Lamy, John B. Bishop of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1860 January 30

Since November the Independence mail had to stop on account of the Indians. War is now declared on the west with the Navajoes. Volunteers from every part of the territory are organizing themselves to march against them. The Christian Brothers have opened their school and have 100 students. They had great expense to furnish the house for the brothers Lamy asks Purcell to send him $1,000 for which he will send him an order on the Propagation of the Faith. He would be thankful if Purcell could find someone to loan him four or five thousand dollars at the legal rate of interest. He has good property to answer for it. He asks Purcell to excuse him for troubling him with such affairs, but he is only in the beginning of his administration and has everything to establish. Father Joseph P. Machebeuf has been very sick for two months but he is getting better now. :: II-5-a A.L.S. 3pp. 8vo.