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f. 277, no. 1. July 23. Father Andrea Mane, Dominican, confirmed in 
the prefecture in America. 
1737 . f. 5. Jan. 21. State of the missions of the Reformed Minor Observants, 
f. hi, no. 14. Apr. 1. Father Ildefonso d’Ortega confirmed in the pre¬ 
fecture in the Western Indies. 
f. 173, no. 7. May 17. Father d’Ortega requests enlightenment on cer¬ 
tain doubts. 
1738 . f. 92. Apr. 14. Spiritual fruit in the Western Indies, particularly Peru, 
reported by an Observant. 
f. 341, no. 20. Sept. 30. The Jesuit prefects in the regions of America 
inhabited by the French request simplification of facoltd regarding 
dispensations for marriage. 
f. 375, no. 11. Nov. 10. Permission to four Capuchins to go to Mexico 
to collect money for the missions of Thibet, and other financial ar¬ 
rangements concerning America. 
1739 . f. 10, no. 10, and f. 21, no. 14, both of the congregation of Jan. 27. On 
the mission of the aforesaid four Capuchins. 48 
1740 . Nothing relevant. 
1741 . f. 360, no. 4. Nov. 28. Amplification of facoltd to the Jesuit prefects 
in French America, with regard to service on board ships. 
1742 . f. 157, no. 10. May 7. Father Edmondo della Madre di Dio, Carmelite, 
new provincial of the province of Turenne, is given facoltd for the 
island of Santo Domingo. 
1743 . f. 312, no. 35. Aug. 19. The prefect of the Minor Observants of the 
Western Indies asks power to exercise in foreign territory facoltd 
that have been granted him for his own territory. 
1744 . f. 143, no. 3. Apr. 20. The provincial of the Capuchins of Normandy 
requests facoltd. 
1745 . Nothing relevant. 
1746 . f. 176, no. 10. July 4. The missions in America in countries subject to 
England referred to the vicar apostolic of London, 
f. 317, no. 8. Dec. 5. Petition of the prefect of the Minor Observants 
in Mexico for confirmation of facoltd with arrangement for substi¬ 
tution in case of death. 
1747 . f. 273, no. 5. Aug. 7. Confirmation to the Jesuits of America, for six 
years, of facoltd to serve as chaplains of ships in those missions. 
1748 . fT. 50-51, no. 21. Mar. 11. Sending of two Italians to collect money in 
Mexico for the missions of Thibet, and other financial matters, 
f. 157, no. 3. July 1. To the provincial of the Capuchins of Turenne, 
facoltd and prefecture of the French islands of America. 
1749 . f. 35, Mar. 4, and f. 142, July 7. The French Capuchins of the islands of 
America request power to manage money; which is conceded to them 
in a limited degree. 
ff. 255-256. Dec. 15. Facoltd of dispensation denied the provincial of 
the Capuchins of Turenne, as prefect of the missions of his order in 
America. 
1750 . Nothing relevant. 
1751 . f. 25, no. 2. Mar. 16. On colleges for the Western Indies and a new 
prefect for Santo Domingo. 
48 This mission occupies much attention for many years, but only a few references are 
here made to it. 
