Document Preview Sharing and Export Tools Something missing? Found an error? Let us know. Report an issue Document FormatPeriodical “Hey, Let’s Burn Down the Convent!” Description.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Author and any Contributors to the publication.A mob in 1855 threatened to burn St. Xavier's Convent, home of the Sisters of Mercy.Author and Contributors.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Author and any Contributors to the publication.Hess, Jeffrey A.Date Published1973Subject(s).cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Topics related to the publicationProvidence (R.I.) -- History. | Sisters of Mercy -- History. | Sisters of Mercy.PublisherYankee Inc.Place Of PublicationDublin, N.H.Holdings.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Where a physical copy of the publication can be found.Rhode Island Historical SocietyPhysical Description.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}May include volumes, number of pages, dimensions.4p.Is Part Of.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Where the published source is physically or logically included.Yankee, 37 (Mar. 1973), 84-87.Periodical Title.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}The title of the periodical in which this resource is published.YankeeLink to RIHS Digital Catalog.cls-1{fill:#fff;}.cls-2{fill:#a12b42;}Links to the Rhode Island Historical Society record (NETOP)http://rihs.minisisinc.com/rihs/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/RIHS_M2L/LINK/SISN+19298?SESSIONSEARCH Continue browsing The Browns of Providence Plantations: The Nineteenth Century. “History of St. John’s Cathedral and the Cathedral Close.” Back to items list