John Carroll (1735-1815): Founder of Georgetown College

Booth’s Rare Books Collection houses two books known to have belonged to Archbishop Carroll:

• Vita beati P. Ignatii Loiolae, Societatis Iesu fundatoris. Romae : s.n. MDCXXII 1622

• De vita et morib. Ignatii Loiolae : qui Societatem Iesu fundavit, libri III. Romae : Apud F. Zannettum. MDLXXXV 1585

The Woodstock Theological Library houses four publications written by Archbishop Carroll:

• Carroll, John. “[Pastoral Letter].” Baltimore: [The Diocese], 1792. Print (Contains his signature)

• Carroll, John. A Discourse on General Washington : Delivered in the Catholic Church of St. Peter in Baltimore, Feb. 22d, 1800 . Baltimore: Printed by Warner & Hanna, 1800. Print

• Carroll, John. An Address to the Roman Catholics of the United States of America . Annapolis: Printed by Frederick Green, 1784. Print (The first work written by an American Catholic published in the U.S.)

• Pastoral Letters of Archbishop Carroll, to the Congregation of Trinity Church, in Philadelphia, 1797, and of Archbishop Marechal, to the Congregation of Norfolk, Virginia, 1819. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Joseph Robinson, 1820. Print