Box 3

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of the Layton Family consist of several types of material: letters, privileges, authentics, relics, bound materials, a wooden box, and miscellaneous items. These materials date roughly from 1834 to 1879.Letters: These letters document the Layton family's relationship with the Catholic Church authorities. Bishop Verrea, for example, expressed gratitude for Layton's hospitality and regret that the Civil War prevented him from being able to...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of the Layton Family consist of several types of material: letters, privileges, authentics, relics, bound materials, a wooden box, and miscellaneous items. These materials date roughly from 1834 to 1879.Letters: These letters document the Layton family's relationship with the Catholic Church authorities. Bishop Verrea, for example, expressed gratitude for Layton's hospitality and regret that the Civil War prevented him from being able to...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of the Layton Family consist of several types of material: letters, privileges, authentics, relics, bound materials, a wooden box, and miscellaneous items. These materials date roughly from 1834 to 1879.Letters: These letters document the Layton family's relationship with the Catholic Church authorities. Bishop Verrea, for example, expressed gratitude for Layton's hospitality and regret that the Civil War prevented him from being able to...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of the Layton Family consist of several types of material: letters, privileges, authentics, relics, bound materials, a wooden box, and miscellaneous items. These materials date roughly from 1834 to 1879.Letters: These letters document the Layton family's relationship with the Catholic Church authorities. Bishop Verrea, for example, expressed gratitude for Layton's hospitality and regret that the Civil War prevented him from being able to...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of the Layton Family consist of several types of material: letters, privileges, authentics, relics, bound materials, a wooden box, and miscellaneous items. These materials date roughly from 1834 to 1879.Letters: These letters document the Layton family's relationship with the Catholic Church authorities. Bishop Verrea, for example, expressed gratitude for Layton's hospitality and regret that the Civil War prevented him from being able to...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers of the Layton Family consist of several types of material: letters, privileges, authentics, relics, bound materials, a wooden box, and miscellaneous items. These materials date roughly from 1834 to 1879.Letters: These letters document the Layton family's relationship with the Catholic Church authorities. Bishop Verrea, for example, expressed gratitude for Layton's hospitality and regret that the Civil War prevented him from being able to...

Abstract The Layton Family Papers pertain to the special relationship that existed between the family of Thomas Layton Sr. and the ecclesiastical hierarchy ofthe Roman Catholic Church. These papers reveal that the Laytons received many favors and privileges for help they gave ecclesiastical authorities in times of crisis. Thomas Layton's wife was Mary Adelaide Layton, and their daughter was Sr. Mary of the Rosary Layton (1853-1875), a Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Although mother and...