After eight months' illness in Bath he is making arrangements to go to London in order to obtain special treatment in a hospital for paralysis. His wife will accompany him to London and live nearby. His doctor, Dr. Coles, gives him hope that he will get stronger. His John Mary Pius, born in 1870, is to make his first communion May 31 at St. John's Church in Bath. He came to Bath to obtain the advantage of the teaching by the Nuns and they have been preparing him for this great event of Christian life. He begs to ask prayers for recovery for the glory of God. He would subscribe to Hudson's magazine if he recovered and could work again. He asks Hudson not to send the Ave Maria anymore and a postal order was sent to him from Bath for 5 shillings. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 4pp. 16 mo.