Series:  1  Correspondence from original Merton papers (some later additions): Dom James Fox with Merton, Fr. Charles Dumont, Edward Glenn Hinson, Msgr. Alfred Frederick Horrigan, Fr. Giovanni Montini, James Morrissey, Naomi Burton Stone, etc.

Type:  transcript - Transcript copy of a letter, i.e., re-typed or re-written after orignal and often by another person. Often typed version of a holograph orignal.

To/From:  from Merton to "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987"-->

# of pages:  2

Published in:  Witness to Freedom

First Lines:  "Concerning the rights of conscience: The reason I did not directly consult you about my application"

Contents:  [Xerox of published letter] Merton defends his right to appeal to higher Superiors without going through Fox and that asking for an indult was not an act of disobedience

Language:  English

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Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Fox, James, Dom, O.C.S.O., 1896-1987:" Series 1:    1959/December/17? (#02)