Lamy, John B. Bishop of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1859 October 3

Father Peter Equillon informs Lamy that he passed through Cincinnati with his band of missionaries and Christian brothers, and he put up at Purcell's house. Lamy thanks Purcell for his hospitality. On Sept. 24, he ordained three young Mexicans. He hopes they will be of great service. At the Convent of Our Lady of Light five postulants entered the novitiate, four made their first vows. A daughter of one of the richest families of the territory took the veil. The Sistersof Loretto have now 26 members. The Christian Brothers expect to open the school in November. Gallego was busy for two years to secure his eleetion but Otero gained by a great majority. Father Joseph P. Machebeuf is still in Arizona. P.S. Tomorrow, the feast of St. Francis, they will have vespers and grand illumination, in the town, made from small piles of pine wood on the top of every house. There will be forty fires on top of the roof of the Cathedral. Their buildings are fire proof but not water-proof. :: II-4-o A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo.