Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Burke, Christopher" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1966/September/22 

Series:    

Type:  TL[c] - Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).

To/From:   from Merton to Chairman of Local Draft Board 116 

# of pages:  1

Published in:  

First Lines:  "I am writing this letter in behalf of Christopher Burke who is petitioning for classification as a"

Contents:  Merton attests that the Burke family is guided by serious pacifistic principals and feels that as a Catholic he may appeal to the call of the Second Vatican Council's message that Catholics may feel obliged to refuse military service for unjust causes

Language:  English

Source or donor:  

Date received:  

Date added:  2004

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Burke, Christopher:"    1966/September/22