A HISTORY

OF THE

CATHOLIC CHURCH

WITHIN THE

LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES,

FROM THE FIRST ATTEMPTED COLONIZATION TO THE PRESENT TIME.

WITH PORTRAITS, VIEWS, MAPS, AND FACSIMILES.

BY

JOHN GILMARY SHEA.

NEW YORK:

JOHN G. SHEA.

COPYRIGHT, 1888, BY

JOHN GILMARY SHEA.

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