The Rev. James Clark, S.J., papers, 1825-1885 (bulk 1844-1885).

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The Rev. James Clark, S.J., papers, 1825-1885 (bulk 1844-1885).

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The Rev. James Clark, S.J., papers consist of material relating to Fr. Clark's years at West Point and as a 2nd lieutenant in the 4th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army; correspondence from other clergy and family members; manuscripts on mathematics and other subjects; and a group of manuscript sermons on a variety of topics. The correspondents include Francis Patrick McFarland, Bishop of Hartford, Conn., Francis Patrick Kenrick, Archbishop of Baltimore, Md., Petrus Johannes Beckx, 22nd Superior-General of the Society of Jesus, and other Jesuits. Included among the mathematical manuscripts is 'A translation of an article on the method of minimum sqaures from Legendre's treatise on comets'.

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