Elder, William HenryBishop of Natchez, Natchez, Mississippi, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1859 July 4

Elder writes to Purcell asking for information concerning the establishment of a Boys Orphan Asylum. The widow of the Testator gave the diocese a note for $27,500 for a Catholic Asylum. Charge of the institution is to be taken by the Bishop of Natchez and for this reason Elder asks Purcell, who has within his diocese many institutions, for advice concerning trustees and power and the drawing up of the Constitution and By-Laws. Elder thanks Purcell for suggesting. Bishop John Quinlan to the Archbishop of New Orleans. P.S.—Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Posey if Woodville spoke of Purcell several times on Elder's visit there. Elder gave Father Jeremiah O'Connor a letter to Purcell. :: II-4-o A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo.