1963-01-01, TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'Well, this is the first letter dated 1963 that I have written, and by a miracle I'

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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-A-057-#19

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1963-01-01, TLS[x] Arca de Sardiña from Merton, 'Well, this is the first letter dated 1963 that I have written, and by a miracle I'

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  • 1963 January 1 (Creation)

Extent

1 page(s); Xerox copy of a typed signed letter.

Name of creator

(1915-1968)

Biographical history

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author ofRead more

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First lines: "Well, this is the first letter dated 1963 that I have written, and by a miracle I put the right date"...

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  • English

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The donor or source was: Hart, Patrick, Br., O.C.S.O..

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Witness to Freedom

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from Thomas Merton to: Arca de Sardiña, Evora