An Address to the Roman Catholics of the United States of America

Authors

John Carroll, John Carroll University

Files

Description

This book is a defense of certain doctrines of the Catholic Church. It was written by John Carroll, who would become the first bishop of the United States, in response to Charles Wharton’s Letter to the Roman Catholics of the City of Worcester [England] (1784). The book is 7.5 inches in height and is in the quarto format. A binder’s stamp indicates that this particular copy was later bound by the Collectors Book Club of London.

Publication Date

1784

Publisher

Frederick Green

City

Annapolis

Keywords

Catholic Church, Controversial Literature, Catholic Authors

Comments

This work is commonly cited as the first Catholic book published in the United States authored by an American Catholic. The book is John Carroll’s most ambitious work.

Recommended Citation:

Carroll, John. An Address to the Roman Catholics of the United States of America. Annapolis: Frederick Green, 1784.

Recommended Citation

Carroll, John, "An Address to the Roman Catholics of the United States of America" (1784). Special Collections Books. 3.
https://collected.jcu.edu/books/3