Excerpt from Catholics and the American Revolution, Vol. 1

The Antipathy of the Patriots to the Catholic Church an Active Factor in bringing on the Revolution, Canada and the American Revolutionists, Evidences of the Hostility of the American Patriots to the Church, Anti-Catholic Address to the Soldiers of the British Army issued in England by the Friends of America and also sent from Washington's Army besieging Boston to the British Soldiers, Anti-Catholic Declarations of the Continental Congress, Congress quite different with the Canadians, The Defenders of American Liberty Express Detestation of Catholicity, The Friends of America in England also Anti-Catholic, Ireland in the Revolution. The Religious Spirit evoked, Father Barber's relation of the Anti-Catholic Spirit of the Revolution, The Enemies of American Liberty became Popery Haters, The French Alliance, Father Lotbiniere, the Chaplain of the "Rebel" Canadians who joined the American Army during the Revolutionary War - His trials, distresses and Piteous Appeals to Congress, A Catholic Indian Loyalist, Captain Hector McNeill appeals for relief to save Father Lotbiniere from "Want and Misery" because he took "the part of the Americans in the Darkest Hour of their distress", The Marquis de Lotbiniere, a Supporter of the American "Rebels, " His Son a Captain in the British Forces, a Prisoner of the Americans, Father Peter Huet la Voliniere, the "Fiery, Factious and Turbulent 'Rebel' Canadian Priest" the Most Culpable and the Least Converted of the Priests favoring the Americans, sent to England by General Haldi and the Governor of Canada, His wanderings. His troubles while Vicar General at the Illinois, Father Lotbiniere Appeals to General Sullivan to Advocate His Cause before Congress, Bishop Briand kept Canada for England Orders Te Deum for Defeat of General Montgomery, Father Floquet, Jesuit, "An Inveterate Enemy" of the British to whom he "Behaved very badly" while "the most dangerous supporter of the Rebel" Americans, suspended by Bishop Briand, His defense and Submission, The Priest of La Prairie, Canada, one "A Jesuit, a Villain and a Tory." The other "A Fat Jolly Thing and a Whig." Bread and Milk ever ready for the Americans, The Address of Congress to the Canadians, "Congress" Own-Colonel James Livingston's Regiment, Colonel Moses Hazen's Regiment, Washington directs that the Religion of the Canadians be respected and protected and no Contempt or Ridicule be shown its Ceremonies or Ministers, Washington's Address to the Canadians, Washington Rebukes Insult to the Canadian Catholics and Accords Public Thanks to "Our Brethren" for their Services. Pope Day, Address of the Provincial Congress at New York to the Inhabitants of the Province of Quebec, 1775, The Catholic Scotch Loyalists of "the Back Settlements of the Province of New York." Petition of Rev. Roderick MacDonnell to be appointed as their Clergyman at "their New Settlement in Canada", Colonel Morgan Connor, Canadians on Secret Service for Washington. Capt. Clement Gosslein

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