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REFOCUSING ON MGR ANASTASIUS HARTMANN 475 Nos Anastasius Hartmann, Ord[inis] S[anc]t[i] Fr[ancisc~ Capuccinorum Episcopus de Derbe, Administrator Apostolicus de Bombaim, salutem. Reverendi PatresF Quum Deo optimo et misericordi placuerit Ecclesiam in Bandora insula Salsette fabricate ut plurimis Christianis qui unionem cum S.[anc]ta Sede [the letter to Fr Maurice has the additional expression here "per suam erga nos obedientiam"] inierant in spiritualibus assistamus, iustum putavimus ut ad– modum R.[everen]dus P.[at]er Michael Antonius et R.[everen]dus P.[at]er Thomas, ambo Carmelitani, mutuo quattuor millium rupearum sumant pro fabricae expensis. Porro annuum interesse ab omnibus R.[everen]dis P.[at]ribus Carmelitanis praesentibus et futuris hujus vicariatus missionariis solvendum esse arbitrati sumus. Quare rogamus et volumus ut quilibet mis– sionarius ap.[ostolicus] Carmelitanus singulis annis solvat triginta rup[eae] vel recitet 60 missas, et summa R.[eren]do P.[at]ri Thomae a Passione ad quern terrae fundus pertinet regulariter transmittatur. Datum Bombaim in Residentia nostra Episcopali, ad B.[eatam] V.[irginem] M.[ariam] de Monte Carmelo. 12 Martii 1852 R.[everen]do P.[atri] Mauritio a S. Alberto [found only on one and is evi– dently penned by the Bishop himself] t A. Hartmann Episcopus. ut supra [Overleaf of the second letter there is the address: To the Rev[eren]d F[athe]r Moses, R.[oman] C.[atholic] Chaplain, Ahmednaggar] 7 The Fathers mentioned in this letter are all Carmelite missionaries then working in the Apostolic Vicariate of Bombay: Maurice of St Albert (1819-1854); Michael Anthony of St Aloysius Gonzaga Anfossi (1799-1878), former general vicar transferred by Mgr Whelan; recalled by Mgr Hartmann, in 1853 was nominated apostolic vicar of Mangalore; Thomas of the Passion (from Tuscany) (1819-1888); Moses of Annunciation (from 'Tuscany) (1818- 1854). Cf. Ambrosius a S. Teresia, Nomenc!ator missionariorum Ordinis Carmelitarum Descalcea– torum, Romae 1944 [reprint from Analecta Ord. Carm. Disc. 17 (1942) 15-118, 170-268; 18 (1943) 9-122, 152-235] for a skeleton biography on these missionaries.