Fitzgerald, Father Edward M., Columbus, Ohio, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1859 July 21

Fitzgerald writes that Mr. George Say, an old gentleman in poor circumstances, of whom he spoke to Purcell, requests Fitzgerald to learn if he could find employment at the Asylum at Cumminsville. He is a gardener and can refer to Mr. Kelly, gardener, at Cumminsville. He will do his work well for enough to live on and pay off a trifling debt he owes. Fitzgerald says he has a note falling due on August 11th for a few hundred dollars 234.50 bearing interest— one of the old debts. He asks Purcell if he fails his late Pastoral by borrowing without interest to pay it. Fitzgerald says he was sorry to hear of Purcell's late illness and hopes he is well by now. He says that the schools are successful financially this year and he has engaged a fourth teacher for next year, and has remodeled the school house. The number of boys received in 1858-1859 was 188; girls, he does not know precisely, but thinks their number to have been over 200. :: II-4-o A.L. S. 2pp. 12mo.