Carroll, John Lee, Ellicott City, Maryland, to William J. Onahan, Chicago, Illinois, 1889 October 24

Carroll regrets that Onahan will not be able to visit Maryland before the Congress. There are some matters which Carroll would like to discuss with Onahan. Carroll has prepared a short address to deliver when introduced as Temporary Chairman. Were Carroll to be named as permanent chairman, the address could serve for both honors. He asks by what rules the Congress will be governed, or if it is an open question to be decided by themselves. According to Cardinal James Gibbons, there would not be any discussion on the papers read nor extemporaneous speeches made. Carroll would like to know the order in which the proceedings will be arranged. He will be glad to greet Judge Carroll. The Judge is well known to John Lee Carroll's cousin, Miss Harper, and the families were connected many years before in Ireland. Envelope attached. :: IX-1-a A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo.